Basic Principles for Tachi Waza (Standing Judo)
Nick Lowry
• Be offensively oriented
• Every time a foot moves you have a chance
• Get religious with the line conditions: on, down and ,across the line
• Point your foot in the direction of the throw
• Keep weight on the ball of the foot, knees slightly bent—cat like
• Keep posture upright (don’t get sucked into jigotai)
• Grip with little fingers-loose upper fingers
• Grip lapel at shoulder level
• Grip sleeve with wrist down and elbow in
• Turning causes two pulls- elbow up and elbow in
• Elbow in is locked to your ribs using the pecs and lats
• Eyes at the heart/chest
• Never block for defense, always counter with movement– dance out
• Work with graduated resistance
• For sweeps and reaps: point the toe and flex from the knee-not upper leg
• At the intermediate stage work all ashiwaza from progressively smaller steps
• Hip throws are crack of the butt on the lead thigh (posture may distort to accommodate)
• Fulcrum of hip throw is the HIP
• Shoulder throws , fulcrum is shoulder—posture stays straight
• At the intermediate stage, work all big throws from all stepping conditions
• Hands stay light –don’t hang weight on the grip
• Hands always support foot actions
• Stay in step (mostly)
• Work with continuous movement
• Throw on the move – don’t stop the center to throw
• Work for kuzushi on the step
• In beginning stage– lots of nagekomi (no resistance –trading throws)
• Intermediate to advanced stage –renraku waza — esp. foot sweep to control drill including all ashiwaza on both sides
• Advanced and for competitors: stugeiko and renzoku (consistent consecutive attack against conditions of resistance within prescribed rules)
Te Waza: Hand Techniques
Seoi Nage — shoulder throw
Morote Seoi Nage — two arm shoulder throw
Tai Otoshi — body drop
Sukui Nage — scooping throw
Kata Guruma — shoulder wheel
Uki Otoshi — floating drop
Sumi Otoshi — rear corner drop
Te Waza Pointers
Ashi Waza – Foot Techniques
O Soto Gari — major outside reap
O Uchi Gari — major inside reap
Ko Uchi Gari — minor inside reap
Ko Soto Gari — minor outside reap
Deashi Harai — advancing foot sweep
Okuri Ashi Harai — double foot sweep
Hiza Guruma — knee wheel
Ashi Guruma — foot wheel
Harai Tsurikomi Ashi — lifting pulling foot sweep
O Soto Guruma — major outside wheel
Sasae Tsurikomi Ashi — lifting pulling foot prop
Uchi Mata — inner thigh reap
O Guruma — big wheel
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Ashi Waza - Lesson 1
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Ashi Waza - Lesson 2
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Ashi Waza - Lesson 3
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Ashi Waza - Lesson 4
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Uchi Mata and Okuri Ashi Harai
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Ashi Guruma
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Okuri Ashi Harai - Building Double Foot Sweep
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Basics of Hiza Guruma
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Basics of De Ashi Harai
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Opportunities from Failure of Osoto-Gari
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Kouchi-Gari and Support Foot Placement
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Basics of Ouchi-Gari
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Basics of Osoto-Gari
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