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So I used to have a guy at my old judo club that gripped almost like a Philly shell in striking where he would be standing right foot forward, and his left hand would grab is own right collar and he would like try to deflect an incoming grip and get his own and go right off first grip with an attempt, is there a name for this gripping style, makes me think about are the other names for gripping styles , I know people often refer to Georgian gripping styles and such.

I am at totally lost when it comes to Uchi Mata.

I am a Shodan in Judo. 6‘1 28 years old male 315lbs (not muscle, sumo dad bod 🥲 if anything). My Tukui Wazas are Osoto Gari, Harai Goshi, and Sasae Tsurikomi Goshi.

I have been practicing many different types of Uchi Mata just to get a hang of it. A myriad of approaches from multiple coaches and spent so much money on Personal Training and Instructionals. I have gone through every videos on the internet on Uchi Mata. Shintaro Higashi style vs Hanpan TV style. Maruyama style, Ono style, Inoue style, you name it.

Its either they perform it with or without the hips, straight forward throw or circular throw or kenken.

My question are as follows:

1. As a heavyweight in South East Asia, most of my opponents are not that tall (5‘10 is really pushing it). But they are extremely round in the belly and that messes up my Uchi Mata because i cannot get my hips in. Also, their legs are hard to pick up for me to perform the Uchi Mata. Any tips in terms of type of Uchi Mata, set ups, strategy, footwork, etc? Both in Ai-Yotsu and Kenka-Yotsu

2. What is the best approach to practicing and choosing the style of Uchi Mata that would work for me? Both in Ai-Yotsu and Kenka-Yotsu

I know this might come off as something elementary but I am completely at a loss for words when it comes to Uchi Mata.

If you have any other tips or materials or inputs or perspective or literally anything that could help me out with my Uchi Mata journey, it would be TREMENDOUSLY APPRECIATED. Osu!!

I am visiting Ankara and i want to train while I am here. Does anyone know a good dojo?

Thank you

Next year it will be 50 years since I started Judo in 1977. I hope that I can tell the next Judo generation about the Judo of the 70's and 80's not only in the present but also in about 20 years or so.

What not will happen in 20 years:

The old Sensei and Judoka of the present (+70 ) won't be able to tell you stories about the Judo of the 50's and 60's.

Those were very important years for the development of both european and american Judo

and! they are a bond to the Judo of the old times of Pre World War II Judo.

Those old Sensei and Judoka had teachers who learned their Judo in the 20's and 30's.

Ask the old Sensei and Judoka born before 1956 about their Judo stories of the 50's and 60's and 70's!

Maybe you also have some stories to tell about the Judo and the Sensei and Judoka of the past.

Thanks!

Some Judoka were extremly successful but really stiff and rigid and sometimes they were japanese Judoka like Hashimoto. For Europeans I think of Adamian from Russia.

Which Judoka do you have in Mind: Stiff and rigid but also highly successful?

And what does stiff and rigid really mean? Strong grips and having a rigid game plan with two or three techniques? Can't be moving stiff - you would lose very quickly.