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De Ashi Harai

Advanced Foot Sweep - also

Forward Foot Sweep

Tori forces Uke to step forward, then sweeps the advancing foot out from under him/her. Timing is crucial.  Uke must be on the verge of placing weight on the foot that is being swept.

Hiza Guruma

Knee Wheel

After breaking Uke’s balance to their right front corner, Tori places his/her left foot on Uke’s right kneecap and throws Uke over it.  The foot should be curled and placed just on the outside of the knee.  Do not force Uke’s knee back.  Throw is to Uke’s right front corner - Tori’s left back corner.

Sasae Tsurikomi Ashi

Propping Drawing Ankle Throw - also

Supporting Foot Lift Pull Throw

Tori breaks Uke’s balance to their right front corner and throws Uke by blocking Uke’s right leg with the left foot.  Tori’s sole should be placed just above Uke’s ankle.

Uki Goshi

Floating Hip Throw

Tori breaks Uke’s balance to their right front corner, loads Uke on his/her hip and throws using a twisting motion.  Throw differs from O Goshi in that Tori does not bend knees and raise hips or bend forward.

Osoto Gari

Major Outer Reaping Throw - also Large Outer Reap

Tori breaks Uke’s balance to their right back corner, causing them to shift all their weight towards their right heel.  Tori reaps Uke’s right leg with his/her right leg throwing Uke to the right back corner (Tori’s left front corner).

O Goshi

Major Hip Throw - also

Large Hip Throw

Tori breaks Uke’s balance directly forward or to their right front corner and loads Uke onto his/her hip.  Bend knees on entry, raise hips and twist to throw.

Ouichi Gari

Major Inner Reaping-also

Large Inner Reap

Tori breaks Uke’s balance to their left back corner and reaps Uke’s leg using a circular sweeping motion.  Tori twists his/her hips to the left while attacking so that he/she can insert their right heel.  Throw is to Uke’s left back corner, Tori’s right front corner.

Seoi Nage

Shoulder Throw

Morote - Two Arm

Using standard two handed grip, Tori breaks Uke’s balance straight forward or to their right front corner.  Tori pivots to the left, loads Uke onto his/her back and throws over the right shoulder.  Tori’s right elbow should be placed under Uke’s right armpit.  Tori’s hips must be lower than Uke’s belt - bend knees on entry.

Ippon - One Arm

Basic entry as above.  Tori releases right hand and passes his/her right arm under Uke’s right arm.  Grip on Uke’s right arm must be tight and maintained for throw.  Tori pivots to the left, loads Uke onto his/her back and throws.  Despite name, Uke must not be loaded on shoulder of Tori.

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Ko Soto Gari

Minor Outer Reaping Throw - also Small Outer Reap

Tori breaks Uke’s balance to their right back corner (Tori’s left front corner).  Tori throws Uke backwards by reaping the right foot with his/her left foot from behind.  Similar to O Soto Gari, but Tori uses left foot to throw.

Ko Uchi Gari

Minor Inner Reaping Throw - also Small Inner Reap

Tori breaks Uke’s balance to their right back corner (Tori’s left front corner).  Tori throws Uke backwards by reaping the right foot from inside with his/her right foot.  Similar to O Uchi Gari, but sweeps right foot of Uke instead of left foot.

Koshi Guruma

Hip Wheel

Tori breaks Uke’s balance to their front right corner, wraps right arm around Uke’s neck and shoulder, places his/her right hip solidly against Uke and throws Uke over it.

Tsuri komi Goshi

Lifting Pulling Hip Throw

Tori breaks Uke’s balance to the front or their right front corner, drops his/her hips to the level of Uke’s thighs, keeps arms extended and raises hips throwing Uke with lifting twisting motion.  Tori’s right elbow should slide under Uke’s left armpit.  A variation is Sode Tsurikomi Goshi (Sleeve Lifting Pulling Hip) where Tori’s right hand holds Uke’s left sleeve instead of the lapel.

Okuri Ashi Harai

Assisting Foot Sweep - also

Sliding Foot Sweep

Tori breaks Uke’s balance to their right side and sweeps Uke’s right foot towards their left one.  This throw is normally practised moving sideways.  Stay loose and move smoothly.

Tai Otoshi

Body Drop

Tori breaks Uke’s balance to their right front corner, places his/her right foot past Uke’s right foot, pulls strongly with both hands (in standard grip position), and throws Uke over the right leg.

Harai Goshi

Sweeping Hip

Tori breaks Uke’s balance to their right front corner, pivots to his/her left, pulls Uke onto his/her hip and sweeps with his/her right thigh against Uke’s right thigh.  This technique was devised as a means of throwing an opponent who slips past your hip when Tori attempts Uki Goshi.

Uchi Mata

Inner Thigh Reaping Throw

Tori breaks Uke’s balance to their right front corner, sweeping their inner thigh with his/her right leg/thigh.  Tori executes the throw just as Uke’s weight is shifting to their left foot.

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Ko Soto Gake

Minor Outer Hooking Throw - also

Small Outer Hook

Toru breaks Uke’s balance to their right back corner, hooks their right ankle with his/her left foot and throws Uke backwards (to Uke’s right back corner).  This technique was developed as a variation of Ko Soto Gari.

Tsuri Goshi

Lifting Hip Throw

Tori breaks Uke’s balance to the front and grabs their belt at the back.  Tori pulls Uke onto his/her hip and throws Uke forward by twisting.  There are two forms of this throw - Kotsuri Goshi is better suited for small people where Tori passes his/her right hand through Uke’s armpit.  Otsuri Goshi is better suited for larger people where Tori passes his/her arm over Uke’s left arm.

Yoko Otoshi

Side Drop

Tori breaks Uke’s balance to their right side, places his/her left foot outside Uke’s right foot and throws Uke by to their right dropping to his/her left side.

Ashi Guruma

Leg Wheel

Tori breaks Uke’s balance to their right front corner, pivots to his/her left and extends his/her right leg across Uke’s right knee, and throws Uke over the right leg in a large circle.  Tori’s right leg should extend beyond Uke’s right knee.

Hane Goshi

Springing Hip

Tori breaks Uke’s balance to their right front corner, pulls Uke onto his/her right hip and throws Uke with an upward springing action of his/her right hip and leg combined with a downward pull by both hands.  Tori’s right knee should project past Uke’s right leg so that hip, leg and chest makes full contact with the front of Uke’s body.

Harai Tsuri komi Ashi

Lifting Pulling Foot Sweep

Tori breaks Uke’s balance to their left front corner, sweeps their ankle with his/her right foot and throws Uke to their left side.  A simpler way to do this throw is to step forward with the left foot, quickly bring the right foot up near it, and sweep Uke’s left foot as Uke draws it back.

Tomoe Nage

Circular Throw

Tori places his/her left foot between and behind Uke’s legs, drops backwards and places his/her right foot onto Uke’s abdomen, and throws Uke back over his/her head.  Tori’s hips should land just between/in front of Uke’s feet.

Kata Guruma

Shoulder Wheel

Tori breaks Uke’s balance to their right front corner, lifts Uke onto his/her shoulders and gently drops Uke to the mat (Uke should roll off).  Tori should step in as deeply as possible with his/her right foot.  The back of Tori’s head should be at the level of Uke’s belt.

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Sumi Gaeshi

Corner Throw

Tori breaks Uke’s balance to their right front corner. Tori falls back, places the instep of his/her right foot in the crook of Uke’s left knee and throws Uke up over his/her head.

Tani Otoshi

Valley Drop

Tori breaks Uke’s balance to their right back corner, slides his/her left foot past the outside of Uke’s right foot and throws Uke to their right back corner.  Tani Otoshi differs from Yoko Otoshi in that the direction is to Uke’s right back corner rather than to one side.

Hane Makikomi

Springing Wraparound Throw

This technique if a combination of Hane Goshi and Soto Makikomi.  Tori breaks Uke’s balance to their right front corner.  While executing Hane Goshi, Tori wraps Uke’s body around his/hers and falls to the mat.  To effect the wraparound, Tori releases the right-hand grip on Uke’s lapel, and pins Uke’s right arm in his/her right armpit.

Sukui Nage

Scooping Throw

Tori breaks Uke’s balance to their left front corner, picks Uke up in his/her arms and drops Uke to the rear.  A good time to apply this throw in competition is when Tori is moving forward to grab Uke after being separated.  Tori must execute the throw before Uke can establish a grip.

Utsuri Goshi

Shifting Hip Throw

This throw is a go no sen no waza - a counter throw.  After blocking Uke’s hip technique by bending the knees, Tori swings Uke up onto his/her hips and throws Uke by twisting his/her hips as in O Goshi.  To swing Uke up high, Tori changes his/her right hand grip to Uke’s middle inner sleeve.  The best timing is for Tori to catch Uke coming out of their technique.

O Guruma

Major Wheel - also

Large Wheel

Tori breaks Uke’s balance to their right front corner, places his/her leg across Uke’s abdomen and throws Uke over it.  The throw differs from Harai Goshi in that it depends on the action of the legs rather than the movement of the hips.

Soto Maki komi

Outer Wraparound Throw

Tori breaks Uke’s balance to their right front corner and pulls Uke in close, twists to his/her left in a circle so that Uke’s body wraps around Tori.  When Tori falls forward, Uke is sent over Tori’s back.

Uki Otoshi

Floating Drop

Tori breaks Uke’s balance to their right front corner.  Pulling Uke downwards with both hands, Tori causes Uke to fall forward and down in a circle.  The hand motion used by Tori from beginning to end resembles a “J” motion.

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O Soto Guruma

Major Outer Wheel - also

Large Outer Wheel

Tori breaks Uke’s balance to their right back corner or straight back, puts his/her right leg across the back of Uke’s right knee, and throws Uke over it.  Tori’s right leg acts as the fulcrum.  Motion is similar to O Soto Gari, but without the reap.

Uki Waza

Floating Throw

Tori breaks Uke’s balance to their right front corner, blocks Uke’s right foot with his/her left foot, and throws Uke over head by falling on his/her left side (twisting).  The throw is to Uke’s right front corner, Tori’s left back corner.

Yoko Wakare

Side Separation

Tori breaks Uke’s balance to their front and sacrifices him/herself by dropping onto his/her back and left side.  Tori throws Uke across his/her outstretched body.

Yoko Guruma

Side Wheel

This technique can be used to throw a person who bends forward in an effort to prevent being thrown to the rear with Utsuri Goshi or similar technique.  Tori slips his/her right leg in between Uke’s legs, drops to the right side and throws Uke over head.  Tori’s left arm should go around Uke and grip Uke’s belt.

Ushiro Goshi

Back Hip Throw

This throw is used to counter a hip throw.  Tori puts his/her arms around Uke’s waist from behind, leans backwards, swings Uke up in the air, and drops Uke on their back.

Ura Nage

Back Throw

Tori puts both arms around Uke’s right side, lifts Uke up and throws Uke over the left shoulder as Tori sacrifices him/herself by falling backward.