UCHI-MATA & O-UCHI-GARI A lesson plan for coaches to link both throws

Demonstrated as taught in 3 stages, each stage building on the last. Using a simplified circling uchi-mata and combination with o-uchi-gari, provides a useful lesson for middle kyu grades. Uchimata by itself is multiple lessons so students get good hip power, this circular method avoids that as an introduction to uchimata, and get students buy into what has to be seen for what it is, a big throw that is one of the most countered throws in judo tournaments. I want my judoka to take big risks to develop big