is one of the original 40
throws of
Judo
is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyc ...
as developed by
Kanō Jigorō
was a Japanese judoka, educator, politician, and the founder of judo. Judo was one of the first Japanese martial arts to gain widespread international recognition, and the first to become an official Olympic Games, Olympic sport. Pedagogical ...
. It belongs to the second group,
Dai Nikyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of
Kodokan
The , or ''Kōdōkan'' (講道館), is the headquarters of the worldwide judo community. The ''kōdōkan'' was founded in 1882 by Kanō Jigorō, the founder of judo, and is now an eight-story building in Tokyo. Etymology
Literally, ''kō'' ...
Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. It is classified as a foot technique,
Ashi-Waza. A counter to uchi mata is
uchi mata sukashi as well as
Te Guruma
is a throwing technique described in ''The Canon Of Judo'' as a reference technique and demonstrated by Kyuzo Mifune in the video ''The Essence of Judo''. It is currently illegal in competition as of the 2011 IJF rule changes.
Included syste ...
. To this day uchi mata has consistently been one of the highest scoring techniques in competition. Uchi mata is often one of the hardest throws to learn.
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Notes
References
* Ohlenkamp, Neil (2006
''Judo Unleashed''basic reference on judo. .
Further reading
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Animations and drawings
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