Glad to hear that Karazenpo Fresno. O Soto Gari is one of my favorite throws, so as a result there are quite a few videos on O Soto Gari on our channel. Thanks for your comment!
Hello, Steve! OSOTOGARI happens to be my tokui-waza and this back step is a deceptively simple yet powerful variation, especially against opponents who defend the standard Osoto by stiff-arming. By the way, have you any videos that show how to apply Osotogari without a gi?
Jun, Thank you for your comment. O Soto Gari is one of the most versatile and effective throws ever invented. We do have some cross-body O Soto Gari variations for no gi so check out playlist on Ashi Waza, but admittedly, we don't have many. We will need to add some more no gi material soon.
I do bjj (so, not a lot if standing throws) and whenever i see these tripping sorts of techniques i always think they look like knee killers.. is that accurate? How often do people get their knees seriously injured when being tripped, like this and in general? What is the best way to avoid injuring my training parther if we start working these?
Thanks for your questions. This type of reaping throw is not a danger to knees. The best way to practice safely is to learn Ukemi (Breakfalls) really well and to use a crash pad when throwing hard. Never, ever, reach out to the mat when taking a fall-instead, tuck your chin, roll or go with the throw and be sure to slap the mat when hitting the mat to dissipate the shock of the throw. I thrown and been thrown thousands and thousands of times in my 52 years of training, competing and coaching. Sure, once in a while everyone takes a hard fall, but just make sure to use your breakfalls and you will avoid injury. Also, be sure to relax and not be real rigid of stiff when throwing or being thrown. Hope this helps and thanks for watching and supporting our channel.
Thank you for your time and input. So peoples knees dont often get injured from the trips? Im probably being paranoid. Im getting close to forty (wow, that happened very fast) and im beginning to worry about things like that. I did aikido for about a year in my twenties, learned basics of breakfalling but i have to refresh. Learning to relax seems easier said than done lolbut Ill remember. Thank you again, for your response and the great content you guys share
Aikido really stresses breakfalls, so it is a good idea to refresh your skills from what you learned in Aikido. Actually, knee injuries from reaping throws like this one are rare in Judo. Keep in mind that O Soto Gari is a hard throw and the person getting thrown will take a hard shot on the mat so it is important to use those breakfalls. In training, I highly recommend a good crash pad as well.
It does look potentially bad for the knee of the Uke :(. I think the saving grace is that Uke gets pushed away from vertical . However, If he resists with his upper body then quite possibly he remains upright but his knee gets a solid hit /push on the side (on the leg supporting all his body weight) :( .
The leg is reaped (i.e. scooped-up), so the leg is pulled up as well as sideways, meaning very little force is actually put through the knee. There are some throws which can be potentially tough on the knees but I've never found osoto gari to be one of them - it's sometimes a hard throw though so I can't say your lats won't take a beating!
This is great! Is this essentially the "dynamic O soto gari" that is discussed in this article? I would love to hear your thoughts on this informed and courteous exchange. I always enjoy the details and demonstrations in your videos. www.fightingarts.com/reading/article.php?id=213
Looks like that it what the author of that article is referring to. There are numerous applications and variations of O Soto Gari and we have several of them on our channel. O soto Gari is one of the most reliable, versatile and effective throwing techniques invented, so play around with it to adapt it to work best for you. I personally used O Soto Gari back when I was competing and always preferred a side moving (what I call "cross body") approach. This would also be considred a dynamic application as a moving the opponent into position is vital to its success. Glad you like our videos!
Always a new twist! Nice
You guys have opened my eyes to an incredible number of variations of the o soto gari. Thanks.
Glad to hear that Karazenpo Fresno. O Soto Gari is one of my favorite throws, so as a result there are quite a few videos on O Soto Gari on our channel. Thanks for your comment!
This was extremely helpful. I really appreciate the emphasis on describing what the arms are doing.
Thank you for your comment Andrew-glad it helped!
Hello, Steve! OSOTOGARI happens to be my tokui-waza and this back step is a deceptively simple yet powerful variation, especially against opponents who defend the standard Osoto by stiff-arming. By the way, have you any videos that show how to apply Osotogari without a gi?
Jun, Thank you for your comment. O Soto Gari is one of the most versatile and effective throws ever invented. We do have some cross-body O Soto Gari variations for no gi so check out playlist on Ashi Waza, but admittedly, we don't have many. We will need to add some more no gi material soon.
THANK YOU STEVE! MUCH APPRECIATED!
Look`s like one of the best ways to apply the o soto gari. In no gi.
Great channel, thanks for putting this up!
Thanks for your comment! We appreciate you watching.
I do bjj (so, not a lot if standing throws) and whenever i see these tripping sorts of techniques i always think they look like knee killers.. is that accurate? How often do people get their knees seriously injured when being tripped, like this and in general?
What is the best way to avoid injuring my training parther if we start working these?
Thanks for your questions. This type of reaping throw is not a danger to knees. The best way to practice safely is to learn Ukemi (Breakfalls) really well and to use a crash pad when throwing hard. Never, ever, reach out to the mat when taking a fall-instead, tuck your chin, roll or go with the throw and be sure to slap the mat when hitting the mat to dissipate the shock of the throw. I thrown and been thrown thousands and thousands of times in my 52 years of training, competing and coaching. Sure, once in a while everyone takes a hard fall, but just make sure to use your breakfalls and you will avoid injury. Also, be sure to relax and not be real rigid of stiff when throwing or being thrown. Hope this helps and thanks for watching and supporting our channel.
Thank you for your time and input. So peoples knees dont often get injured from the trips? Im probably being paranoid. Im getting close to forty (wow, that happened very fast) and im beginning to worry about things like that. I did aikido for about a year in my twenties, learned basics of breakfalling but i have to refresh. Learning to relax seems easier said than done lolbut Ill remember. Thank you again, for your response and the great content you guys share
Aikido really stresses breakfalls, so it is a good idea to refresh your skills from what you learned in Aikido. Actually, knee injuries from reaping throws like this one are rare in Judo. Keep in mind that O Soto Gari is a hard throw and the person getting thrown will take a hard shot on the mat so it is important to use those breakfalls. In training, I highly recommend a good crash pad as well.
It does look potentially bad for the knee of the Uke :(. I think the saving grace is that Uke gets pushed away from vertical . However, If he resists with his upper body then quite possibly he remains upright but his knee gets a solid hit /push on the side (on the leg supporting all his body weight) :(
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The leg is reaped (i.e. scooped-up), so the leg is pulled up as well as sideways, meaning very little force is actually put through the knee. There are some throws which can be potentially tough on the knees but I've never found osoto gari to be one of them - it's sometimes a hard throw though so I can't say your lats won't take a beating!
helping me srudy
This is great! Is this essentially the "dynamic O soto gari" that is discussed in this article? I would love to hear your thoughts on this informed and courteous exchange. I always enjoy the details and demonstrations in your videos. www.fightingarts.com/reading/article.php?id=213
Looks like that it what the author of that article is referring to. There are numerous applications and variations of O Soto Gari and we have several of them on our channel. O soto Gari is one of the most reliable, versatile and effective throwing techniques invented, so play around with it to adapt it to work best for you. I personally used O Soto Gari back when I was competing and always preferred a side moving (what I call "cross body") approach. This would also be considred a dynamic application as a moving the opponent into position is vital to its success. Glad you like our videos!