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Old 06-03-2005, 11:05 PM   #13
Red Beetle
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Re: Judo from another angle

Cool video.

Judo can be rough. It can be very suave too.
I think the most physically powerful throws come from Greco-Roman wrestling. They are technical, and they are designed to allow the one throwing to set his body into such a position that he can put every ounce of body strength into the throw.
For example, the Greco-Roman hip toss (as taught by U.S. Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler Dennis Hall) has the thrower start from a stagger stance, and after a lat-pull, drive his lead leg deep between the opponent's leg, then pivot and drive downward. The deep planted leg pivot allows the thrower to use every ounce of leg strength while also using massive upper body rotation to drive the opponent over and down into the mat. You can really hurt someone with this type of throw after some solid practice. It is not unusual to even develop a head-ache just from going at half speed with such tosses. I can not imagine what it would be like to toss some one on the street with such a throw. Ouch.

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