Mae yubi gatame

Mae yubi gatame, or Front Finger lock, is a technique to lock your opponent's finger as shown in the right Fig.. This technique is useful after you take down your opponent with Gyaku gote.

			Tips Apply this technique after you throw down your opponent with Gyakugote. You must make your opponent's elbow straight by pushing it with your knee as in the left figure. Twist your opponent's right hand with your Boshikyu counterclockwise, and make your opponent's middle finger bend by pushing it with your right hand's finger.
			(A)Make your palm and fingers straight. (B)Then, try to bend your palm with your fingers straight. You can see that the angle X is large. (C)Next, bend your fingers in such a way that you make a fist. You will see that this time the angle Y is much smaller than the angle X. Maeyubi gatame uses this fact. Holding your opponent's hand in (B) shape and then forcing its fingers in (C) shape while keeping the angle X large will give your opponent severe pain.
			Right animation shows the above explanation. Do not forget to keep the angle X large.

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