Sacrifice Techniques are techniques that place the person performing them, in a position where they can be easily countered when they are carried out. Some people believe that most sacrifice techniques look like they belong in a movie rather than in competition or part of ones repertoire of techniques. Sacrifice techniques are normally associated with arts where grappling and throws are emphasised such as Judo, Wrestling arts, Ju Jutsu, BJJ etc. The Kodokan Judo syllabus has a number of techniques which are actually referred to as Sutemi Waza (sacrifice techniques). They nearly always depend on the thrower falling backwards, sidewards or frontwards towards the floor in the hope of taking the opponent with them. Obviously if the person being thrown counters this or sees the techniques coming, the person performing them could fall to the floor alone, and find him/herself in an awkward position where he/she can be dominated. BJJ practitioners use a strategy when standing, to take the fight to the floor by jumping into there opponents chest, hoping to land in the guard position which they could then pull there opponent down using there body weight. Also a technique that has been used by most grapplers is the flying armbar. Rarely does it work, but is spectacular to see if carried out successfully. These Sutemi Waza are not just limited to the grappling arts though and can be seen in striking arts. For instance whenever a jumping technique is performed. Be it a jumping roundhouse kick, a flying knee or a flying downward elbow strike, they all involve leaping from the floor and if the techniques are not carried successfully, the person throwing them can be easily countered. Another view is that kicks, low medium or high can be seen as sacrificial. When you are standing on one leg, balance is weak and this can be taken advantage of. You must be 100% committed when using sacrifice techniques. Any fear of them not working will result in failure. They must be drilled constantly so as they become second nature. A lot of people have lost a lot of fights using them, but some of the greatest fights known have been won and remembered because of the sacrifice techniques employed, and stars have been born instantaneously.
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4 comments:
O Sensei made it clear that one of the min differences between Aikido and other martial disciplines is that Aikdio always assumes multiple attackers. If this is indeed the case then clearly sacrificial throws have no place in the main syllabus at any Aiki dojo.
That can be very true. On the other hand if someone pushes you to the floor and you decide to bring them down with you, a sacrifice throw may come in handy. What you say has merit though AIKIDOFORBEGINNERS.
Quite flattered that you would be using my video for your blog. Such a long time ago since I did that grading!
Sutemi-waza are a specialised set of techniques that are performed at an appropriate moment. They are not the be all and end all of the Aikido syllabus, and rather an extension of it. To me, it is one of the highest forms of aikido, as the "aiki" means to: "employ mental inertia, disruption and involuntary reflex to defeat one's opponent." The do simply means that we do it with a conclusion that allows both parties to walk away with the minimal of injury. Sutemi waza is a perfect valid example of this when used on an unsuspecting partner.
AikidoFORBeginners, sutemi waza was always part of the Yoseikan Aikido syllabus. Some Aikikai schools have some as part of their curriculum, much to my surprise.
Sutemi is in my opinion really a last-ditch technique, used only when your balance is completely destroyed and you’re going to fall anyway (an example would be tomoe-nage when being pushed down). Sure, it looks spectacular and it may work in non-striking competitions but on the street if you fail you’re going to pay the price (him landing fully on top of you, being kicked or punched in the groin, leglocks…). As Marks stated in order to be succesful this type of technique be must fully committed: this means giving up any thought of personal safety and concentrating the full 100% on taking out your opponent. It’s not unlike swordfighting were sometimes one will attack with reckless abandon: the thought behind it being basically giving up your life in order to destroy the opponent (this is mostly used against a stronger fighter whom you cannot get to with other tactics), if he isn’t fully committed also he will most likely lose, if both of you are fully committed it’s fate which will decide the outcome. It’s a good example of the martial-spirit and even if it was just for this reason sutemi should be kept in the curriculum and practiced regularly.
That being said sacrifice-throws can be very effective if used correctly: they can come as quite a surprise (especially when he’s using fully committed techniques) and properly executed they can be devastating (e.g tomoe-nage with outstretched arms: he’ll most likely fall on his head and break his neck). Surprise and speed in execution are the key and it’s true sacrifice-type of techniques aren’t solely used in grappeling-arts: examples being a tobi-mae-geri in Okinawan-karate (a leaping front kick to the face, mostly used when cornered) or the spectacular flying-techniques in Muay Boran (old muay thai) where they literally leap up on their opponent using his leg to push off and administer deadly knee-strikes to the face or trunk or a downward elbow to the top of the head (I really wouldn’t want to be on the receiving end of that one: I once saw it performed in a martial-arts documentary and blood was literally pouring from the guy’s mouth and nose).
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