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Oct 28, 2008 11:13 pm
Circle of Throws
When practicing we should always work on all of our throws, not just our favorites.For example, during nage-komi we take turns throwing each other with no power & no resistance, giving our partner a clean slate to work with. If I throw osoto-gari, I should throw every other throw I know, while respecting uke's safety and ukemi skill, before throwing osoto-gari again.
If I have a throw I am working on refining, I will sometimes spend 3-6 minutes per class during nage-komi doing nothing but this throw. This should be a throw I need to improve, not a throw I simply want to do because it's my tokui-waza (favorite technique).
George has a video where Karl discusses Circle of Throws (item # 5401) and a supplementary volume (item # 5401-s). The DVDs go into great detail about learning how throws relate to one another, learning throws that are complimentary to each other and how to apply the ideas.