Is It Your Fault!!??

[sensei8]

"Master technique; but let the spirit prevail."

Solid post!!

[bushido_man96]

I think its important to practice the techniques, and then as you apply them with different people who attack differently, things will have to be modified and varied here and there. It takes time and practice to work techniques through to find out what works for you and what doesn't, and what it takes to adjust.

As for fault? I don't think I can put a good answer to that.

[Tempest]

You know, if everybody could learn to effectively throw everyone else with O Soto Gari, we would teach O Soto Gari, make you practice it several thousand times, then give you a black belt in Judo.

One of the things I feel is missing from a lot of techniques and the training in them is context.

Some moves are good for a shorter person to do on a taller person or the reverse. Some moves are designed for someone who is moving forward, others for someone who is moving backward and any other combination of contextual factors you can dream of.