Throat attack with finger scissors (Yubi-basami ink' seme).

 Posted on November 17, 2019 by Andreas Quast

 

Often in karate you meet people who report on which techniques are the true techniques of karate, and that "the others" do not know them and would not understand any of them. Since I often know both sides, I say this: That's not true.

 

Anyway, in the Sesan des Goju-ryu you can find the "throat attack with the finger scissors." This technique with its corresponding name can be found as early as 1938 in published form by Mabuni Kenwa and Nakasone Genwa.

 

The entire terminological phrase is "Kehl attack with the finger scissors" (Yubi-basami inké seme). In this case, the terminology actually describes the technique, which is not always the case.

 

Incidentally, this technique is also mentioned in the ancient martial arts script "Bubishi", as a countermeasure in case one should be bitten by a human being. So don't forget, just in case.

 

Mabuni Kenwa (right) demonstrates the "throat attack with the finger scissors" with right  as a response to a left fist bump by Taira Shinken (left).

 

The arm posture of Mabuni's left arm suggests that this application derives from the Sesan des Goju-ryu.

 

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