Baby Crescent – Combination 81

I thought I had posted this one already. This combination has a fairly nice flow, and has a nice Kote Gaeshi style takedown. Chris and I have been giving the combinations nicknames to help us remember which is which, and the description included the term ‘baby crescent’ which really stood out to us. Be careful practicing this one at speed – the wrist lock is a takedown, but in practical application against someone without ukemi skills, it’s a wrist break. The lock with the feet combined with the rotation tends to provide a wrist, elbow and shoulder lock.