Judo is beautiful.

**Blue Negation** · Posted On: 9/13/2010 10:26pm

What I like about the Parisi video is the instance around :55 where he throws (looks like O Guruma, but might be Harai) and then very obviously does a bit of a reverse bridge to keep his hips from hitting his uke in the head. Proper Judo spirit, even in shiai.

WhiteShark: if you like Judo sutemi waza, here's the man for you:

YouTube - Tre Torri 1998 - Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki

**War Wizard** · Posted On: 9/13/2010 10:39pm

YouTube - Judo movie pv300 tokyo university

Some more Judo goodness

**syberia** · Posted On: 9/13/2010 10:45pm

I've never trained any judo, but I would love to. Not even because of you guys goingon about how awesome it is.
It just looks fun.

**kimura92** · Posted On: 9/14/2010 2:34am

It looks beautiful, but I feel sorry for the guy on the other end of the demonstration. No mater how good your breakfall is that's still gotta hurt, lol

**LarsCG** · Posted On: 9/14/2010 2:36am

Originally Posted by syberia

I've never trained any judo, but I would love to. Not even because of you guys goingon about how awesome it is.
It just looks fun.

Actually, it's more fun than it looks ;-)

Regards,
Lars

***WhiteShark*** · Posted On: 9/14/2010 7:08am

Ok so I figured out that the insane break dance throw is Uki Waza. Searching for anyone else doing it is just sad. What the hell variation is that guy in the OP doing?

**syberia** · Posted On: 9/14/2010 7:33am

Version: awesome 2.0??

Originally Posted by LarsCG

Actually, it's more fun than it looks ;-)

Regards,
Lars

:(

Sometimes I want to move towns just so I can train in it.
I looked at a few instructional videos, but didn't really have anyone to practice on outside of training.

**judoka_uk** · Posted On: 9/14/2010 7:47am

Originally Posted by WhiteShark

Ok so I figured out that the insane break dance throw is Uki Waza. Searching for anyone else doing it is just sad. What the hell variation is that guy in the OP doing?

Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki often uses the leg flicking as a preparatory movement for his Yoko tomoe nage, his tokuiwaza. Sometimes its a right Ko uchi gari followed by a lifting of the left leg sometimes he just swings the leg through without really attempting the Ko uchi gari:

YouTube - Judo Throws - Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki

Ko uchi gari followed by leg flick into Tomoe nage at 1:05, breakdown at 5:10.

Leg hop into Uki waza at 1:24, breakdown at 6:28.

Using the same preparatory leg movement for a throw that goes in the complete opposite direction to Yoko tomoe nage, Uki waza, is just a way of surprising his opponents who expect one technique then get thrown by a different one.

**Res Judicata** · Posted On: 9/14/2010 10:10am

It's interesting that you'd pick Kashiwazaki out. He's a master of sacrifice throws but he's actually better on the ground if you can believe it. Odds are he'd thrash most BJJ blackbelts. He mastered sacrifice throws in order to get guys on the mat. He won most of his matches on the ground, including 4/5 on the way to his 1981 World Championship. (He was also world Sambo champion before that!).

His book on tomoe nage from the masterclass set is good, as the other books from him I've read. Dunno why serious pure BJJ guys don't work on this stuff more.