I'm looking for ideas on some combinations for throws.. Mostly I just push against the other guy, wait for him to counter-push and pull him into a koshi-guruma or seoi-nage.
Still lacking creativity in my setups so looking for some ideas to get me rolling!
Enagage!
drop to guard and butt scoot.
oh wait......that's teh other Judo
Am I finishing the de-ashi-barai on the side I was going to sweep with, or pulling on the sleeve and sweeping on the opposite side?
Ah yeah, I get you. I'll give it a try tomorrow night.
Do you know any subtle setups with simple foot sweeps like this ashi-guruma setup?
TTT
Without getting into crazy, in-depth detail, my advice to you would be to focus on SWEEPS.
Sweeps are to Judo what jabs are to Boxing:
-They set up bigger/stronger attacks
-They can serve to control the pace of the match
-They can be used defensively, simply to throw at your opponent to make them have to defend something
-They set up combinations
-They're quick and don't really take that much energy to perform
-They're great for controlling distance
-You can use them disrupt your opponent's balance and make them end up in compromising positions
My advice is to learn how to PROPERLY perform footsweeps (read: not simply hacking away at peoples' shins with Muay Thai kicks) and then try to do nothing else but use them in randori until you can fit them into your regular game.
By the time you integrate them, you'll be hitting your normal throws 10x more than you were before. I personally guarantee that. Just be patient.
Interesting WaltJ.
"My advice is to learn how to PROPERLY perform footsweeps (read: not simply hacking away at peoples' shins with Muay Thai kicks) and then try to do nothing else but use them in randori until you can fit them into your regular game. "
That alone probably describes my sweeping game. I do try to setup throws off of sweeps, but I rarely come up with anything off of it. Infact, sometimes I feel like I'm just forcing sweeps at random times just to try be creative and to open opportunities for throws, but I don't think I understand kuzushi enough to make anything happen.
Sweeps are all about timing.
Unfortunately, you have to get worse before you get better with them.
Try to hit them right before his foot touches the ground when he's stepping.
Throw other stuff in like cutting your hips really quick but not actually bring your leg through for the sweep...a fake.
The thing is with sweeps (well, all of your techniques) is that people actually have to RESPECT them, because if they don't, they won't even bother to take defensive measures and you'll never be able to start an attack.
Get your tachi waza to the point where you're consistently putting people on their asses or making them stumble and they'll start to react more.
I'd suggest going to http://www.judoinfo.com to read about some combinations.
Also, this can be a thread unto itself, but pay attention to what's happening with the gripping. If you are being outgripped, stiff-armed, just in general thwarted by your partners, you need to focus on controlling their posture more.
One way I learned to do that was through stop trying to focus so much on their head/upper body, which is very strong and hard to control, and to start focusing on controlling their sleeves and arms instead.
Good standup in Judo sees DOZENS of exchanges in gripping and posture changes before throws happen. Being able to secure dominant grips and use sweeps regularly will put you ahead of probably 75% of the guys you randori with.
Yeah, one of the brown belts kills me with effortless foot sweeps. I'm going to ask him to help me, cos it seems to be his forte.
WaltJ - thanks, all taken on board! Appreciate it. I read up on judoinfo all the time!
^ Which perfectly describes foot sweeps.
As I said before, if you don't offer legitimate attacks, no one is going to give a shit and take it seriously.
At the high levels, guys don't just hit techniques at random (usually)...shit is set up and is based largely on action/reaction.
i use ko-uchi o-ouchi combo to put people against the cage!
Thanks for the feedback, I'm taking it all onboard. I've wrote down some of the above combinations and theory on paper and I'm going to see what I can string together tonight in class.
forward is the worst direction to move in judo. try any direction in the world that isnt straight forward. circles work really well, so does retreating to the back corners.
Best advice is develop a good kouchi and ouchi along with good grips this will lead to some great throws. Analyze your foot placement and uke's after each throw and develop your seoi entry from there. The idea is to use the kouchi to get them to step back and square up to you. The catch is to have a good kouchi and ouchi that they will respect.
Just to toss my 2 cents in, remember that kuzushi is not always about pulling the opponent. It can also mean "breaking" the opponent's posture by bending or twisting his spine in such a way that he is weak in the direction you want to throw.