Randori and Osoto otoshi: My Judo Tuesday

My Tuesdays has never been exciting as it was before. Back then, I call it "Lazy Tuesday", but things have change and so are my ways. When I became part of the UFC Family, I learned a lot of different things, not only physically, emotionally and as well as mentally. Today, I want to share my Tuesdays and I'm calling it:

"JUDO TUESDAY"

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What is Judo?

Judo is a martial art that was born in Japan, and it is now known around the world as an Olympic sport. Judo was established in 1882 by combining jujitsu, a form of wrestling, with mental discipline.
Source: web-japan.org

Judo is a Japanese word meaning "gentle way," and is a type of martial art that comes from the ancient Japanese martial art of jujitsu, meaning "yielding way."
Source: www.urbandictionary.com

Judo (jōō´dō), sport of Japanese origin that makes use of the principles of jujitsu, a weaponless system of self-defense. Buddhist monks in China, Japan, and Tibet developed jujitsu over a period of 2,000 years as a system of defense that could be used against armed marauders and yet would not be in conflict with their religion. Jigoro Kano, a Japanese jujitsu expert, created judo (1882) by modifying or dropping many holds that were too dangerous to be used in competition. It depends for success upon the skill of using an opponent's own weight and strength against him, thus enabling a weak or light individual to overcome a physically superior opponent.
Source: www.encyclopedia.com

Judo is a tremendous and dynamic combat sport that demands both physical prowess and great mental discipline. From a standing position, it involves techniques that allow you to lift and throw your opponents onto their backs. On the ground, it includes techniques that allow you to pin your opponents down to the ground, control them, and apply various choke holds or joint locks until submission.
Source: worldjudoday.com

This martial art had a great history and widely used before we were born up until today. What I like about this martial art is that, you don't need to be super strong to win. As what our coach said, "It's about the leverage!"

Another facts about this sport,

• No weapons used (body only)
• It does not involve kicking, punching, or striking techniques
• It develops an outstanding work ethic, as well as important social manners and etiquette
• Bowing is important (ceremonial bow as a sign of respect)

Judo Techniques “It’s about control not brute force”

In the world of judo, spectacular throwing techniques and those useful for controlling an opponent while on the ground are the most well-known moves. A master judoka, a practitioner of judo, uses his or her opponent’s advantage against him or her to bring an opponent to the ground with throws or take downs. Once the opponent is down, the judoka applies joint-manipulating holds, chokes, strangleholds, and arm locks to subdue the opponent. During the process of learning these maneuvers, judokas learn how to fall safely to avoid injury.

Source: www.myjudotechniques.com

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Randori and Osoto otoshi

These two Japanese terms are most commonly used in Judo.

Randori (乱取り) is a term used in Japanese martial arts to describe free-style practice. The term denotes an exercise in 取り tori, applying technique to a random ( 乱 ran) succession of uke attacks.

The actual connotation of randori depends on the martial art it is used in. In judo, jujitsu, and Shodokan aikido, among others, it most often refers to one-on-one sparring where partners attempt to resist and counter each other's techniques. In other styles of aikido, in particular Aikikai, it refers to a form of practice in which a designated aikidoka defends against multiple attackers in quick succession without knowing how they will attack or in what order.
Source: wikipedia.org

Coach mentioned this on our drills. At first I thought it was "Cream Dory" but later on she corrected me about it. (I guess I'm just hungry that time). We also have to roll over as part of the training. We do front roll (egg roll), back roll, side roll and other rolls for judo except cake rolls (just kidding!). She also stressed out that in Judo, "what we do forward, we will also do backwards". We also have to partner up to make throws. It's fun doing it. We are just like playing.

Osoto Otoshi (大外落) is one of the preserved throwing techniques, Habukareta Waza, of Judo. It belonged to the fourth group, Yonkyo, of the 1895 Gokyo no Waza lists. It is categorized as a foot technique, Ashi-waza.
Source: wikipedia.org

This is one of the many throwing techniques in judo. There's Osoto-gaeshi, Osoto-guruma, Osoto-gari and many more. This is a foot technique to out balance an opponent. Again, at first I thought the name is "risotto". My coach laugh at me and corrected me once again and said, "Baka gutom ka na?"("Maybe you're hungry?").

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That's 2 of the lessons that I learned on that day. What makes it amazing is that every beginning and end of our training, there's a ceremonial bow to show respect. Another thing, before we end, we need to line up and greet each other, bow and shake their hands.

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I am lucky to know this kind of martial arts and share with you my thoughts about it. I hope everybody can learn this martial arts which promotes CONTROL, DISCIPLINE AND MOST IMPORTANTLY RESPECT.

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