Judo in Korea: Osoto Gari to Sasae Tsurikomi Ashi Combination

Osoto gari is one of the most effective throws in all grappling sports -- be it judo, BJJ, or wrestling. Osoto gari translates to major outer reap as you are cutting your opponents leg from under them, throwing them to their rear corner. Off balancing for osoto gari happens by pulling your opponents sleeve toward their rear corner and then downward in the direction of the throw. The lapel grip will pull your opponent to your chest and ultimately drive their shoulders to the ground. Your reaping hip should pass your opponent&to get a full and effective reap with your leg. Your opponent should have all of their bodyweight on the foot nearest you. Execution happens by cutting or reaping the opponent&leg and throwing them to the mat. The goal is to place their shoulders where their feet once were. Notice how my left hand pulls my opponents arm towards his rear and then downward. My right hand is controlling his shoulder, both pulling him into me and forcing him in a backwards motion. My reaping leg extends fully and my hip passes my opponent&hip each time. Sasae tsurikomi ashi or pulling, foot blocking technique is effective against a forward advancing opponent. The goal with sasae tsurikomi ashi is to pull your opponent forward and onto the ball of his front foot or to get them to advance the front foot strongly. In either case, you block the motion of the front foot and continue the forward momentum of their body and torque them around to the ground. Standard sasae...