Sports Judo throw

Judo throw · **3 Likes**

Judo is a sport that can be elegant, almost balletic.

Both athletes in this pic have won medals at the Canadian National Judo Championships. The one wearing white is my son.

This image was made just as both athletes' feet left the mat and they were rotating in mid-air.

Technical details: 1/350 sec, f3.5, DA*50-135. The only post-processing are minor adjustments and cropping in Lightroom. Taken in City of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada.

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Rimfiredude · 01-01-2016, 12:50 AM

Nice shot. Sharp in areas but showing motion in others.

slowpez · 01-01-2016, 07:38 AM

You must be very proud of your son. Nice capture.

manntax · 01-02-2016, 07:45 AM

excellent timing !! Well done !

Unregistered User · 01-02-2016, 09:23 AM

It's telling that I was immediately thinking of what's going on in the action - the young lady's striking the mat, so I guess the ippon went to your son - but I can't tell what throw he's using - used to do that stuff myself, forty some-odd years ago - 2nd in Virginia at the time - but all that thinking about Judo is because it's such a great picture that I wasn't thinking about the fact that it's a photograph at all.

troika · 01-02-2016, 01:00 PM

Very nicely done!

hardware · 01-02-2016, 02:53 PM

nice colors. interesting shapes. good work

**tranq78** · 01-04-2016, 10:07 PM

Originally posted by dlh

It's telling that I was immediately thinking of what's going on in the action - the young lady's striking the mat, so I guess the ippon went to your son - but I can't tell what throw he's using - used to do that stuff myself, forty some-odd years ago - 2nd in Virginia at the time - but all that thinking about Judo is because it's such a great picture that I wasn't thinking about the fact that it's a photograph at all.

Wow, you reached a really high level in the sport, congratulations! The throw he is using is Uchi Mata. (For non-Judo people, it's the inner thigh throw). As you can see, he is continuing the rotation after he completes his leg sweep.

Thank you everyone for your comments. Muchly appreciated!

troika · 01-04-2016, 11:48 PM

For those of us who are not judo-ka. Who is tori and who is uke in this photo?

**tranq78** · 01-05-2016, 04:26 PM

Originally posted by troika

For those of us who are not judo-ka. Who is tori and who is uke in this photo?

I didn't realize there were so many Judo people on the forum. I always thought it was a bit of an esoteric martial art in North America.

But to clarify... in Judo tori is the person who is carrying out the throw and uke (pronounced ew-kay) is on the receiving end. In the pic white is tori and blue is uke.

These 2 were going at it pretty hard. White executed a hard leg sweep (Uchi Mata) and followed through with the rotation as blue held onto his lapel. In a tournament if blue lands on her back the match is over. If she landed on her side or stomach the match continues and white would have gone straight into ground-fighting techniques, my guess is a submission hold (choke or arm bar) as white is well positioned for this.

Oh, and just because blue is a girl doesn't mean she isn't as tough as the boys. She is just as capable of doing the same. "Judo... the gentle way".

bertwert · 01-05-2016, 04:29 PM

I don't do Judo but I know a few throws. I do Hap Ki Do in which they taught us some Judo throws. But last night we beat each other up with swords...

Great photo!

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01-01-2016, 12:50 AM	#2
Rimfiredude Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Washington Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,176	Nice shot. Sharp in areas but showing motion in others.

01-01-2016, 07:38 AM	#3
slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,462	You must be very proud of your son. Nice capture.

01-02-2016, 07:45 AM	#4
manntax Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Photos: Albums Posts: 1,972	excellent timing !! Well done !

01-02-2016, 09:23 AM	#5
Unregistered User Guest	It's telling that I was immediately thinking of what's going on in the action - the young lady's striking the mat, so I guess the ippon went to your son - but I can't tell what throw he's using - used to do that stuff myself, forty some-odd years ago - 2nd in Virginia at the time - but all that thinking about Judo is because it's such a great picture that I wasn't thinking about the fact that it's a photograph at all.

01-02-2016, 01:00 PM	#6
troika Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Seattle, WA USA Posts: 1,753	Very nicely done!

01-02-2016, 02:53 PM	#7
hardware New Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 5	nice colors. interesting shapes. good work

01-04-2016, 10:07 PM	#8
tranq78 Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,005 Original Poster	Originally posted by dlh It's telling that I was immediately thinking of what's going on in the action - the young lady's striking the mat, so I guess the ippon went to your son - but I can't tell what throw he's using - used to do that stuff myself, forty some-odd years ago - 2nd in Virginia at the time - but all that thinking about Judo is because it's such a great picture that I wasn't thinking about the fact that it's a photograph at all. Wow, you reached a really high level in the sport, congratulations! The throw he is using is Uchi Mata. (For non-Judo people, it's the inner thigh throw). As you can see, he is continuing the rotation after he completes his leg sweep. Thank you everyone for your comments. Muchly appreciated!

01-04-2016, 11:48 PM	#9
troika Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Seattle, WA USA Posts: 1,753	For those of us who are not judo-ka. Who is tori and who is uke in this photo?

01-05-2016, 04:26 PM	#10
tranq78 Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,005 Original Poster	Originally posted by troika For those of us who are not judo-ka. Who is tori and who is uke in this photo? I didn't realize there were so many Judo people on the forum. I always thought it was a bit of an esoteric martial art in North America. But to clarify... in Judo tori is the person who is carrying out the throw and uke (pronounced ew-kay) is on the receiving end. In the pic white is tori and blue is uke. These 2 were going at it pretty hard. White executed a hard leg sweep (Uchi Mata) and followed through with the rotation as blue held onto his lapel. In a tournament if blue lands on her back the match is over. If she landed on her side or stomach the match continues and white would have gone straight into ground-fighting techniques, my guess is a submission hold (choke or arm bar) as white is well positioned for this. Oh, and just because blue is a girl doesn't mean she isn't as tough as the boys. She is just as capable of doing the same. "Judo... the gentle way".

01-05-2016, 04:29 PM	#11
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173	I don't do Judo but I know a few throws. I do Hap Ki Do in which they taught us some Judo throws. But last night we beat each other up with swords... Great photo!