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Originally Posted by YeahBee
I mostly hit it from a combo, hipthrow or ippon seo entry givers you the oppurtunity to do it as devastating as that,
I don't watch much int judo do they realy hit it like Yamashita even now? you mean that long reaching kinda hoping thing with little chest/shoulder shrug?
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Yup, that's the osoto you'll get if you watch international level judo, or even national level. There's almost no way to get into position for the traditional osoto, by the time you step forward your opponent has either moved back, or countered with something like o-ouchi or ko-uchi gari on your forward foot. The traditional osoto gari is great against people who've never grappled, but not useful against someone who's experienced. You see it alot when beginners fight, and then never again.
One point: the reaching osoto gari (some actually say its really more of an osoto otoshi, though I think naming becomes pretty arbitrary at that point) is mainly used cross grip ... ie when left handers fight right handers. It doesn't work as well against right-right or left-left gripers. Same thing is true for tai-otoshi btw.