Kata Mune Dori and Ryo Mune Dori Grip Break Combinations

Here we will look at the first couple of steps of the Kata Mune Dori kata.

In this section we look at how to finish the Kata Mune Dori technique with a wristlock and leg sweep takedown.

Here we will examine an alternative approach to stripping an attackers grip from your chest.

This is a broadly applicable leg sweep technique that you can fit into many scenarios.

Here we put the leg sweep into our Kata Mune Dori kata.

Depending on your starting, position there are a few footwork options that you want to be comfortable with.

Let’s explore how to take charge of the action and timing using these principles.

The “Anaconda” is a powerful strangulation technique that fits well into our training scenario.

Let’s look at how we can structure our training to allow us to perform these techniques more spontaneously.

Ryo Mune Dori is a classical Takagi Yoshin Ryu kata that teaches a response to a double lapel grab attack.

“Double Underhooks” is a fancy way of describing a “bear hug” that is under our arms from the front. Escaping these holds can be tricky without good technique.

“Hiza Garuma” or the “Knee Wheel” technique is a powerful tool in your kit that will allow you to take your adversaries advanteagoues position and use it against them.

An “A-Frame” or “plumb” clinch can be a devastating position to find yourself in. Don’t get caught there without a plan of escape.

To truly understand a technique you must know its neighbors well.

The value of intelligent and intentional repetition in training can’t be overstated.

Kata Mune Dori & Ryo Mune Dori both ultimately position us in an interesting spot relative to our attacker. The parallel techniques that we explored also put us into a similar spot. Practice these techniques and get to these positions ultimately to understand the overarching principles of Takagi Yoshin Ryu and To-Shin Do.