Creating a new Kata Part V: "Otoshi no Kata" (Forms of Dropping)

Purpose:

"Otoshi" techniques

have as a principle to "drop your COM (center of mass)" to throw your partner/opponent.

Some of them are rarely taught, some of them are common but often poorly executed - therefore I try to create a Kata with those techniques. Kata (form) is a tool to teach, learn and practice techniques (waza) and principles (ri) and to blend them. I also want to have throws to all directions of unbalancing (happo no kuzushi, throwing circle) and to throw with right and left handed grip.

Kata: Otoshi no Kata

(right handed grip)

Uki otoshi (floating drop), to the front

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwZsCZiR7Q0&feature=youtu.be

Tai otoshi (body drop), left front quater

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qAtLetqITA&feature=youtu.be

Yoko otoshi (side drop)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEYLQKEEwN8&feature=youtu.be&t=23m59s

Sumi otoshi (corner drop) left back quater

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97gs66kJKR4&t=1m0s

Tani otoshi (valley drop), to the back

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B166K9X-wDA


pause, adjusting Gi, change of grips to the left


Tani otoshi, to the back

Sumi otoshi, right back corner

Yoko otoshi

Tai otoshi, right front coner

Uki otoshi, to the front


Variation (less beautiful but maybe better for randori/contest preparation)

Seoi otoshi (shoulder/load on your back drop), to the front

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS_XrgE0hNE

O soto otoshi (big outside drop), left and right back quater

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2EShLHx8Tk

Kata otoshi (shoulder drop), to the side

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9Ia1fu3XUI&feature=youtu.be