[Solved Mysteries] ep.1 : Why she learned JUDO?
[h3]Greetings, everyone! Do you like MMA?[/h3]
If so, can you find a commonality among the athletes below?
[color]Starting from the left: Yoshihiro Akiyama, Vitor Belfort, Dong Hyun Kim, Ronda Rousey[/color]
What all these fighters have in common is that they are famous MMA fighters who learned Judo.
Judo, as many of you are aware, is one of Japan's signature martial arts.
Since its inception in 1882, Judo has been an internationally recognized martial art that has been an official Olympic sport since 1964.
It is estimated that more than 40 million people practice this sport due to its popularity.
[color]▲Martial arts derived from Judo. Starting from the left: Jiu-Jitsu, Sambo[/color]
Judo focuses on throwing and grappling techniques in close matches, and its effectiveness and popularity have inspired the development of martial arts such as Jiu-Jitsu and Sambo.
Judo was regarded as the foundation for the ground techniques of mixed martial arts (MMA), which eschews the rules of individual combat sports in pursuit of realistic combat. MMA is about realistic situations, and throwing techniques that employ gravity to inflict heavy damage, or grappling techniques that subdue the enemy by targeting joints or vital points, are highly dangerous and threatening.
When it comes to dealing with dangerous situations where guns aren't an option, the characters of BLACK STIGMA rely on their own unique styles of martial arts.
Ms. One, the leader of the all-female organization M.A.I.D., favors tactical and strategic combat. Her interest in chess, another charming quality of hers, also demonstrates her intelligence.
She has been using the close-quarters fighting skills she learned in Judo to protect herself and assassinate enemies. In most people's minds, the word "Judo" conjures up images of bulky, built figures. Therefore, it may be challenging for people to associate Ms. One, who is the brains of AS, and her average figure with this image of Judo.
Then, let's take a look at Ms. One's choice of martial arts: Judo.
[h3][color]< Active Skill 1 : (EN) Hip-Sweep, (JP) 払腰[Harai-goshi] >[/color][/h3]
This is Ms. One sweeping her opponent up on her back and throwing them to the ground.
This skill is a recreation of a real Judo move called "Harai-goshi," or "Sweeping hip throw."
[color]▲ Source : Japan KODOKAN Official YouTube[/color]
Leverage is the foundation of this technique, allowing for even the heaviest of foes to be slammed to the floor with relative ease. To easily flip her opponent over, she uses her waist and hips as a lever to pull their upper body with two arms, and lift their lower body with one leg.
Although Ms. One has honed her skills over many years and is considered a veteran Master, there are definitely physical limitations to her slender physique.
As a result, she employs these techniques when pursuing male targets at least twice her size.
[h3][color]< Active Skill 2 : (EN) Foot-Sweep, (JP) 送足払[Okuriashi harai or Okuri ashi barai] >[/color][/h3]
This is Ms. One's skill, where she runs up to her opponent, grabs their collar, then trips them using her foot.
This skill is a recreation of a real Judo move called "Okuri ashi barai," or "Foot sweep."
[color]▲ Source : Japan KODOKAN Official YouTube[/color]
It is also a clever skill that Ms. One utilizes to overcome her physical limitations.
Falling to the ground during a fight will almost certainly result in defeat. As you fall, you are vulnerable to both your opponent's attack and gravity's, which could result in a disastrous situation.
For this reason, most martial arts masters tend to keep their center of gravity low, both to avoid being caught off guard and to maximize the impact of their attacks when pushing down with their feet.
However, due to the fact that foot sweeps tackle opponents at their feet as their center of gravity is raised, it is easy to knock them down with less force.
When you grab an opponent's collar and lift or sway their upper body, their center of gravity rises momentarily.
If you sweep the victim's legs immediately after, the victim may appear helpless to onlookers.
[color]▲ Source : Olympic medalists Jo Joon-ho and Jo Joon-hyun on 'Hanpan TV'[/color]
Similar uses of this principle have been observed in actual street fighting, where one fighter shifts their opponent's center of mass while sweeping their legs.
Ms. One is aware that it is difficult for her to lift a larger and heavier opponent with only her strength. Since she is too weak and lightweight to make her opponents stumble, her strategy consists of sprinting towards her opponents to push them back, thereby creating an opening to sweep their legs while their center of gravity is momentarily elevated.
Although she chose Judo to overcome her weight class with intelligence, she is hesitant to use certain skills on missions. Those are "grappling techniques," which include pins, chokes, and joint locks.
Successful grappling techniques can overcome a weight class difference to some extent.
However, Ms. One uses them sparingly. This is due to the fact that they typically do not work against opponents who are significantly heavier or more muscular than her, and can result in counterattacks.
After accumulating a vast amount of combat experience, she had reached one conclusion.
Her formula for winning is to use Judo techniques to quickly take down her opponents, then finish them off with a gun.
Did you enjoy reading about Ms. One?
As one of the most intelligent members of AS, you can't help but notice how methodical she is, even in close combat.
Likewise, each of our characters has a theme that draws inspiration from or pays homage to real fighting techniques.
Stay tuned for more martial arts stories from our other characters following Ms. One!
The Climax of Killer Action
BLACK STIGMA Team
If so, can you find a commonality among the athletes below?
[color]Starting from the left: Yoshihiro Akiyama, Vitor Belfort, Dong Hyun Kim, Ronda Rousey[/color]
What all these fighters have in common is that they are famous MMA fighters who learned Judo.
Judo, as many of you are aware, is one of Japan's signature martial arts.
Since its inception in 1882, Judo has been an internationally recognized martial art that has been an official Olympic sport since 1964.
It is estimated that more than 40 million people practice this sport due to its popularity.
[color]▲Martial arts derived from Judo. Starting from the left: Jiu-Jitsu, Sambo[/color]
Judo focuses on throwing and grappling techniques in close matches, and its effectiveness and popularity have inspired the development of martial arts such as Jiu-Jitsu and Sambo.
Judo was regarded as the foundation for the ground techniques of mixed martial arts (MMA), which eschews the rules of individual combat sports in pursuit of realistic combat. MMA is about realistic situations, and throwing techniques that employ gravity to inflict heavy damage, or grappling techniques that subdue the enemy by targeting joints or vital points, are highly dangerous and threatening.
When it comes to dealing with dangerous situations where guns aren't an option, the characters of BLACK STIGMA rely on their own unique styles of martial arts.
Ms. One, the leader of the all-female organization M.A.I.D., favors tactical and strategic combat. Her interest in chess, another charming quality of hers, also demonstrates her intelligence.
She has been using the close-quarters fighting skills she learned in Judo to protect herself and assassinate enemies. In most people's minds, the word "Judo" conjures up images of bulky, built figures. Therefore, it may be challenging for people to associate Ms. One, who is the brains of AS, and her average figure with this image of Judo.
Then, let's take a look at Ms. One's choice of martial arts: Judo.
[h3][color]< Active Skill 1 : (EN) Hip-Sweep, (JP) 払腰[Harai-goshi] >[/color][/h3]
This is Ms. One sweeping her opponent up on her back and throwing them to the ground.
This skill is a recreation of a real Judo move called "Harai-goshi," or "Sweeping hip throw."
[color]▲ Source : Japan KODOKAN Official YouTube[/color]
Leverage is the foundation of this technique, allowing for even the heaviest of foes to be slammed to the floor with relative ease. To easily flip her opponent over, she uses her waist and hips as a lever to pull their upper body with two arms, and lift their lower body with one leg.
Although Ms. One has honed her skills over many years and is considered a veteran Master, there are definitely physical limitations to her slender physique.
As a result, she employs these techniques when pursuing male targets at least twice her size.
[h3][color]< Active Skill 2 : (EN) Foot-Sweep, (JP) 送足払[Okuriashi harai or Okuri ashi barai] >[/color][/h3]
This is Ms. One's skill, where she runs up to her opponent, grabs their collar, then trips them using her foot.
This skill is a recreation of a real Judo move called "Okuri ashi barai," or "Foot sweep."
[color]▲ Source : Japan KODOKAN Official YouTube[/color]
It is also a clever skill that Ms. One utilizes to overcome her physical limitations.
Falling to the ground during a fight will almost certainly result in defeat. As you fall, you are vulnerable to both your opponent's attack and gravity's, which could result in a disastrous situation.
For this reason, most martial arts masters tend to keep their center of gravity low, both to avoid being caught off guard and to maximize the impact of their attacks when pushing down with their feet.
However, due to the fact that foot sweeps tackle opponents at their feet as their center of gravity is raised, it is easy to knock them down with less force.
When you grab an opponent's collar and lift or sway their upper body, their center of gravity rises momentarily.
If you sweep the victim's legs immediately after, the victim may appear helpless to onlookers.
[color]▲ Source : Olympic medalists Jo Joon-ho and Jo Joon-hyun on 'Hanpan TV'[/color]
Similar uses of this principle have been observed in actual street fighting, where one fighter shifts their opponent's center of mass while sweeping their legs.
Ms. One is aware that it is difficult for her to lift a larger and heavier opponent with only her strength. Since she is too weak and lightweight to make her opponents stumble, her strategy consists of sprinting towards her opponents to push them back, thereby creating an opening to sweep their legs while their center of gravity is momentarily elevated.
Although she chose Judo to overcome her weight class with intelligence, she is hesitant to use certain skills on missions. Those are "grappling techniques," which include pins, chokes, and joint locks.
Successful grappling techniques can overcome a weight class difference to some extent.
However, Ms. One uses them sparingly. This is due to the fact that they typically do not work against opponents who are significantly heavier or more muscular than her, and can result in counterattacks.
After accumulating a vast amount of combat experience, she had reached one conclusion.
Her formula for winning is to use Judo techniques to quickly take down her opponents, then finish them off with a gun.
Did you enjoy reading about Ms. One?
As one of the most intelligent members of AS, you can't help but notice how methodical she is, even in close combat.
Likewise, each of our characters has a theme that draws inspiration from or pays homage to real fighting techniques.
Stay tuned for more martial arts stories from our other characters following Ms. One!
The Climax of Killer Action
BLACK STIGMA Team