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Kata ha jime - one handed strangling

UKE is sitting upright on the floor, TORI is behind UKE, with his chest and lower body in close contact with UKE's back. The left knee of TORI is to the left of UKE, at the hip, on the floor. TORI's right foot is flat on the floor next to UKE's right hip, wherein his knee is under the arm to block the UKE.

TORI grips, quite far down; at the level of the stomach, the left collar of UKE, by performing his left hand under the left armpit of the UKE. TORI pulling the collar strongly down and a little forward, so away from UKE's chest. At the same moment TORI places his right arm around the neck of the UKE. His right hand grasps, high up-at least at the level of the clavicle, in the strained left collar of UKE, here Tori's thumb is pointing down, so inside. His right hand should be located as far behind the left ear of the UKE.

The left hand of TORI grips after it was carried out under the armpit of UKE, high up in the neck area. The strangulation effect enforces by the pulling movement of the right hand to the right rear and the stretching of TORI's upper body. TORI's left arm is only as a supports point to finish the strangulation. The contact between UKE's back and TORI's breast is preserved during the execution of the entire technique.

COMMENT:
This technique belongs to the area of air choking.