Judo: Ashi Waza Against Stiff Arm Defense

How to handle the stiff-arm opponent in Kodokan judo ashi waza

[@AlexMoseleyPhD]

I have to add a gratitude comment here - my younger boy, aged 7 at the time, saw the video and declared, "I want to be a red and white belt when I'm older" - two years later, he's still of the same mindset, as judo became his preferred sport. And his going to judo got me back into and I now coach in the UK and have used your ideas to help children and adolescents use very little power to effect a throw. Thank you - your video may have created a future champ or at least a very passionate young boy! Alex

[@kazeutabudokai]

Thanks so much for your wonderful comment. Stories like yours make our day! Thanks for helping pass the love of judo to the next generation!

[@jfingaz123]

Very clear explanation and teaching. Tried this in judo today and it worked like a charm. Great stuff.

[@seanculun6067]

I have watched for yrs and no one is a better teacher of martial arts than this guy

[@davidroman6201]

This is such fantastic instruction that I find lacking in almost all of the Judo clubs I've been in.

[@thomass.4007]

Because its not working like this

[@MbisonBalrog]

That osoto will be easy to counter

[@fallback8314]

@@thomass.4007 in a real life street self defense situation, judo doesn't work period

[@thomass.4007]

@@fallback8314 Objectively wrong. The beginnings of UFC and Gracie challenge proved clearly that pure Grappling is superior to pure Striking. Its always easier to get to clinch than to avoid Clinch in street fight. When clothes are involved, it becomes exponentially harder get out of clinch, also Judo throws start to exceed wrestling throws. A judo throw on concrete is usually fight ending, submissions in Judo are emphasized on quickness, but you can also just kick the opponents head after he hit the concrete.

[@fallback8314]

@@thomass.4007 the ground stuff will work yes but the throws won't. how do i know? i did judo for a month and couldn't throw the guy i did randori against yet he was able to throw me twice. before anyone runs and says i only did judo for a month, the guy who threw me twice had less time than me. how he did it? simple. he outweighed me by ~50lbs which leads me to believe that in a street encounter if you're attacker outweighs you, which is likely given that most people smaller than you won't start a fight with you, you won't be able to throw him/her. i believe bjj is better for self defense situations in the streets.

[@pedrokarandeniya162]

great video. thanks to both (tori and uke) for this wonderful lesson Rgds from sunny Spain

[@daletwin1]

Very well demonstrated. I really enjoyed this video. Many martial arts videos are not that good. This one is excellent. Simple sweeps that can be mastered with a little practice. The key is knowing what your opponent is giving you and then taking it quickly while the time is just right.

[@brianbr5388]

What judo is all about. Well done!

[@knownpornographer]

AN AMAZING TEACHER!!! I FEEL LIKE I OWE HIM MONEY! this will be key in my development. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

[@jongler9775]

Just awesome. So, yes, I am in awe, and I feel grateful.

[@stillthefnshow]

Love this channel I always get great stuff!!

[@jonnythunder75]

Im going to try this at my Judo class....we have a big strong guy that is stiff armed all the time....

[@mirzadobojcic6976]

Sasae is bae. Get them to pressure into you or use ashi waza like this guy

[@muhammad_wada]

What happens if uke doesn’t follow in an ayumi ashi movement pattern (i.e., walking forward)? It is quite rare for me to get people to step with me during sparring or tournaments. What I see more often is that people shuffle step, like how a boxer moves forward. Does the same principle apply if uke doesn’t walk in an ayumi ashi pattern?

[@1EmergingCenter]

Superior instruction. This is high-level stuff. Thank you for sharing.

[@youmang]

7:12 on was the gist. Love it and I love the combo. Gonna try it

[@krazylevin]

Now this, is an instructor. Awesome.

[@gussieredding4329]

Thanks so much for this great teaching moment

[@cokafor410]

outstanding instruction. thanks for sharing.

[@wrathVchild]

I do like the way this man talks. Kind of mesmerizing.

[@HedgeKnight170]

Talk about maximum efficiency! Can't wait to drill this! Thanks!

[@AngeloT101]

This is great. Thanks for show it.

[@unhooked561]

Beautiful build from kazushi to throw emphasizing the importance of proper footwork and very little muscular use. Very good judo.

[@jakobson219]

This works only if uke stiff arms you from a straight position. But what usually happens is that when someone stiff arms you they will also bend over to keep you away from their legs, in which case this technique won't work.

[@thpeter]

bravo! great stuff.

[@TheHKdan]

Thank you for your time to post this tutorial. Domo arigato gosai masu!

[@rikunevalainen8154]

After watching this, I realized, most of the years I spend at tatami, were useless. I should have seen this 40 years ago and started from this position straight away.

[@27albrecht]

Excellent lesson

[@andrewhageman1817]

Excellent!

[@bangermccrusher]

nice and smooth...I love it

[@MrKidThe]

Thanks master! I will trying your way. I have a question. does this way try to move to break opponent center before attack, but always keep our center? Could you forgive me? because my listening skill is not good

[@sparkyk24]

Very interesting. Please keep making videos like this ^_^

[@Mordedcai0341]

thank u i do judo and i have been havin trouble with stiff arm people

[@natet.5738]

Sir- you make it look simple, but I know that it’ll take a lot of practice. Will work on that with my son since everyone seems to be stiff arming him.

[@tommyurso1811]

thank you!

[@miguelreyes8466]

awesome.thanxs for sharig

[@ahlvahroe]

out of curiosity would this work the same way if you are in a left handed grip sparring with someone in a right handed grip?

[@judodavid1]

@TheRealHammas. That is also what I was taught. However I do not now believe it to be correct. The driver of the Gari motion is Tori's reaping leg. Good examples are CoOchi, and CoSoto gari. The Otoshi motion is a body dropping action. Good examples are SieoToshi, and TiOtoshi. So drop SieoNagi, and drop SieOtoshi look almost identical. Except for the motion of Tori's body.

[@masterartform]

I understand your frustration. Against a committed stiff arm player I would do standing armbars against them. Even if they fail, it will quickly teach them a lesson. You have to be strong but not stiff. Stiff arming is a major hurdle for most beginners. His techniques definitely work, its all about movement. Trust me. There is a reason you don't see any elite players playing with stiff arms. It is too easy to counter or worst to get a broken arm.

[@MrKidThe]

But when you move like that, your feet is a weak point too. How to defend if i acttack more quickly than you?

[@GamajunSpas]

очень хорошо. есть рассуждение.

[@Kaeoooo]

People really need to stop stiff arming... we have so many of them at my dojo, always doing that as an uke as well.....

[@nicklowry3196]

i always try to defend by attacking

[@judodavid1]

If Tori continues down it is drop SeioOtoshi. If Tori finishes the throw with a upward motion of his body, the same throw becomes drop SeioNagi. In this video Sensei Lowry's reaped Uki's leg with his heal. For this to be OstoOtoshi the driving force of the throw would have been Sensei's body dropping. So I cauterize this throw as OsotoGari.

[@1swt]

good instruction, but these are the basics!

[@anilphilip546]

seems too good to be true. I am going to try it out. do people really fall that easily?

[@wakeywakey4289]

With all due respect.. I dont see this working at all.

[@anilphilip546]

@@wakeywakey4289 if you look at ijf.org competition matches, they do the osoto gake often; apparently against stiff arming

[@TheRealHummus]

if you reach out with your leg like that it makes it osoto otoshi no/

[@Nativehustler21]

When did butterbean start doing judo?

[@ToniMattTony]

Sorry that is not Osoto Gari it is Osoto Gake. Osoto Gari is when you hold the top and sweep the bottom Osoto Gake is the complete opposite.

[@ToniMattTony]

Im sorry to interject again but Hiza Garuma was created to stop the opponents knee just before it crosses is other foot. Third throw is De Ashi Harai

[@jonathannaef2214]

are you a 7th dan?

[@ToniMattTony]

No 2nd dan, But just got over brain surgery!

[@jonathannaef2214]

+ToniMattTony congrats on your second dan, its still disrespectful to leave comments correcting a seventh dans video where he gives away valuable infi for free.

[@ToniMattTony]

Thank you for the comment, and I am not trying to be disrespectful but I I am witnessing is not the Judo I was taught, their are a lot of people out there that have rank they should not have, to me rank never really mattered.

[@frankrowley4700]

ToniMattTony, You are just being pedantic. The test is: do these techniques work? Not what they are called. That's for lower grades. The knee wheel was originally intended to bust the kneecap, when the opponent stepped straight in. You describe one of Kano's adaptations.

[@dutchspanishfly]

mister shihan, your pants are too long !

[@useridwitheld4934]

That's why the Japanese dominate their upper body control is as important as the trip /throw ,and taught as one throw But letting go ? Sure this could work on someone with no judo training, but I have never seen a successful throw ,without using the arms at least at the start of the throw ,in any judo competition ever And you can only control his movements IF he doesn't let go of you. While he has the possibility to drag you where ever I dont get why you would give yourself this disadvantage , Any black belts out there, that do this,and can be bothered to explain the benefits would be welcomed

[@ardeleanion4435]

Another bullshido master. 🙄🙄