r/judo • u/bravetigernsfw • Jul 28 '24

Judo News Uta Abe suffers first defeat since 2019. First time she will be leaving a major tournament without a medal.

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u/Shrodax shodan Jul 28 '24

Very clean, too! Tani-Otoshi is my best throw. Nice to see it at a high level!

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '24

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u/Shrodax shodan Jul 29 '24

What's wrong with Tani-Otoshi? It's a good throw?

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u/Slakey00 Jul 30 '24

It’s the Kirby down B of judo throws

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u/EZmaklencheese Jul 29 '24

It's dangerous

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u/Shrodax shodan Jul 29 '24

Every move in Judo is dangerous. You'll have to be more specific

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u/PhnXFire Jul 29 '24

I'll elaborate. He's probably a BJJ practitioner or watches too much Shintaro Higashi on YouTube. Basically, in BJJ it's banned / frowned upon in many gyms because most people's standup and breakfalls are mediocre at best.

In Judo, it's a natural counter to many forward throws, but the lower belts tend to "sit" on the knee instead of doing a wide sweep to take out the far leg and pressing the head into the chest. When people sit on the knee and only sweep one leg, you can blow out your Uke's knee pretty easily if they resist the throw.

I've been doing the throw for 10 years in both BJJ and Judo and have never hurt anyone. I think when done properly (like in this clip), it's fine.

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u/pang_of_conscience Jul 29 '24

You must be really bad at judo

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u/Shrodax shodan Jul 30 '24

Probably. My body type, fighting style, and personality are better suited toward BJJ.

But you don't have to be mean about it. 😭

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '24

Lol