© 2013 T. Westermann

Kata jime - shoulder strangling

TORI lies on his back, and UKE is located; kneeling, between UKE's legs and accesses TORI's throat to strangle him.

TORI brings his right leg in front of the left arm of UKE and lifts it up, so that his hollow of the knee is on the shoulder of UKE. His left leg is also applied to UKE's throat but the leg is here over the right arm of UKE. UKE's throat is thus like scissors between TORI's legs which are folded behind UKE's neck. UKE's right arm is pulled in the direction of TORI's head, so TORI can compress his knees better. The hollow of the knee of TORI's right knee has close contact with uke's left side of the neck.

Tori's left knee is above UKE's right elbow. Now TORI pulls up significantly the right arm of UKE against his chest. At the same time UKE pushes his left knee on the arm of UKE upwards until the hollow of the knee touches down almost to the shoulder, the biceps of the leg presses against the arm.

He pressed his knees together, while he stretches his legs slightly upwards, there is a strangulation on UKE's carotid arteries.

COMMENT:
The pull to UKE's right arm facilitates the positioning of Tori's left knee on UKE's right shoulder and make it harder for UKE, to oppose the use of the leg scissors.