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７．大外刈における刈り脚の力学的パワーについて
今村 T. ロドニー
射手矢 岬
カリフォルニア州立大学サクラメント校 マンデヴィール デービット
カリフォルニア州立大学サクラメント校 パーカー ダリル L.
カリフォルニア州立大学サクラメント校
東京学芸大学

キーワード：大外刈，力学的パワー，刈り脚

７．Mechanical Power of the Sweeping Leg During Osoto-gari
Rodney T. Imamura
Misaki Iteya
David Mandeville
Daryl L. Parker(California State University Sacramento, Sacramento, CA )(Tokyo Gakugei University, Tokyo)(California State University Sacramento, Sacramento, CA)(California State University Sacramento, Sacramento, CA)

要約
本研究の目的は，大外刈における刈り脚の力学的パワーを測定するために逆運動学の計算式を使用することであった．大外刈の刈り脚をハイスピードカメラで撮影し(240Hz)，その後にVicon-Peak Motus ソフトウェアを用いて動作分析を行った．被験者は男性の熟練者（２段）一名と未熟練者（無段）一名であった．それぞれの被験者は受けの代わりとなるバランス棒に対して大外刈の刈り動作を最大努力で行った．それゆえ，力学的パワーの計算は相手に接触しない投げというのが前提となる．力学的パワーはWinter (2005) により開発されたスイング脚の逆運動学の計算式に基づいた．データは，熟練者は未熟練者に比べて，刈り脚（腰，膝，足首）のすべての関節で大きなパワーを発揮したことをはっきりと示した．さらに，熟練者は大外刈の踏み込み時間を短縮し，全体の投げの速度を大きくして，推定される刈りの接触地点への到達を速く行っていた．先行研究でも報告されたように，本研究は被験者間で足首の使い方に大きな違いがみられた．本研究では，いずれの被験者にとっても大きな足関節パワーを生み出す運動伝導のパターンの十分な証拠はなかったけれども，熟練者は未熟練者に比べ大きな足関節底屈を一定して示した．
Introduction
Judo experts have described osoto-gari as one of the easiest throws to learn but one of the mostdifficult to perfect (Daigo, 1994; Yamashita, 1992). Biomechanically, osoto-gari is executed

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by creating two main forces onto the body of uke . The ﬁrst is a pushing force created by toriʼ

s upper body which forces ukeʼ s body backwards. The second is a pulling force created bytoriʼ s sweeping leg which forces ukeʼ s legʼ s forward. Together, these forces cause uke torotate about their center of mass and likewise be thrown onto their back (Figure 1). While it isarguable which force is more important, the sweeping force has attracted the most attention.
A previous study by Imamura and Johnson (2003) investigated biomechanical differences
between the osoto-gari performed by novice and black belt judoka. It was hypothesized thatblack belt belts would create greater velocities for upper body and sweeping leg contributions.
Interestingly, significant differences were found only for trunk and ankle contributions, withblack belts showing greater trunk flexion and ankle plantarflexion velocities. The findings
indicated that more experienced judoka create greater upper body force but not necessarily
greater sweeping force. There are a number of speculations as to why black belt players may
not be creating greater hip extension and knee flexion velocities than novice players. One
speculation is that novice players over emphasize the importance of sweeping force and, in turn,neglect the pushing contributions from the upper body. Another speculation is based on thegreater contribution of ankle movement by black belt judoka. Assuming that black belts createa more eﬀective sweep, it is possible that they use their sweeping leg as a kinetic link, which
requires timing from the hips and knees to create large ankle velocities.
The purpose of this study was to use inverse dynamic equations to calculate muscle powerof the sweeping leg during the osoto-gari throw. Since it is diﬃcult to quantify impact forcesfrom ukeʼ s leg and upper body, as well as obtain reliable digitized data points from hidden

Figure 1. The dynamics of the osotogari throw, illustrating the combination of upper body andsweeping force to create a rotational force onto the body of uke .
Source: Imamura, R.T. & Johnson, B.F. (2003) . A kinematic analysis of a judo leg sweep: majorouter leg reap ‒ osoto-gari. Sports Biomechanics, 2(2), 191-201.
図１

大外刈の投げの力学，受けの身体に回転力を起こすための上肢と刈り脚の力の組み合わせを説明している．
（Imamura (2003)の研究より）

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joint markers, this study used equations based on a non-contact throw or a simulation throw
without uke .
Methods
One male white belt and one male black belt served as subjects for this study. At the time ofdata collection, the novice white belt had three months of judo training and the black overten years.

Each subject performed the osoto-gari throw without uke using a stick for balance(Figure 2). Since the stick apparatus was unfamiliar to each subject, they were allowed topractice until they felt comfortable. The subjects were instructed to use maximal speed without
losing their footage. In this respect, maximal speeds were encouraged without losing themechanics of a clean osoto-gari throw. The throw was ﬁlmed within the sagittal plane using ahigh speed video camera (Casio; 240 Hz) and the video analyzed using the Vicon-Peak Motus
software. The inverse dynamic equations were developed through Microsoft Excel (2007) basedon the non-contact swing leg equations presented by Winter (2005). Muscle moment andangular velocity measurements were used to determine the mechanical power acting at three
joints (ankle, knee, and hip) of the sweeping leg.

Figure 2. The stick apparatus was comprised of a stick for balance and a hanging judo belt toprovide a non-resistance target for the sweeping leg.
図２

棒の装置は刈り脚にとって抵抗のない目標とするためにバランス棒に柔道の帯を吊した．

Results
Peak power is presented relative to a percentage of throw time. Throw time was broken down
into two phases, an entrance phase and sweeping phase. Ankle, knee, and hip movements
during peak power were also listed. Both subjects created peak power while executing hip
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最大の力学的パワー値が開始局面（Power 1）と刈り局面（Power 2）で測定され，その時の全体の投げに対する割合も計測された．足関節底屈または背屈はそれぞれPF, DFと定義された．膝と腰の屈曲または伸展はそれぞれF, Eと定義された．
Table 1. Peak mechanical power measured in watts(w) during the entrance phase (Power 1) andsweeping phase (Power 2) relative to total throw time (%Time). Ankle plantarﬂexion or dorsiﬂexion
deﬁned as PF or DF, respectively. Knee and hip ﬂexion or extension deﬁned as F or E, respectively.

Black BeltAnkle
KneeHip

Power 1(w)25.78 (PF)146.98 (E)800.63(F)% Time25%
14%
10%Power 2(w)33.82 (PF)526.36 (F)1036.8 (E)% Time85%32%
35%NoviceAnkle
KneeHip

Power 1(w)5.4 (DF)43.53 (F)175.57 (F)% Time18%
43%
15%Power 2(w)5.33 (DF)113.16 (F)338.91(E)% Time59%
60%
58%

Figure 3. Mechanical power relative to total throw time (0-100%) for the black belt subject. Positive power
is considered concentric contraction, while negative power eccentric contraction. Contact point wasestimated at 40% of throw time. *Ankle power is magniﬁed times 10 for visual purposes.
図３ 熟練者の全投げ時間の相対値と力学的パワー．正のパワーは短縮性収縮，負のパワーは伸張性収縮と考えられる．刈り脚の接触点は投げ時間の40％と推定された．見やすくするために足関節パワーは10倍の大きさにしてある．

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Figure 4. Mechanical power relative to total throw time (0-100%) for the novice subject. Positive
power is considered concentric contraction, while negative power eccentric contraction. Contact
point was estimated at 68% of throw time. *Ankle power is magniﬁed times 10 for visual purposes.
図４

未熟練者の全投げ時間の相対値と力学的パワー．正のパワーは短縮性収縮，負のパワーは伸張性収縮と考えられる．刈り脚の接触点は投げ時間の68％と推定された．見やすくするために足関節パワーは10倍の大きさにしてある．
created during diﬀerent ankle and knee movements between subjects. The black belt createdknee extension during the entrance and knee ﬂexion during the sweep, while the novice createdknee ﬂexion for both phases. For the ankle, the black belt depicted peak power while executing
ankle plantarflexion for both phases, while the novice executed dorsiflexion for both phases.
Table 1 summarizes the results for both the black belt and novice subjects. It should be notedthat only positive power (acceleration power created from concentric contraction) is listed in
the table.
Figures 3 and 4 illustrate the mechanical power relative to a percentage of throw time for boththe black belt and novice subjects. Sweep contact was estimated to be at the lowest vertical
position of the ankle. The sweep contact occurred much sooner for the black belt subject(40%) compared to the novice (68%) indicating a faster entrance and sweep. The sequence ofusing larger more proximal muscles before smaller more distal muscles (kinetic link) was only
seen during the black belt subjectʼ s entrance phase. For the sweeping phase there were noindications of a kinetic link for either subject.

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Discussion
The results indicate that the black belt subject created greater sweeping power for each joint
during both the entrance and sweeping phases of the osoto-gari . This is not in agreement withprevious ﬁndings from Imamura and Johnson (2003), where diﬀerences were only found forankle contribution. The temporal data does not indicate the use of a kinetic link during thesweep phase for either subject, however, they do indicate that the black belt was using a kinetic
link during the entrance phase.
For the entrance phase, the black belt depicted peak power during hip ﬂexion, knee extension,and ankle dorsiﬂexion at 10%, 14%, and 25% of the total throw time, respectively. The novice
depicted hip ﬂexion, knee ﬂexion, and ankle dorsiﬂexion at 15%, 48%, and 18% of throw time,
respectively. The percentages show a kinetic link pattern of power output from the larger more
proximal joint muscles to the smaller more distal muscles for the black belt but not for thenovice subject. In addition, the novice demonstrated peak power during knee ﬂexion, which canbe considered counterproductive during the entrance phase.
In terms of the actual sweep, there is little indication of a kinetic link pattern for either subject.
As previous research by Imamura and Johnson (2003) has suggested, ankle contribution was
the most noticeable diﬀerence between subjects, with the black belt demonstrating larger power
contribution from ankle plantarﬂexion. In terms of sequence, the black belt demonstrated peak
power from knee ﬂexion before hip extension at 32% and 35% of throw time, respectively. Since
the peak plantarflexion power measured at 85% of throw time occurred after the estimatedsweep contact time (40%), it is safe to assume that peak plantarﬂexion for the sweep actuallyoccurred during the tail end of the entrance phase. In this regard, peak plantarﬂexion poweroccurred early for the sweep at 25% of throw, preceding peak sweeping power for both hip
extension and knee ﬂexion. In light of these ﬁndings, it is possible that the black belt subject
used plantarﬂexion, not only for additional sweeping power, but to place the sweeping leg in an
optimal position. As the name of osoto-gari implies (major outer leg reap) the sweeping leg ispositioned like a reaping tool, or sickle, to optimally create contact force to ukeʼ s leg.
Unlike other activities in which a kinetic link is applied, the osoto-gari requires the leg tobe rigid at contact. In this respect, joint positioning and power are both emphasized and,perhaps, working together to optimize each other. For example, the gastrocnemius muscle canbe considered a major contributor to the sweeping motion. In terms of muscle function, thegastrocnemius is a natural concentric contractor for both knee ﬂexion and ankle plantarﬂexion.
Thus, when the gastrocnemius creates muscle force it will naturally position the knee intoflexion and the ankle into plantarflexion. In this way, the muscle creates effective power at
the knee and ankle and, at the same time, provides the sweeping leg with better positioning tosimulate a reaping motion.
Perhaps the most telling diﬀerence between the black belt and novice subjects, was the speed
in which the throw was executed. The percentage of throw time indicated that the black beltreached sweep contact (40%) much earlier than the novice (68%). This suggests that moreexperienced judoka spend less time during the entrance, which can be considered a practical2011年

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advantage during competitive situations. Likewise, the data suggest that more experienced
judoka can generate faster sweeping motions with greater power. These ﬁndings are consistent
with Narazaki et al. (2007) who found execution speeds for osoto-gari much faster for skilled
judo players as compared to novice.
Conclusion
The study provides a viable means to investigate the mechanical power generated by theosoto-gari sweep. Overall, the study reaffirms the common notion that more experienced
judoka are able to execute osoto-gari faster and with more power than novice judoka. Ankle
contribution continues to be a major difference between skill levels. While previous studies
have alluded to the possibility of ankle power being a product of a kinetic link system, this study
did not substantiate that notion. Rather, it is believed that the ankle not only contributes tooverall sweeping power but also plays a role in placing the leg in an optimal sweeping position.
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