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
Décosse switches stance to perform her favourite technique (Tokui waza), Ouchi gari against left handed fighters.
Décosse ensures she is first to the grip in order to block her opponent, rolls the shoulder to keep the distance.
Lucie steps forward to square up, closing the space between herself and her opponent. A short, sharp motion to ensure the opponent cannot react.
A number competitive examples of Ouchi from Décosse.
