NODO OSAE Funakoshi 1922 (nage waza)

"Ryūkyū Kenpō: Karate", Gichin Funakoshi, 1922.
咽押 / Nodo osae ("Throat pressure").
"相手の突込んで來る右手を此方の右手で逆に受けるや直ぐに左手と受け代へ、其手を辷らして首を摑み、相手を將に倒さんとする處"
"As soon as the opponent's right hand thrust has been received "in the opposite" with the right hand, immediately replace it with the left hand and slide it up to grasp the opponent's neck, so as to throw him down"
Let's start with the attacker's action [相手 / aite]: 突込んで來る / tsukikonde kuru. The attacker is coming toward us [來る / kuru], with a right hand thrust. 突/tsuki means thrust, and the use of 込/komi indicates to us that the thrust "stays", the arm is not retracted. In practice, the action describes the attacker pushing us vigorously against something (a wall, a pillar), or as if he wanted to grab our clothes, continuing to push in order to unbalance us or to strike us with his other arm; it is certainly not a sports-like attack action (punch and immediate retraction of the arm, similar to a jab). In practice, the situation resembles a sudden attack, for example what can happen in a public place, in a club, in a bar.
The action of the defender starts with a "right reception in opposite" [右手で逆に受ける / migite de gyaku ni ukeru]. In this context it means that receiving with the right hand is performed by bringing the right leg forward: in other words, both the attacker and defender will be with the right side forward.
The verb used is 受ける / ukeru, that is, "to receive", neither sweeps nor blocks are mentioned. Even from a purely semantic point of view, "blocking" and "receiving" are two exactly opposite actions: receiving a gift, receiving a hug, receiving a friend, are all actions that presuppose the act of welcoming, of letting in, certainly not the action of blocking or keeping away. So most likely the defense mentioned in the text will take the form of a nagashi uke.
At this point, the defender replaces the right hand with the left one: the verb 代える / kaeru is used, precisely to exchange/replace. The joint action of "receiving and replacing" is identified by 受け代へ / uke-kae. This is a classic Okinawan Karate way to receive, sometimes vulgarly translated as "parry and pass" (or "double block" as some homegrown masters call it), almost completely abandoned by much of Japanese Karate (Shōtōkan and Shōtōkai in the lead).
Finally, the text says to slide [the verb 辷らす/suberasu is used, i.e. to slide, to glide] the right hand up to the opponent's neck and perform a grasp/seize [摑み/tsukami] on it: this final action will allow to throw/defeat [倒す / taosu] the opponent. The gliding action, coupled with the previous uke-kae, fully realizes the concept of hente/変手, it focuses the importance of the need to always use both hands in close proximity [夫婦手 / meotode, the husband-wife hands ] and enhances the value of tactile sensitivity.
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[@Hessam101]

I don't speak a word of Italian, and I understood almost everything he said. This guy is a teacher! Great job!

[@bradlong7941]

At the 5 minute mark, the teacher steps on uke's upper foot. A technique used in many martial arts styles but seldom taught as it is so dangerous in practice exercise. Staying on the the foot as the person falls completely to the ground could break an ankle. It is found in many classic Karate katas and does NOT require a large stomping movement. Just a step.

[@wendellbenedict4793]

My first karate teacher used to love to step on our feet when sparring. It really throws you off the first time it's done to you.

[@bradlong7941]

@@wendellbenedict4793 I discovered it serendipity in the mid- 1970's. One student stepped on another student's foot by accident. The student getting stepped on, naturally, pulled his foot away. The big toe nail slid right off with it. Fight ended. 🤕 Lesson: Wonderful entrapment with both of your hands free to do something naughty.

[@wendellbenedict4793]

I started taking classes in the mid 80s. My first teacher taught very different than what I saw others in the area did. We didn't point spar. We sparred continuous until we were told to stop. We were told to keep the kicks from waist up, so no leg kicks, but we were allowed to step on feet and leg sweep. We were allowed to hip and shoulder throw. The hip throw was usually used more. We were also allowed to strike to the back. Also forgot that we could grab and hold onto an arm while striking with the other. If my teacher hadn't gone into the Marines after I had earned my green belt I would have stayed with him.

[@bradlong7941]

@@wendellbenedict4793 As I look back, as an old man now, I am against sparring. So was Funakoshi Sensei until he died in the 1950's. Just practice what is in the classic katas, punch the makawara board, work with someone occasionally to figure out what is really going on in the katas. Vis a vis the modern sport stuff. In the 1990's, my Aikido instructor told me if a student is good enough to get to green belt, they are good enough to get to shodan (black belt). Everything is there, just put it in place over more time.

[@wendellbenedict4793]

@@bradlong7941 one advantage of training by yourself is that you can work at your own pace and you work on what you want to train on. I am older myself and haven't sparred in years. One benefit of sparring though was that it did help me a lot with timing and distance training. I think when someone has the opportunity to train with another person that timing drills are important. As far as bunkai there are a lot of good bunkai you tube videos out there. Two that I can think of off the top of my head are Ian Abernethy and Didier Lupo ( I believe I remember his name correctly), but there are many others that are sharing their knowledge. It sounds like you trained in Shotokan. Much respect to Funakoshi Sensei. I have a few of his books and often research them. I find it very interesting how Shotokan changed over time I did eventually earn my black belt in Shotokan albeit an Americanized version (not the first style that I trained in). I, like you, also trained in Aikido, which I really enjoyed but had to stop due to finances. As I get older I try to think of my martial arts as a source of physical and mental health and also as a means of self defense if there is no other way to avoid a situation. Good luck in your ongoing training.

[@panagiotisadam-]

Too much talking, too little doing...

[@roccolucaleone1155]

Bravo Matteo ! Ottimo studio Oss

[@matteo.muratori]

Grazie Rocco! Quando fai un salto in Romagna fammelo sapere, a presto!

[@lorenzosemeraro2203]

Sembrerebbe applicaz. piuttosto simile a quella che M° E. Montanari offre a proposito shuto uke secondo Karate classico di Okinawa (libro "Karate sconosciuto")

[@matteo.muratori]

Ciao Lorenzo, non conosco il libro che hai citato. Me lo consigli?

[@lorenzosemeraro2203]

@@matteo.muratori Certam.! Non dovrebbe costare nemmeno tantissimo ...