Osoto-Gari Tips | Riki Judo Dojo

New & improved video here:    • Osoto-Gari Tips | Riki Judo Dojo  
Riki sensei gave us some great pointers on executing osoto-gari (large/major outer reap).
He showed us some variations later that year:    • Osoto-Gari Variations | Riki Judo Dojo  
0:00 Osoto-gari translation & examples
0:21 Gari comes from the sickle movement
0:48 The target is the back of the knee
1:05 Kuzushi
1:24 Push uke with your palm
2:08 Forearm strike
2:40 Hikite details
3:27 It's not te waza
3:44 Make uke's knee buckle
4:10 Step at a slight angle
4:22 Try to get a rhythm while practicing
4:42 Buns of steel
5:11 Things to think about as uke
5:55 Scan, Identify, Predict, Decide, Execute
6:24 Osoto-gari drill
6:58 Provoking a reaction from uke
7:53 Reap uke's leg while it's moving