Incredible osoto gari counter

**babo78** · Posted On: 5/22/2006 11:38am

Originally Posted by FictionPimp

See that's the problem with judo judges, they dont actually watch the fights. Have you ever seen a judo judge get down and see whats going on with ground work? They never do. In fact most of them are lucky if they even look in the direction of the fight.

This is the information I found regarding wha the refs were discussing.

[QUOTE=finarashi from Judoforum]The fight was probably the semifinal fight of Paris Super A-tournament 2004.

MARGOSHVILI David (Georgia) beat BENBOUDAOUD Larbi (France) by 1 0 1 1 - 0 0 0 0

What were the referees discussing?
- Benboudaoud hits the mat with his neck > should have been hansoku make?
- Benboudaoud never hits the mat with his back > should have been wazari?

[/QUOTE=finarashi from Judoforum]

Originally Posted by ojgsxr6

To me it looked like an Ura Nage, but I know that subtle differences change what the throw is called.

That's good question, I thought ura nage too. I inquired in Judofurm just minute ago.

***jnp*** · Posted On: 5/22/2006 11:45am

Wow. It looked to me like the guy in blue (GIB) moved like a wrestler because that was one of the greatest back-bridges I have ever seen. GIB was initially rotating around the guy in white (GIW) while below GIW's hips. Do Judoka do this very often?

Also look in the second part of the clip that's in slow motion. Notice the angle and the altitude of GIB's hips once he begins his counter. Bizarro Root mentioned his athleticism, I think his timing was in-freaking-credible as well. GIB completely rotated GIW's torso from head up to head down while at a less than 45 degree angle from the ground. Outfuckingstanding Pyle.

***JohnnyCache*** · Posted On: 5/22/2006 12:23pm

Originally Posted by FictionPimp

See that's the problem with judo judges, they dont actually watch the fights. Have you ever seen a judo judge get down and see whats going on with ground work? They never do. In fact most of them are lucky if they even look in the direction of the fight.

"Hey did you hear that loud thump?"

"That one thirty seconds ago?"

"Yeah, that one"

"Yeah."

"Hmm...well, I guess he threw him but now he's in a triangle"

"Call ippon anyway"

**FictionPimp** · Posted On: 5/22/2006 12:36pm

Originally Posted by JohnnyCache

"Hey did you hear that loud thump?"

"That one thirty seconds ago?"

"Yeah, that one"

"Yeah."

"Hmm...well, I guess he threw him but now he's in a triangle"

"Call ippon anyway"

Wow, sounds like you were at my last judo competition.

**Yrkoon9** · Posted On: 5/22/2006 12:58pm

A normal human would have been Ipponed from the Osoto. Obviously blue is not a human.

**BackFistMonkey** · Posted On: 5/22/2006 1:07pm

There is a Mongolian Wrestling clip somewhere here on Bullshido ... this reversal is in that vid .. blew my mind then ... and it blows my mind seeing it done in a Gi ... I don't think it was off osoto gari in the mongolian wrestling clip ... but off a something similiar ...

anyways ... that was some good **** thanks .

**fanatical** · Posted On: 5/22/2006 1:34pm

Haha. Damn. That's one of the things in life you know right after you've done it, that you will never ever repeat it.

But WOW.. amazing reaction.

**Stick** · Posted On: 5/22/2006 5:43pm

Normally after watching a video of something interesting like that I would say "I will at least look into the possibility of trying this the next time I'm on the mats".... I'm not even gonna bother saying that here.

Slick ****.