The false step: the greatest weapon for Ashi-waza

[@Chadi]

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[@ФайзуллоНематжонов]

3:00 Additionally, fake step is one of the best tools to improve and complete tomoe-nage.

[@Xzontyr]

Agreed.

[@thinkordie7292]

🙏🏾. Thanks Chadi

[@marounasmar9012]

Thank you again Chadi, great stuff

[@Barabass]

great stuff, thx

[@ilmaio]

Funny, when one tries to slow Maruyama down he just disappears from a frame and reappears after few frames... He's not "very fast", he literally teleports.

[@Leopar525]

This is in the final levels of judo

[@JudoHighlights2015]

I’ve always wondered what to call this. Maruyama is the best example. Some people in Japan call it the Maruyama step.

[@Iverisus]

I think I saw this from Ono as well.🤔 Do you think this can be compared with Aaron Wolf's feints? Just instead of De Ashi, he uses the Kosoto and Tani Otoshi.

[@DiogoSilva-ld7we]

I think it is also important to aknowledge why the false steps get a reaction in the first place and why the reaction itself helps the throw. This is how I see it. Both Inoue and Maruyama have great Uchi mata and use the false step (or back step if you're actually gonna do the technique I supppose) as a way to enter explosively into the technique. Their opponents, of course, know this and one way to defend against the uchimata is to push your hips forward and straighten your posture, so you don't get your balance broken. This defensive posture in turn makes them vulnerable for the De Ashi Barai, which is why they use it in those first two examples and why that reaction is so important to execute the technique after the false step. At least, that's my interpretation of it Edit: also works great in right vs left because Uke's front foot is closer to tori's sweeping foot, making the de ashi easier

[@Xzontyr]

In our sambo, we often used the counter weight pronciple and included an extra step in some of our throws. If not to get your opponent to react, it also got a person in a much better position, aslong as you got kuzushi before your opponent. The same can be said for striking. One of our greatest feints in combat sambo was to approach with our lead right, or strong side forward, and do a feint, but long reaching jab, and once they reacted, we would actually jump and turn our left foot forward, while also bringing our left fist around at the same time for a low body hook. From that reaction, certain throws can be used, and if their left foot is forawd, your in a good position for a framing lead single takedown. Infact, instead of doing a body hook, a guy can use that momentum to go directly into the single, or many other techniques. Its ironic that aikido itself seems useless, yet it's principles of controlling force have endless opportunities in grappling, which everyone should remember, has always been a part of every grappling style. Atleast most.

[@jb6368]

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