Originally Posted by
Robert Reinberger
Of course they have. It was the specific type of this Ashiate (Keri-) waza that caught my attention, as to me it has a more "modern", or "sports-like" feeling, or at least a feeling of an art, where kicks play a more important role than in the traditional Jujutsu I've seen. I also think that while it can be done, it is not the first technique of choice if one wears hakama. Additionally, I don't think that anything similar can be found in the Kodokan Ate waza syllabus. If it can (or could) be found in any of the Koryu Jujutsu styles? I dont know, but I don't remember to have seen it as yet.
However, compared to the more rudimentary forms of even Tegatana-ate (or Shuto uchi) and other basic hand-techniques displayed by the Japanese pioneers of the art in the west, I find this technique noteworthy.