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This is something I've been playing with the past month or two. I use these three steps to help people with body position as they are learning new throws.

In Judo, we have three foot positions for throwing:

• on the line (ex: hiza-guruma)[/*:m:8sjkgrmw]
  
• across the line (ex: osoto-gari)[/*:m:8sjkgrmw]
  
• down the line (ex: o-goshi)[/*:m:8sjkgrmw]

Interestingly, the position of our foot is the same!

Establish normal Judo grips and step on the line for hiza-guruma. I regulate my step based on my lapel grip, stepping on the line such that my right arm is straight. You must be exercising the Judo principle of gripping at your shoulder height in order for this to work correctly.

From this position, rotate on the ball of the foot to the across the line position. You'll find you are in perfect position for osoto-gari.

From this position, rotate on the ball of the foot to the down the line position. You'll find you are in perfect position for o-goshi.

So, I hope I don't sound too ignorant (though I likely will.)

When you say "the line," what exactly do you mean by this?

Is this an imaginary line that uke gets thrown over? Or a line formed by the position of your feet? Or something entirely different that I'm missing?

when uke's moving foot touches down, draw a line through both of his big toes. This is the line that Kyle is talking about standing "on" or "across" or etc...

at least that's my understanding of it.

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We actually shot a video on this recently. I'm hopeful we'll have it uploaded this week.

If you imagine an X, You are standing on the part of the X that looks like ^ (the bottom half). When uke steps forward with his right foot, you slide your foot into position on the "/" portion of the "^" part of the X. Uke's right foot should be where your left foot was. Uke's other foot is on it's original position.

Hope this helps.

Kyle, I think that the 'X' illustration is giving me a bit of trouble as far as visualization goes (my fault, not yours), but since there's a video upcoming, I'll look forward to that!

As promised, here ya go!

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