Riki sensei gave us some great tips for uchi-mata and uchi-momo (inner thigh) during judo class on 6-17-2021.
0:00 What's the difference?
0:28 Uchi-momo
0:38 Uchi-mata
1:02 Two different targets
1:14 Three thigh entries
2:04 Wall practice
2:19 Footwork
3:06 Body movement
3:48 Posture & kuzushi
4:03 Build tension & spin the foot
4:22 Stepping outside vs. inside
4:34 Bend the knees early
4:44 Be on the ball of your foot
4:56 Practicing efficiently
5:17 Jujitsu battlefield origins
5:44 Uchi-mata-sukashi
6:05 A small introduction
In that same class, Riki sensei showed us lots of other ways to do uchi-mata and uchi-momo: • Uchi-Mata & Uchi-Momo ...
Riki sensei began Judo in Okinawa and is a Shichidan with over 56 years of study, practice, competition and teaching. He competed for 25 years at the local, national and international levels.
A few of the great Judoka Riki sensei has studied and practiced with include: Kotani, Daigo, Ito, Inokuma, Okano, Kimura, Kaminaga and Nakatani.
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