Building Techniques

When structuring our lesson plans, we will build it off of a "Mother throw", and utilizing the fundamentals of this throw to then build into more intermediate or advanced level techniques. This teaching technique was inspired by and built off of a method taught by Sensei Israel Hernandez.

The 8 core mother throws are:

• Tsuri Komi Goshi
• Tai Otoshi
• O Soto Gari

If we have a mixed class, where you have students of all different skillsets/skill levels, what we start with a beginner technique and build off that technique. Throughout the class, we will refresh everyone on the introductory (see Beginner) technique and we may pull other students to the side to have them start working on the more advanced versions of the techniques. It may be a recognized technique, like going from O Soto Gari to O Soto Guruma. Or it may be a modification of the technique, for example, a Seoi Nage to a Collar Side Seoi Nage. Remember that if a person is struggling with the advancement into the next technique, it is important and necessary to regress back to the previous technique. An advanced technique cannot be done properly, without good handle on the original techniques.

The following table is an example of how we will build techniques off each to start with a more basic technique and evolve into a more advanced technique.

First Technique	Second Technique	Third Technique
O Soto Gari	O Soto Otoshi	O Soto Guruma
Uki Goshi	O Goshi	Koshi Guruma
Uchi Mata	Harai Goshi	Hane Goshi
Tai Otoshi	Ashi Guruma	O Guruma
De Ashi Harai	Okuri Ashi Harai	Harai Tsurikomi Ashi
Ko Soto Gari	Ko Soto Gake	Tani Otoshi
Sasae Tsurikomi Ashi	Hiza Guruma	Yoko Wakare
Ushiro Goshi	Ura Nage	Utsuri Goshi
O Uchi Gari	O Uchi Gake
Tsuri Goshi	Tsurikomi Goshi	Sode Tsurikomi Goshi
Yoko Tomoe Nage	Sumi Gaeshi	Tome Nage
Seoi Nage	Morote Seoi Nage	Seoi Otoshi
Soto Makikomi	Harai Makikomi	Hane Makikomi
Kuchiki Taoshi	Kibisu Gaeshi	Morote Gari
Uki Waza	Yoko Guruma
Tomoe Nage	Yoko Otoshi	Yoko Gake
Soto Makikomi	Uchi Makikomi	Hane Makikomi