Numerous Olympic Champions reveal one of their most effective weapons, exclusively on Superstar Judo.
Learn classical Kouchi gari from Keiji Suzuki and Mark Huizinga, off the sleeve variations from Kayla Harrison, combinations from Lucie Decosse, Kouchi Makikomi from Ki-young Jeon and Toshihiko Koga, and Kouchi gake from Ole Bischof.
Euan Burton and Gemma Gibbons show the principles of posture and positioning fro Kouchi gari.
Euan Burton takes you through the basics of kouchi gari
Double World and Olympic Champion Keiji Suzuki introduces his Kouchi gari against same stance opponents.
Double World and Olympic Champion Keiji Suzuki reveals the upper body movement his Kouchi gari against same stance opponents.
Double World and Olympic Champion Keiji Suzuki reveals the lower body movements for his Kouchi gari against same stance opponents.
Double World and Olympic Champion Keiji Suzuki reveals how he breaks the opponents balance for his Kouchi gari against same stance opponents.
Watch how Double World and Olympic Champion Keiji Suzuki used his Kouchi gari in Competition.
Learn Décosse's approach to this classic Ashiwaza.
Décosse shows us how she dealt with opponents who wrapped their right arm around her back and tried to pull her in close.
A few great examples of how Lucie made her Kouchi work in competition.
This combination was developed as a result of opponents expecting Décosse's Ouchi gari.
For success, this technique requires distance between Lucie and her opponent and to crush their posture on entry.
Lucie uses this combination against right handed opponents who throw their arm for a high grip.
As opponents reached over the top with the right hand, Lucie would force her left hand into their shoulder, pulling on the sleeve and stabbing at their lead leg.
In this variation, Décosse catches the opponents right arm before they grip moving it across they're body and closing the space to attack.
Some great examples of this fantastic combination in action.
Here we see Double Olympic and World Champion Kayla Harrison's Kouchi gari that she uses against left handed judoka.
Double Olympic and World Champion Kayla Harrison shows us the detail behind her Kouchi gari against left handed Judoka.
Double Olympic and World Champion Kayla Harrison show us step by step her Kouchi gari versus right handed opponents.
How Double Olympic and World Champion Kayla Harrison used her Kouchi gari on the World stage.
Double Olympic and World Champion Kayla Harrison's Sode Kouchi against right handed opponents. A Technique born because opponents often resisted her Sode tsurikomi goshi.
Kayla Harrison shows us her Kouchi gari from her Sode tsurikomi goshi grip - Kayla demonstrates this so we can see each step of how she sets up the entry for this Kouchi.
Kayla Harrison show us how she used her Sode Kouchi in competition.
Harrison reveals the Kouchi gari that results from the threat of her O goshi.