{{short description|Judo technique}} {{for|the video game|Uchi Mata (video game)}} {{Infobox_Judo technique |name =Uchi mata |image =Uchimata-illustration (cropped).jpg |image_size =220px |alt =Illustration of uchi-mata judo |caption =An illustration of uchi mata |class =Nage-waza |sub_class =Ashi-waza |grip = |back_up = |follow_up = |targets = |counter =Uchi mata sukashi <br>Uchi mata gaeshi |kodokan =Yes |romaji =Uchi-mata |japanese =内股 |english =Inner-thigh throw |korean =허벅다리걸기 }}{{nihongo|'''Uchi mata'''|内股}} is one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Kanō Jigorō. It belongs to the second group, Dai Nikyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. It is classified as a foot technique, Ashi-Waza. A counter to uchi mata is uchi mata sukashi as well as Te Guruma. To this day uchi mata has consistently been one of the highest scoring techniques in competition.
== Images ==
{{Gallery | title = | align = | footer = | style = | state = | height = | width = | perrow = | mode = | whitebg = | noborder = | captionstyle = | File: 81 ACPS Atlanta 1996 Judo Anthony Clarke.jpg | Australian vision impaired judoka Anthony Clarke performing uchi mata at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games | alt1= | File: 内股.jpg | Uchi mata being performed in competition | class2= | alt2= | File: uchimata.jpg | | class3= | alt3= | File: Uchi-mata de Morgane Ribout.jpg | Uchi mata by Morgane Ribout | class4= | alt4= | File: Madeleine Malonga Ipon contre Karen Stevenson Grand Slam Paris 2018.jpg | Uchi mata by Madeleine Malonga | class5= | alt5= | File: Judo (21778664590) (cropped).jpg | | class6= | alt6= }}
== References ==
* Ohlenkamp, Neil (2006) [https://web.archive.org/web/20070913064230/http://judounleashed.com/ ''Judo Unleashed''] basic reference on judo. {{ISBN|0-07-147534-6}}.
== Further reading ==
*{{citation | title = Uchimata | last = Sugai | first = Hitoshi | work = Judo Masterclass Techniques | date = 1992 | publisher = Ippon Books | edition = second | ISBN = 0-9518455-1-9}}
== External links == Exemplar videos: * [http://judoinfo.com/images/animations/blue/uchimata.htm "JudoInfo.com"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313031347/http://judoinfo.com/images/animations/blue/uchimata.htm |date=2014-03-13 }} Animations and drawings Category:Judo Nage-waza Category:Throw (grappling)
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