Uchi mata

[nextexhale]

This was excellent instruction! The details on foot placement, hip placement, thumb position and high collar grip were very enlightening. Thanks for posting this.

[fondeur]

Thanks for your instructions and the fantastic way of breaking down techniques. Will apply them in my traditional jujutsu class. Ossss.

[x63zkk4]

You are an excellent Instructor! Thank you very much for your video!

[ptnippon]

@DatIsJustCool  Kumamoto, Japan

[BrokenSporadic]

im 14,5'4 in height..whats a good martial arts for me?

[stephenmorse31]

Judo and wrestling

[xC4Rbonx]

I need to learn this throw haha.

[ntrn123]

Do you have any pointers for a tall guy doing this throw on a much shorter opponent? My hips are so much higher than all of my opponents'.

[ptnippon]

@ntrn123 An outside hook version of this throw. Use your long legs to your advantage and "hook" your opponent's left ankle with your right leg and sweep up, not having to get your hips inside.

[DBKK]

if your using it in no gi in mma, momentum is key thats something he doesnt do in the vid. so try pushing him (he should push back) or catch him when hes coming in then boom use his momentum and throw him and you get way more power.

[MrSpat06]

why do io suck at this throw ?????? i just can't do it

[Chiragana]

Very cool, well done! CHECK OUT MY VIDEO ON UCHI MATA!!

It's from the US OPEN

[Antiwhateverur]

the thumb thing is awesome, never even dawned on me till now. Many thanks!!!



[ceroeck]

Hi, just wanted to say i learn a lot from your videos (in terms of judo & how to teach judo).

[Bergkampthelegend]

just under 5mins to give a step by step thorough break down of the application of this technique..simply awesome!! thank you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom you are a true judoka. =D

[IOWNYOURTURFNOW95]

Id let him throw me as much as he wants ;p

[Calvinizur]

What if Uke uses his right leg to brace. Is it al-right to keep driving even though I'm only his left leg. This is the only problem I have and I'm making full body contact when entering.

[emm589]

I find this particular throw so hard to perform, my uke either fall on my support knee while I fall too, or ahit him in the b.... what am I doing wrong???

[SuperSneakySteve]

I"ve watched hundreds of videos on youtube about judo and this is the best one! Thanks for sharing this.

[mdol88]

all that explanations about uchimata and in the end when its about to end they ask about arm bar LMAO..

[videosdatreta]

Thank you for sharing

[co05]

You recommend for the plant foot (the left foot for a right hander) to be no deeper than the tip of the equilateral triangle but I always see judoka (Inoue, for example) plant that left foot in deep and turn out with quite successful uchi matas. Why is that?

[RacoonBurglar]

@co05 because good judokas will always first learn the traditional technique then modify it for themselves to be more effective.

[barnaby1988]

@co05 I find that going deep gives me more power to take taller people up. If I don't go deep, I just end up stuck infront of my opponent with no mouvement what so over. The left leg needs to go relatively deep, IMHO, to get leaverage.

[Qwerty11715]

You should show a demonstration of kani basami hahahaahahaah :D i wish i could do that in a tournament

[4judoka]

Hi Sensei Paul, I met you at one of the kata clinics in Vista. I from Heisei Judo Dojo in Chula Vista. This is a perfect demostration of this powerful throw and you gave me some extra good points to execute this throw.

[chessnerd2390]

Also, I watched this just once yesterday, and today I felt like I could teach it. You are an amazing teacher; please make as many of these as you can.

[chessnerd2390]

wow. Thanks for pointing out the problems with the high collar. I'm going to try and remedy that in my hands tomorrow.

[strumindaguitar]

Hi Paul, thanks for sharing this video, what are your thoughts on a geesink style grip?

[ptnippon]

@strumindaguitar If you're 6'7" tall and weigh over 300 pounds like Geesink did, then it might work for you.

[strumindaguitar]

@ptnippon Haha thanks for replying anyways :P The reason i ask is because i was advised against it. I was told that my opponent would know where im trying to throw him (same as a high collar grip) but i believe that i have more options with a geesink grip and i can easily put my oppoent off balance on to his right foot

[boris999222666]

thx for the advice i will see if it helps

[wushubrother1970]

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[boris999222666]

i find this throw very hard to do as do the rest of my jujitsu club to the point where they have given up on it. i keep trying to nail it but cant its the only throw that gives me probs, any key tip as we use it after blcking a hooking punch ? ie pull them in or move to them.......

[ptnippon]

@boris999222666 The key is make sure the pull hand (if right handed throw your left hand) is working to pull them in. The left hand needs to be pulling a lot harder than your right hand. Your upper body needs to be chest to chest with them also.

[shumich]

@boris999222666 I was able to pull this off on friends who didn't know judo but was completely outclassed when I tried it at the dojo. I usually try to go w/ ouchi gari or o soto gari. I think that if you could see the similarities and differences of uchi mata to ouchi gari and o goshi you might be able to break the throw down more. It has a similar wind up (step in) to o goshi but you use your legs, only much higher, like in ouchi gari. I'm still new but enjoy studying.

[lallope]

@boris999222666 think of uke riding hip with thigh for momentum. strong kazushi with hand twist torque may be a option to practice. my students constantly forget that and get stuck.

[co05]

Could you comment on the difference between Uchi Mata and Hane Goshi? My senseis expained it to me as "Hane Goshi is when your right leg touches uke's right and uchi mata is when your right leg touches uke's left" but every video I've read seems to suggest otherwise.

[ptnippon]

@co05 sorry but your sensei is wrong. They are completely different throws with completely different throwing concepts. Hane goshi is a springing hip throw. Leg placement has nothing to do with the difference in the throws.

[co05]

@ptnippon ah okay, thanks. One more question about Uchi mata: what exactly does the lifting leg do mechanically?

[ptnippon]

@co05

The leg serves as a guide for uke to go over and for momentum purposes when executing the throw

[soulsenn]

I have always performed uchi mata with a short first step as you just demonstrated but with a deep second step in between uke's legs, closer to his left leg (as demonstrated by Katanishi-sensei, albeit with much less technical proficiency). Does this difference in foot placement make any difference in the overall effectiveness of the throw?

[ptnippon]

@soulsenn Foot placement is critical. A deep foot placement can lead to potential disaster. If the plant foot is too deep than the only to carry out the throw is to do a head dive. I have only seem 3 catastrophic injuries in judo and two were a result of this head diving motion, one resulting in a broken neck and death.

[soulsenn]

@ptnippon I gathered this point from your video and I had the nagging feeling that you were right (from a biomechanical point of view). My sensei's opinion was that a deeper entry allowed tori to better engage the hips in the throw and I never sought to question his opinion. It will be very hard for me to get rid of this ingrained habit but hopefully it will be worthwhile.

[edbiology]

I have watched this video more than 100 times, and it always cracks me up in the end when the kid asks about arm bar.

[henh32]

@edbiology - I think the kid has been watching too much UFC.. I wonder how much of that Uchi Mata instruction he actually absorbed

[alphie10]

@edbiology hahaha its hilarious

[zami1000cool]

wow very nice throw

though i kinda felt srry 4 the other guy he was being used lololol he seemed kinda scared

[mitchhsansom]

Excellent instruction. Thanks for uploading.

[Judotrainhard]

@guitargod01. If you are a beginner as you said, just keep on practising and one day you will get it man. You can watch this video 1000 times w/o practice,you're not getting anywhere.

[MatthewRyanBJJ]

beautiful expiation !!!!!!

[soonerbjj]

Great video. Keep them coming.

[rmoraespinto]

Paul - excellent teaching. I had never seen the explanation of uchi mata using the judo throw as a helping tool. Congrats again!

[guitargod01lovesBJJ]

uchi mata is a leg throw, right?

but in the video, it seems that the hips play the part in the throwing.

the tori has already have his uke lifted bu his hips before he swings his leg.

forgive my ignorance, im a beginner in judo

[ptnippon]

Uchimata is a leg throw according to the gokyo. As with many throws in judo the hips always plays a major part. Seoi nage for example is classifed as a hand throw but again the hips come into play. There are variations to uchimata but in "hon" uchi mata as shown here the hips do play a major part but do not go in as deep as most hip throws. Uchimata is a leg throw in that you must use the leg to execute the throw. Our dojo is in So. CA.

[elgringissimo]

@ptnippon

In the Netherlands we classify (ippon) seoi nage as a throw with emphasis on the shoulders. This in contrast to shiho nage wich is mainly done with the hands.

On the hip using in uchi mata: it is throwing with the hip, but one accents the throw with a leg sweep.

Luckily for kuzushi you can use your hands/arms... throwing is never done by just one part of the body ...

[giga927]

@guitargod01lovesBJJ uchi mata isn't necessarily a leg throw the hip plays a big part in it

[avaboy66]

@guitargod01lovesBJJ

Uchi mata could be considered as a hip throw also. It's being practiced in the line of other hip throws like harai goshi or tsurikomi goshi.

[TheBlobsy]

@guitargod01lovesBJJ

the reason why he allready caries uke before he uses his leg is because he pulls him out of balance. Alot of people don't do it or don't do it correctly, so they think its mostly in the movement, but you simply need to get uke out of balance before you enter a throw, use the correct movement now and uke is definetly going down. Then again, the hip is always important, sometimes just more then others

[guitargod01lovesBJJ]

wow. a red and white stripe belt.

*bow*

where's your dojo, sir? i would like to train and be your student.

[belekoty]

Great video!

[yukw777]

You said your plant foot shouldn't be deep. but when I saw Inoue Kosei's dvd, he actually says to go really deep as if he's trying to replace uke's left foot with his plant foot. which one should I stick too?

[feralheartbg]

There is alot of various uchi mata's. Some deep some not. Inoue shows 8 uchi mata's . Better show uchi mata videos of Inoue to your sensei he should think what is better for you. Also This looks aswell to hane goshi, inoue shows some kinda of this uchi mata on other video in youtube

[mulisha6]

@yukw777 whatever one works for you after you fit the 2 methods.

[TAEKWON21]

great video..i will work on this throw

[antulio]

Does Sensei Nogaki have a video on Ippon Seoi Nage ??

[footmanification]

thank you

[footmanification]

re; rear body contact. In harai goshi my understanding is that your hip is inserted and your left butt cheek is also making contact. You are now squared with uke. How important is that square alignment in uchimata? I'm thinking not that much.

[ptnippon]

Yes not as important

[KerosAohco]

When executing the throw I noticed you used your left leg to lift against your opponent's left thigh, and your right leg to lift against the right thigh. Am I correct? In competitions I see competitors lift the opposite legs. Is it just preference?

[ptnippon]

The goal is to sweep nothing up the middle. I am not using my left leg to purposely lift my opponent's left thigh. The right leg is for momentum purposes and serves as a guide for the opponent to go over.

[KerosAohco]

So the throw is more on the pulling of the arms and upper body? And the leg just directs the fall of the opponent?

[ptnippon]

It's your whole body, mostly importantly your hips

[KerosAohco]

I understand now. Thank you.

[jacobtho91]

I could be wrong but when the boy asks about an armbar I believe he is refering to an Ude Gatame on the arm that has the high collar grip.

[blackbeltjoe]

wow, such good instruction! keep them up sensei!

[GreArchangel]

sensei thank you!!! finally someone explained to me the uchi mata do it the right way..(Y)

[catchmyseed7]

im very glad someone asked about the high collar grip, and im glad ptnippon explained it so well.

thanks for all your contributions!

[paguk]

Dear ptnippon,

could you recommend a book on judo that teaches throws with as much theoretical background as you do.

I really like your instruction method

thanks for your help

[ptnippon]

Probably the best books in English would be the Masterclass series with regards to technique. Unfortunately the majority of Judo books in English are pretty bad, full of bad information.

[paguk]

Thank you. I might start withe the Seoi Nage one.

[anon69]

what are some of the best Judo books in Japanese?

[ptnippon]

There are quite a few. Kotani sensei has several good books. What particular subject were you looking for?

[Ippondo]

I like the parallel you made on throwing form and zempo kaiten to your students. Thank you for the give back to our sport.

[Gynormagantuan]

Thank you for these instructions Sensei. These really clearly make the distinctions between various similar throws and how they are distinctly different.

May I respectfully request that you post a few more (many more) videos on some basic throws like Ippon Seoi-nage and O-goshi. I am still finding alot of difficulties with these wearing the gi (especially adding the kazushi) because I come from a no-gi grappling background.

[tsneds01]

JudoDESU

What do you mean "And so???"

ptnippon

Thanks for your reply.

[tsneds01]

You can execute Sasae with that high collar grip.

[ptnippon]

You can execute many throws with that grip. However it limits the direction you can pivot more so than a lower lapel grip.

[JudoDESU]

And so????tsneds01

[JudoDESU]

Thanks sensei