Hands, fingers, elbows, shoulders, knees… what do they all have in common? The ability to inflict pain regardless of the strength and size of your opponent. Even the smallest joint in on your pinky finger if bent the right way will have the beefiest and bravest yelping in pain. This was sensei’s message tonight when he had us huddle around him as he showed us how to grab and twist fingers, hands, toes and feet - all to Brent’s delight as Sensei’s little demonstration puppet.

A few simply rules to remember - if your opponent’s palm is face up you must grab their wrist with your palm down and vice versa; don’t forget the role of the pinky finger both in grabbing and as a way of inflicting pain – this little digit can do a lot of damage; chiishi and nigiri-game are both training implements for strengthening fingers and hands – when gripping and twisting the training tools Sensei suggests it’s good to imagine that you’ve got hold of someone’s fingers.

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