Last week I discussed how to work up to throwing a much bigger person. The post was inspired by the difficulties that a very small woman (5’1″, 115 lbs) at my dojo was having when attempting to do a shoulder throw (ippon seioi nage) on a much bigger man (6’1″, 210 lbs). No, the shoulder throw is not the ideal self-defense takedown for her in that scenario. Yes, there are throws that she could learn to do on a much bigger guy more easily. The point of the post was how to approach the difficulties that come when learning to do a shoulder throw (or other similar throws) on a much bigger person. (more…)

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