Torite
Torite (from Japanese tori ( 取 り ) "grab" and Japanese te ( 手 ) "hand") is a technical term from Japanese unarmed martial arts such as karate , judo and aikido .
Torite is the possibility of grasping within a chain of action in combat. Grabbing an opponent's hand is used to control the opponent. Control can take place on the one hand by blocking the opponent without causing pain while at the same time preventing further attacks; on the other hand, but also with pain effects through levers or stimulation of nerve pressure points .
karate
Torite is stylized in the hikite movement typical of Shotokan karate . In hikite, the front hand is pulled back with a twisting movement to the side of the body next to or over the hip and when the technique is completed with body tension ( kime ), it is firmly closed into a fist. The hikite movement is performed in many karate techniques, making it one of the most widely practiced techniques. In competitive karate (kumite), however, no importance is attached to it, since there the second hand is used as a block. No fighter pulls the other hand back to the hip, but protects himself from counter hits .
In karate, a gripping movement can be inserted at the transition “from block and grip to counterattack”, but it does not have to take place because a direct counterattack is also possible after a defense.
On the other hand, it attracts more attention in the bunkai , the application study of a kata . For example in the following Shotokan katas.
- Heian Shodan : Open, grab and pull the hand after Age uke
- Gojūshiho Shō : Tsukami uke
- Bassai Sho : Bo uke , tsukami uke at the end.
- Jitte : Defense of a Bō or grip on the neck.
Judo
In judo, grasping the training partner's gi has a central role. In combat, the principle “from grip to throw” applies here. It is therefore important to grasp before throwing.