Various clips of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Judo throws (nage waza). Judo is one of the best suited martial arts to use in MMA fighting. The style’s focus on closing distance and shooting for take-downs can immobilize an opponent who doesn’t have the same kind of grappling mastery that judo provides its... more »
Morote gari (two-hands reap) is a Judo double leg takedown adopted later by the Kodokan into their Shinmeisho No Waza (newly accepted techniques) list. It is categorized as a hand technique, Te-waza. This is an efficient and very used technique to take an opponent down. It is twice more lethal than its little brother... more »
O Goshi (big hip) is one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the first group, Dai Ikkyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. It is classified as a... more »
O guruma (big wheel) is one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kan. It belongs to the fourth group of the traditional throwing list in the Gokyo no waza of the Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. It is classified as... more »
O soto gari (large outer reap) is one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the first group, Dai Ikkyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of Kodokan Judo. It is also included in the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. It is classified as... more »
O soto guruma (big outer wheel), is one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the fifth group, Gokyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. It is classified as... more »
O uchi gari (large inner reap) is one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the first group, Dai Ikkyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of Kodokan Judo. It is also included in the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. It is classified... more »
In Okuri ashi barai (sliding foot sweep) Tori lifts uke with the arms by rotating the hands out and in at the centre. Either or uke’s feet is then swept to the other and through. This can be better demonstrated by uke taking a step to the side. As the second foot makes the movement... more »
Sasae tsurikomi ashi is one of the traditional forty throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. Sasae tsurikomi ashi belongs to the first group, Dai Ikkyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. It is classified as... more »
Seoi nage (back carry throw) is a shoulder throw, one of the traditional forty throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the first group of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. It is classified as... more »
Soto maki komi is the ‘basic’ makikomi technique and demonstrates the maki komi movement in it’s purest form. Maki komi is a winding movement that is characterised by the tsurite not being used, instead the arm is over the top of the ukes head. Tori then pulls round with the hikite and winds round... more »
Sukui Nage is a double leg takedown, one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the fourth group, Yonkyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. It is classified as... more »
Sumi otoshi (corner drop), is one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the fifth group, Gokyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. It is classified as a hand... more »
Tai-otoshi (body drop) is making Uke off balance in a right forward position (or left forward position). Then, Tori spins his body to the left (or right) by stretching his right leg (or left) in front of Uke’s right (or left) foot. Tori, then, pulls down Uke’s body forward over his stretched leg for... more »
Tani otoshi (valley drop) is one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Kano Jigoro. It belongs to the fourth group of the traditional throwing list in the Gokyo no waza of the Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. It is classified as... more »
In this video, Kodokan Judo 10th dan Kyuzo Mifune and his students demonstrate the wide variety of techniques in judo: nagewaza, or standup grappling and throws newaza, or ground grappling and pins and submissions randori, or sparring kata, or forms Although the narrator speaks in Japanese, it’s not really necessary to understand him –... more »