t was a long bout. Sure, the Hulk has massive strength, but i'm well
trained in using uke's own strength against him. His massive overhand
smashes are a lot like those useless overhead shomen we've spent so much time guarding against, right? For hours we went at it - I couldn't do jack to him, but he couldn't seem to pin me down to smash.
Until finally, I found my opening....
trained in using uke's own strength against him. His massive overhand
smashes are a lot like those useless overhead shomen we've spent so much time guarding against, right? For hours we went at it - I couldn't do jack to him, but he couldn't seem to pin me down to smash.
Until finally, I found my opening....
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I'm sorry I saw "uke" and I know that's slang for "bottom"
Then I saw "shomen" and thought I read "shonen" which is Japanese for "boy"
So when I saw Until finally, I found my opening...., I thought "Wow, this is the gayest entry... ever... literally."
In Aikido "uke" is the person being thrown, and "nage" is the one doing the throwing. "Shomen" is a cut - usually an overhead straight-up-and-down cut.
But taken out of context .. yeah, that's pretty scandalous! :)