What happens when you take an old school jiu jitsu takedown, which was then honed by judo*, with the pummeling of wrestling (especially Greco Roman wrestling)?
Have a look at the major inside reap throw O uchi gari, demonstrated by a judo legend: Yasuhiro Yamashita
Whisk into that some pummeling work demonstrated by WEC champion Urijah Faber:
What do you get? A kick-ass takedown that is beautifully fnctional for BJJ and NoGi Submission Grappling:
ps. If you want to delve deeper into O Uchi Gari, check out this fantastic study on the throw from JudoInfo.com
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Happy new year Liam!
ReplyDeleteNice post. Did you catch UFC 141 just before NYE? Check out the Jimy Hettes vs Nam Phan fight for some classic Judo takedowns by Hettes (BJJ purple and Judo Brown)... particularly effective use of O Goshi and Ko soto gari!!
Happy New Year to you too Graham. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI haven't watched it, but now that you say all this I feel I must catch it!
@Gerard - he's definitely a purple. I'm sure I heard Joe Rogan say it in the commentary. He more than deserves his brown after that performance though.
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