Favorites moves

[Wa-No-Michi]

TaiOtoshi

HaraiGoshi

Jab+Cross

Clinch+Knees

What!! No Koshinage? I thought that was the Judo-ka's bread and butter.

[NightOwl]

Nope- Koshinage is an aikido throw. If I were to pick out some bread and butter judo techniques Uchimata, Ogoshi, Osotogari, Ippon seionage would probably come up...but they aren't my best throws

[ryukasagi]

probally the roundhouse from my back leg or a straight punch with my right hand

[Fish]

As a defence, any form of Tai-sa-baki, but especially as a defence to a roundhouse kick, shifting in and sideways off line, catching the leg and dumping the opponent on the ground.

[fallenyuyu]

im getting alot of round kicks. are these high, mids or lows? personally i cannot do a round kick for life. mine is so weak that is sad. prefer front kick more than the round kick. however i do like the low round to create an opening for a back sidekick

[SnakeStrike77]

I'd have to say “reverse crescent kick”. Not as powerful, or as fast as other kicks, but it’s extremely deceptive. I use it when advancing OR withdrawing from a half-moon. I’ve surprised main higher ranks in sparring with that kick.

[joesteph]

im getting alot of round kicks. are these high, mids or lows? personally i cannot do a round kick for life. mine is so weak that is sad. prefer front kick more than the round kick. however i do like the low round to create an opening for a back sidekick

I started with round kicks that were about knee high--my own knee height and I'm 5'6"--and I've worked them up to upper thigh height.

If you're in a tournament, you won't get points for them, but I don't care. I've found that by not trying to go higher, and so losing power, even balance (imagine making contact and then falling down!), I go with the round kick that never goes higher than my sparring partner's thigh. If you want more power, don't bother doing it with the instep of the foot; put your lower shin into it. I think it was Tallgeese who observed that the shin is like a baseball bat. I do it against a WaveMaster for practice, and when I've kicked at where I'm strong, which is a low kick to others, but put my shin into it, I've been told it's a stronger roundhouse than with the instep.

BTW, when you do a roundhouse, are you turning the foot of your supporting leg as close to 180 degrees as possible? The more I try to have the heel of the foot of the supporting leg aim at the target, the more power I can generate.

Edit addition: If I roundhouse at about a 45 degree angle, what I'd need to make the kick faster and avoid (go "under") protective elbows, I can hit the ribcage. It can be done with instep or lower shin.

Edited January 7, 2009 by joesteph

[JAKEHE3078]

I sometimes fall into a pattern that will work out most of the time. I start with a basic jab and reverse punch, then a short pause to throw off the rhythm and then throw out a mid level round house to the ribs. It seems like that set up works almost every time for me.

[ps1]

Same side armbar from the knee mount.

[Shotokan-kez]

I like kizami-zuki, meageri, kizami-zuki..or..Meageri, kizami-zuki, reverse punch..Just because i am better with punches and faster. I also like roundhouse because i am quite nimble and score a straight point to the head, i like to finnish that with uraken if the apponent isn't too tall.