Getting Ahead

It is important to shut in your opponent and not to be shut in yourself. Getting ahead is one fundamental way to accomplish that. Getting ahead is also fundamental in attacks and running fights. There are several techniques to get ahead.

• Hane at the head
• Getting ahead by stretching
• Getting ahead with keima
• Getting ahead with ogeima
• Getting ahead with a one-point jump
• Getting ahead, backed up by a hanging connection