Kuzushi in eight directions

Balance broken to eight compass points: the invisible half of every throw that scores.

In these systems

Japanese orthodox Kodokan classicism: ippon or nothing, ashi-waza as art.

2x Olympic champion Shohei Ono The purest uchi-mata and ouchi-gari of his era: classical judo proven at the cruelest level.

Canon: the Kodokan 100 (68 nage-waza, 32 katame-waza; IJF/Kodokan classification) · Daigo, Kodokan Judo Throwing Techniques · Kashiwazaki