Kata Guruma – Sutemi / Uki Waza Variation
⛩️ Source
This excerpt comes from "Kōdōkan Jūdō – Nage Waza – Various techniques and their names", with technical adviser 9th Dan Toshiro Daigo Sensei and narrators Yuka Nukina and David Powers ; the exact publication year is not documented, but it was produced after the 1995 World Judo Championships as part of the Kōdōkan instructional series from the late 1990s.
Since the related "Kōdōkan Jūdō – Katame Waza – Various techniques and their names" was released in 1994, and considering the inclusion of 1995 World Championship footage and typical production timelines for Kōdōkan/NHK instructional DVDs, the Nage Waza DVD is estimated to have been released between 1996 and 1999.
🔖 Technique Notes
The entry begins identically to a classical Kōdōkan Jūdō Kata Guruma: Tori lowers his level and uses Uke’s forward momentum to load him across his shoulders while controlling one leg.
However, instead of completing the throw in the standard Kata Guruma manner, Tori transitions into an Uki Waza movement. With Uke still loaded across his shoulders, Tori sits down beside his own inside heel, extends his outside leg, and deliberately drops backward. As he falls, he pulls and guides Uke into a forward rotation over his body, following the mechanics of Uki Waza.
Because Tori sacrifices his own balance to execute the projection (sutemi), the technique is more accurately understood as Uki Waza with a Kata Guruma entry rather than a true Kata Guruma.
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