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A meeting in South Korea’s Parliament turns into a full-blown Judo contest in suits.
The application of fundamental judo principles was excellent in the first throw, Tomoe Nage. A grip is established, the opponent is off balanced, and then is dispatcjhed on a brief trip on Korean Parliament Airways (KPA).
The second throw, an attempt at Tai Otoshi, was pretty good too.
Sadly, an anti-scufflying law has been passed in an attempt to curb this kind of debate. It’s had mixed results.
The Lessons
1. Political debates would be a lot more compelling if, with some regularity, they ascended into judo tournaments. CSPAN take note.
2. Unless you are at a nudist beach, there are grips everywhere, and they are very well known to jacketed combat sports athletes.
3. Not all Koreans do taekwondo. South Korea is in fact a judo powerhouse, ranked #3 in Olympic medals overall for all time. By contrast, the USA is #11, tied with Mongolia.
What Were Those Throws?
Tomoe Nage is one of the traditional forty throws as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the third group (Sankyo) of the traditional throwing list, the traditional Gokyo (no waza), and the current 67 Throws. Tomoe nage aliases include:
• Stomach throw
• Circular throw
• Monkey flip
Tai Otoshi is also one of the original 40 throws as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the second group, Dai Nikyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of Kodokan Judo. And it’s part of the current 67 Throws; It’s classified as a hand technique, Te-waza.
What is Judo?
Judo is a modern martial art, combat and Olympic sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano.
Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the objective is to either throw or takedown an opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue an opponent with a pin, or force an opponent to submit with a joint lock or a choke. [wiki]
There are three basic categories of waza (techniques) in judo: nage-waza (throwing techniques), katame-waza (grappling techniques) and atemi-waza (striking techniques). Judo is most known for nage-waza and katame-waza.
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