Nage no Kata Attacks - Uke Gets ... No Smarter?: The Sumo Shuffle

... Umm... I got nothing.  And I don't like it.

As I mentioned in this post, I have a hypothesis that there was some reason for Tori to select the throw she does... some reason more meaningful than "Tori really wanted to do Uki Goshi."  So, in these posts, I explored the subtle differences in Uke's actions which trigger specific throws, and I am pretty satisfied with the answers.

As I was performing the Kata the other day, however, I couldn't discern any difference between what Uke was supposed to be doing during the "Jigotai Shuffles" in Sumi Gaeshi vs. Uki Waza.  So I started reading.  I have a few books by people who know a lot more about Kata than I do, and thus far, I have been really happy that these books have been able to answer the questions I have had.  Not so here.  In Formal Techniques, Draeger mentions no difference.  In fact, he says a few times that Uke and Tori are repeating themselves in Uki Waza.  Same thing in Leggett's book.  Same in Kawaishi's.

So... is my hypothesis wrong?  (I already know your answer, LEO!) Or, is there some difference that these clowns didn't pick up on?  What do you think?  Do any of you guys do anything differently to induce Uki Waza instead of another Sumi Gaeshi?

The Gokyo - Kodokan vs. Mifune

Mifune was a wizard, and evidently a rebel.  He was the Harry Potter of Judo?

Did you guys know that Mifune had his own Gokyo (well... you would if you had read my review of his Canon of Judo).  Some interesting differences...  I don't have a ton of insight here just yet, but figured I would post this for those who are interested.  At some point I will post my color-coded Excel file which makes comparison between the two a bit easier.

#	Kodokan	Mifune
1-1	Deashi Barai	Deashi Barai
1-2	Hiza Guruma	Hiza Guruma
1-3	Sasae Tsurikomi Ashi	Uki Goshi
1-4	Uki Goshi	Sasae Tsurikomi Ashi
1-5	Ogoshi	Osoto Gari
1-6	Osoto Gari	Tsuri Goshi
1-7	Ouchi Gari	Tai Otoshi
1-8	Seoi Nage	Tsurikomi Goshi
2-1	Kosoto Gari	Kouchi Gari
2-2	Kouchi Gari	Koshi Guruma
2-3	Koshi Guruma	Kosoto Gari
2-4	Tsurikomi Goshi	Ogoshi
2-5	Okuriashi Barai	Seoi Nage
2-6	Tai Otoshi	Ouchi Gari
2-7	Harai Goshi	Kosoto Gake
2-8	Uchi Mata	Harai Goshi
3-1	Kosoto Gake	Uchi Mata
3-2	Tsuri Goshi	Hane Goshi
3-3	Yoko Otoshi	Hane Makikomi
3-4	Ashi Guruma	Harai Tsurikomi Ashi
3-5	Hane Goshi	Tomoe Nage
3-6	Harai Tsurikomi Ashi	Sukui Nage
3-7	Tomoe Nage	Ashi Guruma
3-8	Kata Guruma	Ushiro Goshi
4-1	Sumi Gaeshi	Yoko Guruma
4-2	Tani Otoshi	Osoto Guruma
4-3	Hane Makikomi	Uki Otoshi
4-4	Sukui Nage	Utsuri Goshi
4-5	Utsuri Goshi	Uki Waza
4-6	O Guruma	Tani Otoshi
4-7	Soto Makikomi	Yoko Otoshi
4-8	Uki Otoshi	Yoko Gake
5-1	Osoto Guruma	Ura Nage
5-2	Uki Waza	Sumi Otoshi
5-3	Yoko Wakare	Yoko Wakare
5-4	Yoko Guruma	O Guruma
5-5	Ushiro Goshi	Okuriashi Barai
5-6	Ura Nage	Sumi Gaeshi
5-7	Sumi Otoshi	Kata Guruma
5-8	Yoko Gake	Soto Makikomi