Overview
An instinctive technique that can be used to control or maim. With strong hands, you can inflict enormous pain to nerves, and control arms. With no strength, you can still grip a throat, causing great distress and panic to an opponent with necessarily causing injury.
Compare to: Claw, Pinch
Used in these katas
Empi
Striking targets
Throat, hands, forearms, shoulders, nerves, inside of the thighs, muscles
Technique
Create a gripping hand. You can either close the hand to grip, or move the thumb upwards a though trying to create a pinching hand - different effects depending upon the target. Instead of merely closing the fingers, tense the forearm to create power.
Strengths
Easy to do. A good control technique.
Weaknesses
Creates pain but does not stop a determined attacker from hurting you.
