ASHI-WAZA (foot) · 4TH KYU
Uchi-mata
The uchi mata answered by absence: slip the leg, steer the spin, and their throw throws them.
OfficialKodokan — 野村忠宏② 「背負投」「内股」 / NOMURA Tadahiro② "Seoi-nage" "Uchi-mata"
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.
11x world, 3x Olympic champion
Teddy Riner
The heavyweight reign: osoto, uchi-mata and grip dominance measured in decades.
Canon: the Kodokan 100 (68 nage-waza, 32 katame-waza; IJF/Kodokan classification) · Daigo, Kodokan Judo Throwing Techniques · Kashiwazaki