Uchi Mata Sukashi

Takedown · Judo Throws

A counter to his uchi mata from the grip fight standing to side control: you let his leg swing through empty space and throw him with his own rotation. Feel the entry early, as his hips turn in and the leg starts up between yours. Take the attacked leg out of the way, drawing it back and across toward your other leg and turning your hips slightly away, so his thigh lifts nothing; do not jump high. At the same moment keep his rotation going with your hands: the sleeve hand pulls around and down in the direction he was throwing, the lapel hand turns his shoulders over. Standing on one leg with his weight committed forward, he falls over onto his back. The details are timing and the hands: slip too early and he stops, slip without turning him and he just puts the leg down. Stiffening or bending over his back only helps his throw. If he hops and keeps his back to you, tani otoshi; if he falls onto his hands and knees, take the back. On your own uchi mata the same slip is his counter: the answer is ouchi gari.

How to do it

  1. Feel their uchi mata entry: their hips turn in front of yours and the leg starts up between your legs.
  2. Take the attacked leg out of the way, drawing it back toward your other leg and turning your hips slightly away, so their thigh lifts nothing.
  3. At the same moment pull the sleeve around and down in the direction of their throw.
  4. Turn their shoulders over with the lapel hand: on one leg, with the weight committed forward, they rotate over.
  5. They land on their back; keep the sleeve and follow into side control.

Key details

  • Move the leg out of the path, do not jump: a jump puts you in the air too.
  • The hands throw: keep turning them in the direction of their own throw.
  • Timing: slip as the leg comes up, not before the entry.
  • Stay upright; bending over their back stops the rotation and gives them a base.

Common mistakes

  • Slipping the leg too early. — They see it, stop the throw and put the leg down. — Wait until their leg is already swinging up.
  • Slipping without turning them. — Their leg swings through and they simply land on it again. — Pull the sleeve around and turn the shoulders as you slip.
  • Stiffening and bending over to block. — Your weight goes forward onto their back and helps their throw. — Stay upright and move the leg instead of blocking with strength.

How to drill it

The partner does slow uchi mata entries; you slip the leg and turn them, 3 x 8. Throws at full speed only on crash mats.

Safety

The partner is thrown off one leg with momentum: keep the sleeve so they land on the back, not the head or shoulder.

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