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Standard Uchi Mata Counter is the fundamental counter to uchi-mata in which the defender blocks or absorbs the sweeping leg, maintains balance, and uses the attacker's compromised one-legged position ...

The Foot-Leg Technique Throw group, known in Japanese as ashi-waza, comprises all throwing techniques in which the primary mechanism of force generation is the action of the thrower's foot or leg agai...

Ashi Guruma is a judo foot technique where the attacker extends the leg across the opponent's thigh or shin and uses a rotational pull to wheel the opponent over the extended leg. [1] Similar to Hiza ...

The Uchi Mata Counter subfamily covers techniques specifically designed to defeat an incoming uchi-mata attack, using the opponent's turning and lifting momentum against them. [1] Because uchi-mata re...

The Instep Angular Front Kick (Lotus Kick) is a front kick delivered at an inward angle using the instep (top of the foot), sweeping upward in a curved lotus-petal arc to target the groin, inner thigh...