Aikido technique KOTEGAESHI against knife attacks, TANTO DORI, by Stefan Stenudd in 2007

The aikido throw KOTEGAESHI in TANTO DORI (also called TANKEN DORI), knife defense, against some different knife attacks.
It is very difficult, if at all possible, to learn a reliable defense against knife attacks - and there are many strong opinions on how it should or should not be done. This video shows techniques that are practiced in aikido as parts of its curriculum.
I do the disarming after the throw, when uke lies face down. It is by far the most common solution. Notice that my grip on the blade is without touching the edge.
This is a new edit of a 2007 video:
• Aikido TANTO DORI, kni...
The quality is vastly improved in the edit, but still far below the level of contemporary videos. I did what I could.
Uke was Fredrik Pattyranie.
I've written extensively about tantodori here:
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My aikido dojo is Enighet in Malmö, Sweden: www.aikidoenighet.se/
For more about aikido, visit my website:
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[@lucas-kh1ns]

PERFECT ........................ SINPLY PERFECT ... THANK YOU ...

[@carlatkins3835]

Fantastic techniques. Thank you Sensei 😊

[@kitsufudo8682]

Masterrr exellent one Kotes/uchis and variation ;thanks ())))

[@rhsweden]

YES these "knife defends# videos are a sure path to the emergency room

[@StefanStenudd]

@rhsweden, that risk comes with a knife attack whatever martial art is used. I state this clearly in the video description: "It is very difficult, if at all possible, to learn a reliable defense against knife attacks - and there are many strong opinions on how it should or should not be done."