Kodokan Judo — 2nd Kyu

Uki Otoshi

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Uki Otoshi

The floating drop, and the first technique of the Nage no Kata. Tori drops to one knee and, with the hands alone, draws uke forward and down over the corner in front of them. No hip, no leg, nothing but balance taken at the right instant — which is why it opens the kata and is graded late.