Lucie Décosse has an amazing record in World Judo - she has been ranked number one in all the weight categories she has competed in and is an Olympic Champion, 3 time World Champion and 4 time European Champion. Now, retired from the world stage as an athlete, she is now a coach for the French national team. Here she shows us the techniques and the approach that kept her at the top of World Judo for nearly a decade.
Primary Stance: Right
Developed when opposite stance opponents would block her Ouchi gari, Decosse demonstrates how to block the leg and drive to finish her Osoto gake.
Lucie shows how to manipulate the opponents body and destroy their balance to set up her Osoto gake.
Décosse details where to place the attacking leg and how to employ her Ken ken variation to knock the opponent further off balance.
Take a look at Décosse's explosive Osoto gake in action.
