Morote Gari by Two Time Olympian Taraje Williams-Murray

[DethStryque]

So now that the rules have changed,do you recommend going for morote after a specific throw set up or do you prefer to go for it off of gripfighting? I do both and I'm sure you do too...but I'd like to know if you have any pet sequences of grips trips and throws to set up morote.

[SakoYo]

People that speak such nonsense about keeping judo "pure" or "honorable" are often fat recreational practioners who don't compete and would make any excuse themselves not to. Anybody can put a kimono and throw cooperative partners all day, which does absolutely nothing for your development as an athlete or a human being.

[ipponsionagejop]

really? have you seen my bouts? check my youtube site and see my videos and you be the judge

[SakoYo]

Okay maybe I made a bit of a generalization, but you know what I'm trying to get at. Morote Gari is still a legal move and someomes scores ippon with it a regular basis then give them their props and don't hate.

[theguyi26]

@SakoYo What? Recreational players do compete casually in sparring every time they train. Additionally, the most serious competitors are the ones who are throwing "cooperative partners all day" over and over again

[SakoYo]

@theguyi26 There is a balance, you need to both drill and spar, you can't do only one or the other. If you only spar, you will only develop toughness, but not any real skill. If you only drill, you will develop techniques, but you won't develop the ability to mentally and physically develop with live situations.

[ipponsionagejop]

for black belts in judo don't use morote gari throws... it's degrading for the rank

[bigpanda82]

If it is a legal move who not use it if the opportunity presents itself?

[ipponsionagejop]

that's the point of being a black belt "pride for your rank"

[tgtennis]

There's technique to a morote gari, though. Because it is easily defended it has to be very carefully mastered to work. Simply throwing out a legal and very useful technique because it clashes with one's perception of the art doesn't make sense, imo. Any study of martial theory would tell us to use this weapon, and, so long as we don't come to rely on it at the expense of other techniques, our art will not suffer but rather be enhanced through a more comprehensive knowledge and understanding.

[judomachine]

Are you serious?

[shitandpissinmymouth]

I agree, Morote Gari is great!

[shitandpissinmymouth]

Yeah, tell Robert Van De Walle that. Guy turned morote gari into an art form. Morote Gari is a great throw to go to when you just scored a yuko or wazari with second left. The guy is usually frustrated, and abandons all gripping and technique out of frustration. Best time to go to this throw.

[pazz260778]

Thats Bret Caswell isn't it?

[Taraje08]

Yes it is.

[Dudongo86]

Good Morote Gari but...horrible wrist injury.