brakzorak86

Thank you so much! I've tried telling people that "all natural" means complete jack but they always think I'm just up on a soapbox or something. I've pointed out so many times that "poison ivy is natural, too. Should you eat that?" but they always think I'm just being obtuse. Thanks for making me feel vindicated on this one!

I took judo for a little while and want to get back into it. My tai otoshi sucked most out of all my throws. I seemed to be able to get the right grips, get myself and my opponent into the proper position, and get the right footwork, but I think I wasn't fully utilizing my arms in the throw. That seemed to be my biggest fault. I could get my hips and feet deep but I'd leave my arms behind during the actual attempt. Any advice on how to more appropriately use my upper body in a throw?

Also, how do you feel about the applicability of straight judo in a street fight? Any great strengths or weaknesses that you think are associated with the art? Thanks for the AMA and the answers.

No that was fantastic. Gives me a pretty clear picture of what I need to be doing. Thanks for taking the time to provide such a good explanation.

About the second question, how do you feel about Judo's applicability in street fighting? In particular, how do you feel about most Judo dojos' strict adherence to working only with the gi?

Thanks very much!

By "drop throws" do you mean sacrifice throws?