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    Uchi-mata countered by Ko-soto-gake

    1. Uchi-mata内股
    2. Ko-soto-gake小外掛

    As the inner thigh swings up, everything rests on the attacker's standing heel, and hooking it from outside takes the whole throw down backwards.

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    Step by step

    The whole sequence in words. Described in the standard right-handed form.

    1. Feel their thigh swing up between your legs as they turn in for Uchi-mata.
    2. Drop your hips and widen your stance so the lift cannot get underneath you, keeping both grips.
    3. Their lifting leg is in the air, so everything they have is on their standing left foot.
    4. Step around and hook the sole of your right foot behind the outside of that heel, trapping it where it is.
    5. Drive both hands backwards over the trapped foot, your chest following them down.
    6. They fall straight back with their lifting leg still in the air; keep the sleeve and stay balanced over them.

    Receiving it

    You are the attacker, and an inner thigh throw is a bet on one leg. If the lift does not take them, that standing heel is all you have, and a foot hooking behind it takes the whole attack down backwards with your lifting leg still in the air. There is nothing to post with. Keep your chin on your chest, stay long, and slap with your free arm as your back meets the mat.

    VI judo notes

    Their thigh between your legs tells you precisely where they are standing, so the hook does not have to be found: sink your hips, then let your foot travel down their supporting leg to the heel. Hook and drive together, because the hook alone only holds the foot. Attacking, take the lesson that a stalled uchi-mata leaves you on one leg inside their grips.

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