Rick Hawn's Seoi-Nage Judo Throw

Filed under: FanHouse Exclusive, Bellator

One of the more fun finishes you'll see in MMA this year (video above) involved a ground-and-pound sequence by 2004 judo Olympian Rick Hawn last week at Bellator 33 initiated with a beautiful judo throw.

The one-arm shoulder throw, referred to in judo as a "seoi-nagi," was all instinctual, says the four-time National judo champion.

"It was just second nature," Hawn told MMAFighting.com. "He was in the right position and I took advantage of it. Didn't even think about doing it, was just a reaction. It helps when you have done that throw for 20-plus years as well."

Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/10/28/rick-hawn-s-seoi-nage-judo-throw/

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