Entry Methods

[Shidoshi]

   I.  Purpose
       A.  Breach an opponent's defenses
       B.  Improve your position, especially from a neutral position
       C.  Methods covered are offensive in nature
  II.  Entry one
       A.  Begin in musha no kamae
       B.  Use your rear hand to strike opponent's lead hand downward
       C.  Use your lead hand to shoot under opponent's lead arm
       D.  Cup hand on the opponent's tricep
       E.  Use body weight to pull opponent forward
            1.  Pivot at the hips
            2.  May also step back with your lead leg
            3.  DO NOT pull with your arm alone
       F.  Capture opponent's back
       G.  Utility
            1.  Ushiro hadaka jime
            2.  Tani otoshi
       H.  Variation
            1.  Use your rear hand to slap opponent's lead hand outward
            2.  Guide opponent's lead arm in a circular fashion
            3.  Catch opponent's lead arm with your lead hand under the tricep
            4.  Use your body weight to pull opponent forward
            5.  Capture opponent's back
 III.  Entry two
       A.  Begin in musha no kamae
       B.  Use your rear hand to slap opponent's lead hand outward
       C.  Simultaneously, use your lead hand to slap opponent's rear hand downward
       D.  Utility
            1.  Musha dori
            2.  Muso dori
            3.  Kikaku ken
            4.  Any dakentaijutsu principle to head or body
 IV.  Entry three
       A.  Begin in musha no kamae
       B.  Shuffle in OR step forward at a 45 degree angle to the outside of opponent
       C.  Extend your lead hand beyond opponent's head
       D.  Use your rear hand to parry opponent's lead hand away from your head
       E.  Immediately push up on opponent's trapped elbow to obtain scarf hold
            1.  Be sure to rest your head on opponent's shoulder to capture all space
       F.  Utility
            1.  Rest position
            2.  Standing scarf choke
            3.  Nage waza
       G.  May also be applied defensively in response to a kizami tsuki
  V.  Entry four
       A.  Begin in musha no kamae
       B.  Shuffle forward into opponent
       C.  Shoot both of your arms through opponent's guard and behind opponent's neck
       D.  Obtain hoko dori
            1.  Be sure to capture all space
       E.  Utility
            1.  All principles associated with hoko dori
 VI.  Entry five
       A.  Begin in musha no kamae
       B.  Use your rear hand to slap opponent's lead hand downward
       C.  Immediately, ura shuto opponent's face with your lead hand
       D.  Utility
            1.  Muso dori
            2.  Dakentaijutsu to open areas
            3.  O gyaku
VII.  Review