Is osoto-makikomi a variant of osoto-gari or soto-makikomi? Isn't it just a combination technique of osoto-gari and soto-makikomi?
A lot of arguments can be made for each case but I would argue that ultimately it is a variant of osoto-gari.
There are also many ways to do this technique but the version I like to teach is the one used by double Olympic champion Peter Seisenbacher.
His version involves a high grip on uke's back. Osoto-gari is attempted from this high grip. At the start of the attack, tori's high grip arm goes over uke's head so that it effectively becomes a cross grip-type situation (akin to uke ducking his head under tori's high grip arm).
Tori maintains the grip while continuing to take uke backwards. As uke starts pushing forward to stop the backwards attack, tori seamlessly transitions into a soto-makikomi. The high grip arm lets go and clamps down on uke's arm instead (makikomi style). The throw is then turned into a front attack not a back one.
It's a classic "action-reaction" kind of throw. And those are the best kinds of judo throws.We will work on this today.
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