Triple champion Bellandi is not unique 19 Apr 2026 23:13 World champion Mollaei shaping IBSA future 15 Apr 2026 11:04 Fabio Basile replaces Lombardo at Euros 14 Apr 2026 17:51 Shock exit: Kanikovskiy removed from IJF list 13 Apr 2026 18:20 New star alert: Xinran Hui tops U48kg ranking 07 Apr 2026 09:33 Nora Gjakova: a new life in Belgium as coach 02 Apr 2026 11:15 Rafał Kubacki: Poland’s double world champion 26 Mar 2026 12:09 Mika Sugimoto: Japan’s heavyweight world champion 25 Mar 2026 11:58 Another Paris champion quits, Christa Deguchi 24 Mar 2026 08:00 Yoko Tanabe and Japan’s rise in women’s judo 24 Mar 2026 07:50 Maki Tsukada: from Olympic gold to national coach 23 Mar 2026 11:31 Momo Tamaoki World Ranking Leader U57kg 23 Mar 2026 09:30
# Top 10 best ever uchi-mata specialists Country
1 Hidehiko Yoshida JPN
2 Joshiro Maruyama JPN
3 Kosei Inoue JPN
4 Shohei Ono JPN
5 Yasuhiro Yamashita JPN
6 Hitoshi Saito JPN
7 Hitoshi Sugai JPN
8 Keiji Suzuki JPN
9 Ryunosuke Haga JPN
10 Ayumi Tanimoto JPN
100 Analysis

Nomura’s dazzling Ippon-Seoi-Nage explained

Tadahiro Nomura is synonymous with drop morote-seoi-nage but he actually has a very nice standing ippon-seoi-nage too. In adopting a […]
100 Analysis tadahiro Nomura_Uchimata Seoi Combo

Nomura’s Olympic Uchimata-Seoi Combo

We’ve previously seen how Nomura does his uchimata, morote-seoi-nage-styleSometimes, when his opponent refuses to let him pull his head down, […]
100 Analysis tadahiro Nomura show his Morote Seoi Nage

Nomura’s dangerous Morote-Seoi-Nage

Tadahiro Nomura probably has the most famous drop morote-seoi-nage in the world. If you think morote-seoi-nage, you think Nomura. That’s […]
100 Analysis Aaron Wolf Belt Grip Ouchi

Aaron Wolf armed with Belt-Grip Ouchi

Talk about unorthodox techniques! Aaron Wolf might have been retired but he has one of the most unusual forms of […]
100 Analysis Tadahiro Nomura's uchimata

Do you remember Nomura’s Uchimata?

Most people know Nomura as a morote-seoi-nage specialist and don’t realise that he’s actually very good at uchimata as well. […]
100 Analysis Diyora Keldirova learned the Huizinga roll

Diyora Keldiyorova uses Huizinga Roll into strangle

Usually a Huizinga Roll ends up in an osaekomi but it can also result in an ashi-gatame of sorts where […]
100 Analysis Mascha Ballhaus of Germany is a ground specialist

Mascha Ballhaus turned into a ground specialist

At the 2025 World Championships, Mascha Ballhaus (GER) stunned the crowd with a very unusual but highly effective osaekomi turnover […]
100 Analysis Makoto Takimoto had a special Uchimata weapon

Makoto Tachimoto had a great uchimata

Many Japanese players claim they don’t raise their tsurite (lapel grip) elbows when doing uchimata. But video analysis of them […]
100 Analysis Judolegend_Toshihiko_Koga

Koga’s Leg-Insertion Seoi-Nage

If you were to say, “uchimata specialist”, a lot of names would come to mind: Shohei Ono, Joshiro Maruyama, Kosei […]
100 Analysis

Haga’s Hop-in Uchimata

There are many different types of uchimatas. The most common one is typically referred to as the “catch-up” uchimata where […]
100 Analysis Neil Adams armlock

The Ingenuity of the Adams Armlock

In 1978, Neil Adams was a rising star brimming with confidence. He was expected to win the 1978 British Open […]
100 Analysis Amadnine Buchard

The Evolution of Buchard’s Kata-Guruma

Some judoka build careers on variety. Others build them on obsession. Amandine Buchard belongs firmly in the second category. Like […]