Uchimata, how close to far leg do I sweep?
Hey guys Im a BJJ beginner but I love watching some of the judo guys (shintaro, gunji mostly on YT) and appreciate the art of throwing people, mostly as a result of being the one receiving the throw.
We’ve been learning uchimata this week in BJJ and I was the one my professor used to demonstrate the technique in a competition scenario with momentum/full commitment, and I was surprised at the amplitude!
My own attempts were less graceful. I am more confident in my hand position, but when I do my attempt it often looks like my partner and I are both doing a beautiful groin stretch followed by some hopping and eventual finish.
I’m wondering now if i incorrectly assumed the leg closest to me was the “target” so to speak and am not going deep enough or somehow otherwise doing it incorrectly. Learning that it’s apparently called “inner thigh “ throw reinforced this.
Anyway I know BJJ guys are not judo guys so I wanted to ask the experts. If y’all have any references, experience, common ways noobs screw this up, I would love feedback.