Friday, April 22, 2011

Mind Over Muscle - Important Judo Moves


Two special judo moves you need to be able to perform are ko-uchi-gari (minor inner reaping)
and tomoe-nage (circle throw). If you can perform these throws well you will be able to perform them to your advantage against any opponent.

Ko-uchi-gari (minor inner reaping)
If you stand with both your feet wide apart, you will have difficulty shifting your weight from one leg to the other quickly. If you stand with both your knees bent a little, your waist lowered, and your feet wide apart, the same condition will exist. If your opponent stands in such a bad posture, it becomes easier for you to throw him down, since his center of gravity is lower than yours, and his position prevents him from changing his stance quickly.

Ko-uchi-gari is the technique that takes advantage of this condition. You and your opponent hold each other in right natural posture. When he spreads his legs more widely than usual and lowers his waist a little, you unbalance him to his right back corner by pushing with your right hand while pulling with your left hand.
At the same time you push him backwards with your right hand by taking advantage of the force with which you strike the right part of your chest against his. You pull his right sleeve downward with your left hand while reaping his right heel from the inside with your right foot. He will then be thrown on the mat.

KEY POINTS:
a.You should reap your opponent's leg as soon as you push his upper body, but never before. In fact, it is better to push before reaping.
b. You must push him back in the direction perpendicular to the straight line passing through both his heels; otherwise, he will shift his weight to his left foot.

Tomoe-nage (circle throw)
We sometimes see a boy clinging to his father's shoulders with his hands. As a result, the father staggers forward. What causes this to happen? The reason is that a new center of gravity is created between the father and the boy and that its position is outside the base of the father's balance.
If the boy throws himself backward and at the same time pushes up the lower part of his father's abdomen from underneath with his foot, what will happen? A clear understanding of what happens in this case will help you to understand why a large man can be thrown by a small man. Let us study the technique of tomoe-nage and learn how to carry out the judo moves which use this technique.

You and your opponent hold each other in right natural posture. Availing yourself of the force with which he pushes you backwards, making his left foot advance, you unbalance him forward. You quickly slide your left foot as far as possible between his feet and simultaneously place the sole of your right foot against the lower part of his abdomen.
If you bring your right knee in contact with your own chest, the placement of your right foot against his abdomen will be naturally correct. Falling on your back, you pull his upper body downward with both your hands while springing up his lower body with your right foot. He will then be thrown over your head in a circular movement.

KEY POINTS:
a.Slide your left foot between your opponent's feet as deeply as possible.
b.Drop your hip as close as possible to your left foot. This will produce a center of gravity between you and your opponent that will enable you to rotate him with ease.
c.Bend the knee of your throwing leg and touch your own chest with it before you execute the throw.
Master these two judo moves to improve your skills.


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