| Sacrifice techniques are normally | | | | to see if carried out successfully. |
| associated with arts where grappling and | | | | These Sutemi Waza are not just limited |
| throws are emphasised such as Judo, | | | | to the grappling arts though and can be |
| Wrestling arts, Ju Jutsu, BJJ etc. The | | | | seen in striking arts. For instance |
| Kodokan Judo syllabus has a number of | | | | whenever a jumping technique is |
| techniques which are actually referred | | | | performed. Be it a jumping roundhouse |
| to as Sutemi Waza (sacrifice | | | | kick, a flying knee or a flying downward |
| techniques). They nearly always depend | | | | elbow strike, they all involve leaping |
| on the thrower falling backwards, | | | | from the floor and if the techniques are |
| sidewards or frontwards towards the | | | | not carried successfully, the person |
| floor in the hope of taking the opponent | | | | throwing them can be easily countered. |
| with them. Obviously if the person being | | | | Another view is that kicks, low medium |
| thrown counters this or sees the | | | | or high can be seen as sacrificial. When |
| techniques coming, the person performing | | | | you are standing on one leg, balance is |
| them could fall to the floor alone, and | | | | weak and this can be taken advantage of. |
| find him/herself in an awkward position | | | | You must be 100% committed when using |
| where he/she can be dominated. BJJ | | | | sacrifice techniques. Any fear of them |
| practitioners use a strategy when | | | | not working will result in failure. They |
| standing, to take the fight to the floor | | | | must be drilled constantly so as they |
| by jumping into there opponents chest, | | | | become second nature. A lot of people |
| hoping to land in the guard position | | | | have lost a lot of fights using them, |
| which they could then pull there | | | | but some of the greatest fights known |
| opponent down using there body weight. | | | | have been won and remembered because of |
| Also a technique that has been used by | | | | the sacrifice techniques employed, and |
| most grapplers is the flying armbar. | | | | stars have been born instantaneously. |
| Rarely does it work, but is spectacular | | | | |