Closer review of the Ouchi Gari
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I have found that I do Judo much like I used to do wrestling: I have a few favorite moves from any given position. These are the moves I tend to use… my “bread and butter” if you will.
When it comes to throws, my two favorites are Makikomi (full review of technique here), and the Ouchi Gari.
I wanted to talk about some specifics on the Ouchi Gari here.
One of the main things I like about the Ouchi Gari is that it’s pretty safe. Even if your opponent steps out of it, it generally sets up a position for several other throws rather than putting you into a scary spot. But there seem to be a few areas that myself, and a lot of other I have worked with make mistakes.
As I go through these details, I also want to point you at a page with a few different videos from a Georgetown clinic on the Ouchi Gari. This video is great, and I have referred back to it often.
As you look through it, I want to point out two key areas: The first is the sweep itself. It is a sweep, not a “hook”. Don’t lock around the leg, point your toe like a ballerina. He shows a great example of this in the video as he steps through the sweep itself several times.
The second is an area that I really needs to work on, and that is bending the knee as you step in. As he states in the video here, your belt should be slightly lower than the belt of your target. If you come in standing erect (as I tend to do) you will find them stepping free fairly often. I believe that this is partly because bending the knees pulls them forward slightly, keeping the weight on their foot so they can’t just lift it out before you start sweeping (anyone care to confirm or correct this theory?)
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