Ugo Legrand
11 Seasons
Double World medalist, 2012 Olympic bronze medalist and former European Champion Ugo Legrand reveals his beautiful brand of standing judo for the first time in full.
Don't miss his highly effective gripping strategy, his stunning spinning Uchi mata and his multiple variations of Kosoto gari.
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Osoto gari - Double Lapel vs opposite | Ugo Legrand
Episode 1
Ugo Legrand shows a way modifies his Osoto if he doesn't get his preferred grip - upper and lower body components required to complete the throw.
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Osoto gari - Competition variations vs opposite | Ugo Legrand
Episode 2
How Ugo Legrand has used his Osoto gari in competition all over the World.
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Osoto gari - Overview vs same | Ugo Legrand
Episode 3
Ugo Legrand shows us his Osoto gari - breaking down all of his variations against left handed (same sided) opponents.
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Osoto gari - Standard vs same | Ugo Legrand
Episode 4
Ugo Legrand demonstrates his standard version of his Osoto gari. Legrand shows how his Kumi kata, leg movement and Kuzushi sets him up for this classic technique.
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Osoto gari - Cross grip vs same | Ugo Legrand
Episode 5
This is the Cross grip variation of Ugo Legrands standard Osoto gari against same sided opponents. See how the contact and momentum of the upper body and the reaping action of the leg combine to finish this classic throw.
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Osoto gari - Off the grip vs same | Ugo Legrand
Episode 6
Ugo Legrand's favourite variation of Osoto gari. Legrand demonstrates how he pulls off this surprise attack.
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Osoto gari - Into Kosoto vs same | Ugo Legrand
Episode 7
Ugo Legrand shows how he deals with opponents who are expecting his Osoto gari with this great combination attack.
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Osoto gari - Competition variations vs same | Ugo Legrand
Episode 8
Here we see how Ugo Legrand uses his Osoto gari against opponents from all over the World in the IJF World Tour.
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Overview | Yoko Tomoe Nage | Ugo Legrand
Episode 9
Ugo Legrand gives you an overview introduction to his yoko tomoe nage
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02:29Episode 10
Preparation | Yoko Tomoe Nage | Ugo Legrand
Episode 10
Ugo Legrand walks you through how to prepare before throwing with yoko tomoe nage
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05:40Episode 11
Execution | Yoko Tomoe Nage | Ugo Legrand
Episode 11
Ugo Legrand shows you how to execute a yoko tomoe nage.
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01:55Episode 12
Overview | Koshi Guruma | Ugo Legrand
Episode 12
Ugo Legrand has two variations of Koshi Guruma. The First is his direct attack. This variation all stems from a passive situation, one in which his opponent has taken a dominant grip. From here Legrand attacks, catching Uke by surprise, turning what could’ve been a dangerous situation into a posi...
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05:01Episode 13
Direct Attack | Koshi Guruma | Ugo Legrand
Episode 13
Legrand’s direct Koshi Guruma is done in a situation where he is being made to look passive, with Uke having his sleeve and a dominant right grip over the top.
Legrand’s first step is to get a double lapel grip. From an inside lapel grip with his left arm, he sends his right arm to the opposite ...
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Movement Attack | Koshi Guruma | Ugo Legrand
Episode 14
Legrand’s moving Koshi Guruma begins the same as his direct variation – he starts with an inside left lapel grip, before bringing his right hand onto the opposite lapel.
With both hands on lapels, Legrand looks to feed his left hand up and around Uke’s head. Taking hold of a high collar grip, ri...
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01:47Episode 15
Overview | Kouchi Gari | Ugo Legrand
Episode 15
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...
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02:23Episode 16
Set Up | Kouchi Gari | Ugo Legrand
Episode 16
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...
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Skip And Execution | Kouchi Gari | Ugo Legrand
Episode 17
With the set up complete, the next stage of Legrand’s Kouchi all comes from the skip across. This skip allows him the time to wait and catch the leg at the perfect moment.
Legrand found that when he did the standard Kouchi Gari step, he would feel fixed and it never flowed. However with the skip...
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Competition Variations | Kouchi Gari | Ugo Legrand
Episode 18
You’ve seen how Legrand demonstrates his Kouchi gari, now let’s analyse how he executed it in competition.
Fighting Romania’s Danculea at the 2010 Tokyo Worlds, Legrand is fighting to keep the sleeve grip. As Danculea tries to break it Legrand sends the left arm over the top and attacks with the...