Core throws of Judo

Photo courtesy of Parrhessiastes

One of my favorite blogging topics in the last few years has been the idea of a core of throws in judo – that is, the idea that there is some handful of throws that are representative of and foundational to the rest of judo. If one could identify such a technical core, then it seems to me that core should be practiced more regularly than the rest of the judo techniques – as in every class or nearly every class.

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Well, in my research and practice, I have identified nine throws that I consider to be the core of judo. For a while I have called this handful The Divine Nine at my dojo. Following are some good links to resource articles I've written over the years about the idea of a core of throws in judo, as well as articles about each of the individual throws in the Divine Nine core throws of judo.

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The general idea...

• Kihon in Judo
• Core techniques in Judo
• Nine of forty judo throws
• Creativity in judo
• I'm not too far from the Big Dogs!

deashibarai

• A great deashibarai!

kosotogari

• A fantastic kosotogari
• Kosotogari Camarillo style

osotogari

• The King of Throws
• Osotogari and haraigoshi

hizaguruma

• A handful of hints on hiza

ukigoshi

• Gearing ratio in hipthrows

ouchigari

• Amazingly enough, I've written very little on ouchi - I'll have to set about fixing that...

kouchigari

• A handful of hints on kouchigari
• Outstanding kouchigari

ogoshi

• A handful of hints on ogoshi

seoinage

• A handful of hints on seoinage
• Seoinage is not a crack-of-the-butt throw

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Patrick Parker, is a Christian, husband, father, judo and aikido teacher, Program Director for a Cardiac Rehab, and a Ph.D. Contact: mokurendojo@gmail.com or phone 601.248.7282

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