kosoto gari vs de ashi harai
I was trying to commit some of the names of the ashi waza to memory and referencing Daigo's book on throwing but the problem I have is figuring out what the differnece is between kosoto gari and de ashi harai. I looked at some youtube videos and well...they just all look the same to me.
Would someone be so kind as to enlighten me?
John
classically kosoto attacks the rear of ukes leg and reaps it forward like osoto but with the mirror foot- deashi sweeps the mirror foot across either laterally or diagonally but generally toward the side or rear of uke - kosoto is very sweet when the man is coming forward but deashi is best as he steps back or to the side-- the similarity you see demonstrated is caused by a confusion most folks have about teaching deashi-- most of the world teaches it as uke steps forward which certainly blurrs the distinction between these techniques and also leaves folks with the feeling that deashi is difficult to pull off for real -- and they are right -- if you train your deashi on ukes forward step it is difficult to make a real throw out of it -- at this point many abandon this fundamental ashi waza and go into the big throws prematurely --consequently never developing correct lines for controling the mans steps and throwing on the move
kosoto
Is the line the same for kosoto as it is for hiza then?
Thanks for the reply Nick.
John
When I do kosoto-gari and kosoto-gake, I tend to be directly in front of my partner. I'm using my left foot/leg to attack my partner's right foot/leg as it's coming forward. This feels close to my right-side kouchi-gari, just with slightly less turning of the center.
Most of the throws, our setup foot is the same as our support foot. For example, with hiza guruma you step with your left foot to the three feet on the line position, and it bears weight as you use your right foot to prop uke's left knee. Other throws demand we our throwing foot to be what our support foot should be, based on movement. For example, if you slide out for hiza like above and you want to do kouchi-gari, you have to change so that your right foot becomes your support leg. Welcome to the "ko-" throws.
If you're at class Tuesday night remind me & I'll work with you on it.
For me there are a few other differences between the two (they may not be fundamental or true %100 of the time, but it tends to happen this way for me).
KOSOTO: body fall (I tend to catch uke's foot right as he's about to put weight on it, and keep it going a little further than he intended, much like kosoto)
DEASHI: body rise (I tend to catch this as uke's moving backward and he's in the process of lifting the foot I'm sweeping)
KOSOTO: tends to dump uke backwards when thrown (I prefer throwing big guys backward)
DEASHI: tends to pitch uke forwards (or sideways) when thrown (easier on littler dudes)
KOSOTO: tends to work primarily on Republicans
DEASHI: works well on Democrats
KOSOTO: mostly on Catholics
DEASHI: predominantly on Protestants
KOSOTO: even days
DEASHI: odd days
KOSOTO: Straight
DEASHI: Gay
HARAI TSURIKOMI ASHI: Bi