Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou, that is soooo much, easier to teach to students than the "classical" version. I am finding that a lot of your variations on throws are much better to teach an implement.
Thank you for your kind words! We have a functional approach to technical skills. An old coach and friend of mine, Maurice Allan, once told me; "Make the technique work for you." I always try to follow that advice. Thanks for your comment and thanks for watching our channel. Please tell others.
varcher007 Thanks so much for the kind words. Our goal is to provide good, functional and high-quality coaching videos. Please let others know about our channel.
Thanks so much for your comment. We really do try to provide fundamentally sound information. Thanks for watching and please tell others about our channel.
Oscar Cuzmar Thanks for your comments. We are in the Kansas City metro area. Most of the videos we do are done in our gym in Lenexa, Kansas (a suburb of Kansas City). Go to our web site at www.WelcomeMatJudoClub.com.
Hi sensei congratulations on another great video. I do however have a question about the kuzushi. Why grip so low on the arm? It appears on the video that tori is gripping the uke's forearm. Would tori not be better grabbing the uke's arm at the inner elbow? This is not a criticism of the a very good throw, but just for my own education Take care and keep up the good work and THANK YOU again
Good comment. Experiment with the sleeve grip that works best for you in this situation, so adapt anything you see on our videos to work best for you. But the reason we work so low on the sleeve is to allow the attacker more space in order to spin into the Uchi Mata. This low grip has also proven through the years to permit the attacker to keep better control in the actual throwing action where he finishes of follows through to completion of the technique. We are working on the "low-high" grip principle where the lifting hand (right hand in a right sided throw) anchors the grip and is placed as mid-range to shoulder height on the defender's body-often at the defender's rear shoulder or upper back area. This close grip helps the attacker get his right upper leg/hip in closer for the attack. The attacker's left hand is a long grip and lower on the sleeve and is used to pull the defender deeper into the throwing action as it takes place. In many instances, the sleeve or pulling hand does not lift as in a more traditional Uchi Mata attack but "steers" the defender into the throw. Hope this made sense and wasn't as clear as mud. But your comment/question was a really good one!
It's possible, but we've experimented s lot with the most effective grip and came up with what is on the video. However, we are all different, so please experiment with different grips for this application of Uchi Mata.
Learned a lot from your video. Never knew the leg version - old style uchimata. Thank you.
I'm pleased to hear that you like this Uchi Mata! This style of Uchi Mata really has an excellent ratio of success in all fighting sports.
Thanks for this video! I'm learning this style of uchi Mata, and it helps to see it from a different angle; with other people's perspectives!
+Bill Roberts Glad to be of help and best wishes in your training!
Great video Steve! This is basically the style I prefer as well I like the grip variation and will be trying that out.
Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou, that is soooo much, easier to teach to students than the "classical" version. I am finding that a lot of your variations on throws are much better to teach an implement.
Thank you for your kind words! We have a functional approach to technical skills. An old coach and friend of mine, Maurice Allan, once told me; "Make the technique work for you." I always try to follow that advice. Thanks for your comment and thanks for watching our channel. Please tell others.
Will do :)
Great description and demo. Thank you.
Thank you.
Excellent instruction! Thanks!
varcher007 Thanks so much for the kind words. Our goal is to provide good, functional and high-quality coaching videos. Please let others know about our channel.
I love this because I do my randori and fight with uchimata,,,thanks for your help!!!
Glad you like this. Uchi Mata is one of the best throws ever invented.
Excellent explanation! Thank you.
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Very nice!
Great educational video. Great detail.
Thanks so much for your comment. We really do try to provide fundamentally sound information. Thanks for watching and please tell others about our channel.
Thanks so much for this leg style Uchimata..but can you please show us how to escape or counter against Makikomi please
The imbalance (kuzushi) 2:14 in the video can be successfully applied in tai-otoshi, good didactic, efficient.
Roberto Gomes
Really nice break down for different body style & experience levels thanks for this looking foward to watching more where are you guys located?
Oscar Cuzmar Thanks for your comments. We are in the Kansas City metro area. Most of the videos we do are done in our gym in Lenexa, Kansas (a suburb of Kansas City). Go to our web site at www.WelcomeMatJudoClub.com.
Hi sensei congratulations on another great video. I do however have a question about the kuzushi. Why grip so low on the arm? It appears on the video that tori is gripping the uke's forearm. Would tori not be better grabbing the uke's arm at the inner elbow?
This is not a criticism of the a very good throw, but just for my own education
Take care and keep up the good work and THANK YOU again
Good comment. Experiment with the sleeve grip that works best for you in this situation, so adapt anything you see on our videos to work best for you. But the reason we work so low on the sleeve is to allow the attacker more space in order to spin into the Uchi Mata. This low grip has also proven through the years to permit the attacker to keep better control in the actual throwing action where he finishes of follows through to completion of the technique. We are working on the "low-high" grip principle where the lifting hand (right hand in a right sided throw) anchors the grip and is placed as mid-range to shoulder height on the defender's body-often at the defender's rear shoulder or upper back area. This close grip helps the attacker get his right upper leg/hip in closer for the attack. The attacker's left hand is a long grip and lower on the sleeve and is used to pull the defender deeper into the throwing action as it takes place. In many instances, the sleeve or pulling hand does not lift as in a more traditional Uchi Mata attack but "steers" the defender into the throw. Hope this made sense and wasn't as clear as mud. But your comment/question was a really good one!
welcomematstevescott - That makes perfect sense. Thank you for the reply.
Take care
Can this work with the classic grip, sleeve and lapel?
It's possible, but we've experimented s lot with the most effective grip and came up with what is on the video. However, we are all different, so please experiment with different grips for this application of Uchi Mata.
they do judo or something else?
We practice Judo, Sambo and Shingitai Jujitsu at our club.
I wish I started judo young
It's a great activity for children, but the good thing is that you are in Judo now.
welcomematstevescott I'm actually not. lol. Im bit old. I do bits of wrestling. Judo is a great base art and very underrated