The thing that made Dimitri Dragin so dangerous with his feet, was his ability to execute Ashi Waza against both right and left handed opponents from a wide variety of positions.

Even when up against a strong left hander who has a dominant grip over the top, Dragin could find a solution. And thi...

When facing a left handed opponent with a dominant grip over the top, Dragin needs to create enough space to be able to get his right hand on the inside lapel.

Having the space enables him to use that lapel to start to apply pressure.

Dragin wants to pull down and then push into Uke’s pectoral ...

With Dragin in his playground area, he needs to free up space on his right arm. He raises his elbow to knock Uke off balance – ending in a perfect position for him to sweep their leg.

As he steps, Dragin performs a shoulder roll.

To do this he moves the top half of his body away from uke. This ...

Dragin’s variation of De Ashi against a left handed opponent with an over the top grip can al-so work if they are on the lapel.

These 2 variations are very similar. The main difference is Dragin doesn’t need to execute the shoulder roll to get the distance between himself and Uke.

Dragin needs...