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| My personal favorite and key techniques: These are the techniques I like to use the most and find work the best for me. For a better look at the techniques listed here, I shamelessly direct you again to the superb Judoinfo site. |
| Koshi Guruma: Basically a variation on the hip-throw where I have control of the head and shoulders, so it is easier to "guide" my opponent into a (for me) good position to throw. A solid technique. Seoi Otoshi: When you attempt a hip-throw usually it is telegraphed and picked up by your opponent. When you move in to position your hip for a throw he or she will "move around" and and away form your hip so as not to provide you with an easy hiptoss. Seoi Otoshi blocks the legs from moving around, and the angle and upper body twist you throw with gives a fast and powerful technique. Uchi Mata: You can hardly miss with this one! Kind of the same situation as with Seoi Otoshi, but here you use the fact that to sidestep the opponent will have to push with one foot to move sideways. That's when you sweep the inside thigh. Works really great. Be careful where you sweep the leg though, (if you do that straight up the center and there's no protection, I think then it's called Ouch-i Mata, and for good reason). Harai Goshi: In sort of the same category, when someone starts spinning around our shared center, so to speak. Quick turn, cock your leg and sweep away. Tsuri Komi Goshi or Sode Tsuri Komi Goshi: Again, since I have upper body control over the opponent here, he or she no longer can do as they please, but I can... Ko Soto Gake: Quick and hard to see coming. Most players will lead with one foot, and when they get their weight on it...pop... This is also a good way to get an easy mount. O Uchi Gari: When you feel that you cannot get the Ko Soto because you are more "centered" and the opponent has a wider stance. However, the likelyhood of you ending up in the opponents guard is pretty good here. Ushiro Kesa Gatame: Done correctly this will effectively pin your opponent shoulder to the ground and make it much harder for them to move or bridge. Also, getting a mount here is a breeze. Yoko Shiho Gatame or Cross Body: This is my favorite ground position to work from, and most will probably agree with me on that. There are simply all the options to go for here. Juji Gatame or Basic arm bar and Ude Garami or Hammer lock: No submission curriculum can be without these two classics. Any Leglock I can get: I love 'em! |
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