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.
Olympic Champion Ole Bischof shows his Kouchi gake. This video is part 1 of 3.
Olympic Champion Ole Bischof shows the direction and posture for his Kouchi gake. This video is part 2 of 3.
Olympic Champion Ole Bischof shows the execution for his Kouchi gake. This video is part 3 of 3.
Jeon demonstrates his reactionary Kouchi gari from Ippon seoi nage
Jeon demonstrates one of his greatest abilities as a fighter, combining techniques together. Here he shows Kouchi gari into Drop Seoi nage
Jeon demonstrates two beautiful variations of Kouchi makikomi; including one from a cross lapel grip. Also featured is how to make sure the technique is legal
This Sode tsurikomi goshi into Kouchi makikomi is one of Jeon's favourite combinations
This very unusual combination features a failed Yoko tomoe nage into a Kouchi makikomi
Inoue demonstrates all three variations of his Ashi waza - Kosoto gari, De ashi barai and Okuri ashi barai
One technique that Huizinga used throughout is entire career was Kouchi gari
Mark Huizinga shows his left handed Kouchi makikomi from a sleeve grip, which perfectly compliments his Sode tsurikomi goshi. To meet new judo rules be careful not to touch the leg when performing Kouchi makikomi
To complement Huizinga's deadly Seoi nage he uses his right handed Kouchi makikomi.
Quellmalz demonstrates Kouchi gari
Quellmalz demonstrates a one handed Kouchi gari. Grabbing the leg is now Illegal in current IJF rules
Quellmalz demonstrates how to use Kouchi gari as a counter
Koga demonstrates a standard Kouchi makikomi. Next see Koga's variation
Koga demonstrates his Kouchi makikomi, highlighting the differences from a standard one
The Gokyo version of Kouchi gari, demonstrated by Neil Adams.
Former World Champion Neil Adams analyses Japanese World Champion Naohisa Takato's Kouchi gari, which he used several times during the 2017 Paris Grand Slam
Former World Champion Neil Adams analyses Attila Ungvari's (HUN) Kouchi gari variation in the last seconds of his Quarter final contest at the 2017 Zagreb Grand Prix.
Neil Adams analyses the very effective Seoi nage – Kouchi gari combination from Noel van T End (NED) in the 2016 Tbilisi Grand Prix.
Former World Champion Neil Adams analyses Miklos Cirjenics' (HUN) Kouchi gari as a counter from the Semi final and Final of the 2017 Zagreb Grand Prix.
Here is Ugo Legrand’s Kouchi Gari. This attack all comes off of his Kosoto twitch. The twitch is used to make Uke move into a position that allows Legrand to attack with his Kouchi Gari.
This attack bears many similarities to Daniel Fernandez’s Kouchi, as it was Fernandez who taught it to Legra...
Legrand starts his Kouchi by bunching up Uke’s sleeve with his right hand. With his left, he comes inside Uke’s lapel grip and then takes his arm up and over their back. In doing this he closes the distance to Uke
Legrand takes a deep grip, reaching for their lower back with his left arm. Grabb...