
Osoto-gari is a Judo and Jiu-jitsu fan favorite. It also has great self-defense application. The throw has been the tool of some of Judo's greatest such as Yasuhiro Yamashita, Masahiko Kimura, and more recently, Teddy Riner. Other throws can look the same as Osoto-gari, but are in fact different throws. In this video, we explore the subtleties that make Osoto-gari, Osoto-otsohi, and Osoto-guruma very different.