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    In some internal arts, such as aikijujutsu, nami "waves" are used in varying degrees of amplitude and frequency to disassemble an opponent's structure and to shock the system. The center of gravity/mass is the target, and it is accessed through the person's joints from the point of contact, through the spine.

    Here's a clip assembled from some classes taught by Salahuddin Muhammad (generational head of Hontai Hakkei Ryu Aikijujutsu). He is applying nami in "slo-mo" and with larger-than-normal movements so that they are visible and you can observe the process. If he were delivering them more quickly and with smaller movement, the effect would look (and feel) very "shocky," like a quick pulse of force. The waves would still be there, just much harder to see, and the recipient would not feel them -- only a jolt that takes apart his equilibrium and structure, and feels like an "electric shock." This is a form of kuzushi-on-contact.

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    Here is another version of nami/wave, as presented by Roy Goldberg of Daito Ryu Kodokai.
    There is a difference in how it is being done (this is shoden being taught, using alignment to capture center of gravity), in terms of the exact internal mechanics, but the results are effective for what they seek to accomplish.

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    Here is another expression of nami, this time through yonshakubo (48" staff). The weapon is an extension of the body core's actions.

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