A true next-level takedown defense and counter-wrestling system that allows you to defeat an opponent’s strongest takedown attempts and immediately put them into both positional control and submission threat – accessing some of our strongest control and finishing pathways right from our takedown defense and counter-wrestling.
Tai-Otoshi, Front-Nelson, Fig-4 OverHook, Snapdown, FHL, Go-Behind/Back Take, Crucifix, Wet Blanket (Cross Elbow and Ankle Pick Turtle Breakdown), Head-In-The-Hole Sweep-Single, Body Lock Reversal

CLINCH FIGHTING SYSTEM – OVERHOOKS AND FIG 4 GRIPPING & COUNTER-WRESTLING:
Ko-Uchi Gari, the “Minor Inside Reap” is the most deceptively powerful sweeping/tripping move in Judo – because like it’s name implies it’s such a seemingly minor movement.
However, when it’s used as a follow-along from a forward throwing motion that the opponent is either basing against or stepping over in front of.
Here, we’re using the same 1/2 Tai-Otoshi (“Body Drop”) chop to break posture and balance (“Kuzushi”) – exactly the same as our Front-Nelson Snap-Down FHL/Crucifix, the previous move in the drill series.
But now since we’re on the outside-arm position after the opponent concedes their bodylock and withdraws their near arm from their underhook grip across your back, we can leverage that arm to chop down the opponent and finish the takedown with the KO-UCHI footsweep, straight into the D’arce Choke, making this a great “quick-kill” competition move to quickly set up a finish.
Just remember that if the opponent lands on their knees facing down, we’re going to use it as a snapdown to the Japanese Neck-Tie (Gable-Grip Nelson) before going for the D’arce, allowing us the option to go for positional control instead of directly for the finish. The same goes for the initial takedown, you can always opt for a pass to positional hold-down (say if your arms were tired, for example.)
The outside arm position and 1/2 Tai Otoshi chop is the best grips for grapplers to develop the Ko-Uchi Gari who are new to it.