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Continuous Attack
In randori and in tournament competition, continuous attacks occur
frequently. Continuous attacks are of two kinds: combinations while on the
offensive and counterattacks when the opponent's maneuver is unsuccessful.
It is not always possible to defeat an opponent with the application of a
single technique. Sometimes you must use techniques in combination, for
instance a throw followed by another throw. Or if you throw the opponent
but fail to score a full point, you may want to move into a mat technique.
This does not mean that once you have begun a technique you should not
follow through. You should always make the utmost effort to be successful
with every technique you apply, and toward that end you should study hard
to master both tsukuri and kake. But in the event your technique fails, you
must be ready to apply another without delay.
You must at all times be able to move smoothly into your own technique
when attacked by your opponent. By counterattacking, you regain the initiative
and prevent your opponent from continuing his attack.
As you advance in your study ofjudo, you will become aware of openings,
the opportunities that occur naturally to apply combinations and counterattacks.
That is an indication that you are beginning to grasp judo's underlying
principle.
Below, under the two general categories of combinations and counterattacks,
we have listed a few examples. An almost unlimited number of combinations
is possible.
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