Uki-Otoshi Variations | Riki Judo Dojo

Riki sensei showed us a bunch of different ways to do uki-otoshi (浮落 - floating drop) during judo classes on 12-9-2022 and 12-12-2022.
0:00 hand on uke's head variation
0:24 hand gripping uke's shoulder variation
0:40 toe-otoshi variation
0:50 gripping behind uke's neck variation
1:10 you don't have to drop on a knee
1:20 pivoting with Chubby Checker
1:48 hands on uke's arm and sleeves variations
2:07 elbow strike to uke's chest variation
2:34 uki-goshi entry
2:47 pulling uke's pants down variation
Riki sensei began Judo in Okinawa and is a Shichidan with over 56 years of study, practice, competition and teaching. He competed for 25 years at the local, national and international levels.

A few of the great Judoka Riki sensei has studied and practiced with include: Kotani, Daigo, Ito, Inokuma, Okano, Kimura, Kaminaga and Nakatani.

See Riki sensei teach every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evening at 535 W. Iron Ave, Mesa, AZ 85210. Youth classes are 6 - 6:55 PM, adult classes are 7:00 - 8:30 PM. For more info, please visit rikidojousa.com

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