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Nage Waza - Throwing Techniques of Kodokan Judo

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Nage-waza (投げ技): Throwing Techniques

Nage waza (throwing techniques) Nage waza include all techniques in which tori attempts to throw or trip uke, usually with the aim of placing uke on his back. Each technique has three distinct stages:
  • Kuzushi (崩し), the initial balance break;
  • Tsukuri (作り), the act of turning in and fitting into the throw;
  • Kake (掛け), the execution and completion of the throw.
Nage waza are typically drilled by the use of uchi komi (内込), repeated turning-in, taking the throw up to the point of kake.
Traditionally, nage waza are further categorised into tachi-waza (立ち技, standing techniques), throws that are performed with tori maintaining an upright position, and sutemi-waza (捨身技, sacrifice techniques), throws in which tori sacrifices his upright position in order to throw uke.
Tachi-waza are further subdivided into te-waza (手技, hand techniques), in which tori predominantly uses his arms to throw uke; koshi-waza (腰技, hip techniques) throws that predominantly use a lifting motion from the hips; and ashi-waza (足技, foot and leg techniques), throws in which tori predominantly utilizes his legs.

Te-waza (手技): hand throwing techniques
  1. Ippon seoinage (本背負い投げ, or 本背負投): Single shoulder throw
  2. Kata guruma (肩車): Shoulder wheel
  3. Kibisu gaeshi (踵返): One-hand reversal
  4. Morote gari (双手刈): Two-hand reap
  5. Obi otoshi (帯落): Belt drop
  6. Seoi nage (背負い投げ, or 背負投): Shoulder throw
  7. Seoi otoshi (背負落): Back drop
  8. Sukui nage (掬投): Scoop throw
  9. Sumi otoshi (隅落): Corner drop
  10. Tai otoshi (體落): Body drop
  11. Uchi mata sukashi (内股透): Inner thigh void throw
  12. Uki otoshi (浮落): Floating drop
  13. Yama arashi (山嵐): Mountain storm
  14. Kouchi gaeshi (小内返): Small inner reap reversal
  15. Kuchiki taoshi (朽木倒): Single leg takedown
Unrecognized technique
  1. Te Guruma (手車): Hand wheel
Koshi-waza (腰技): hip throwing techniques
  1. Daki age (抱上): Hugging high lift. (Forbidden in competition.)
  2. Hane goshi (跳腰): Spring hip throw
  3. Harai goshi (払腰): Sweeping hip throw
  4. Koshi guruma (腰車): Hip wheel
  5. O goshi (大腰): Full hip throw
  6. Sode tsurikomi goshi (袖釣込腰): Sleeve lifting and pulling hip throw
  7. Tsuri goshi (釣腰): Lifting hip throw
  8. Tsurikomi goshi (釣込腰): Lifting and pulling hip throw
  9. Uki goshi (浮腰): Floating half-hip throw
  10. Ushiro goshi (後腰): Rear throw
  11. Utsuri goshi (移腰): Hip shift
Unrecognized techniques
  1. Tobi goshi (飛腰): Flying/surfing hip throw
  2. Ushiro Guruma(後車): Rear wheel
Ashi-waza (足技): foot throwing techniques
  1. Ashi guruma (足車): Leg wheel
  2. De Ashi Harai (出足払): Advanced foot sweep
  3. Hane goshi gaeshi (跳腰返): Hip spring counter
  4. Harai goshi gaeshi (払腰返): Hip sweep counter
  5. Harai tsurikomi ashi (払釣込足): Lift-pull foot sweep
  6. Hiza guruma (膝車): Knee wheel
  7. Kosoto gake (小外掛): Small outer hook
  8. Kosoto gari (小外刈): Small outer reap
  9. Kouchi gari (小内刈): Small inner reap
  10. O guruma (大車): Large wheel
  11. Okuri Ashi Harai (送足払): Sliding foot sweep
  12. Osoto gaeshi (大外返): Big outer reap counter
  13. Osoto gari (大外刈): Big outer reap
  14. Osoto guruma (大外車): Big outer wheel
  15. Osoto otoshi (大外落): Big outer drop
  16. Ouchi gaeshi (大内返): Big inner reap counter
  17. Ouchi gari (大内刈): Big inner reap
  18. Sasae tsurikomi ashi (支釣込足): Propping and drawing ankle throw
  19. Tsubame gaeshi (燕返): Swallow counter
  20. Uchi mata (内股): Inner-thigh
  21. Uchi mata gaeshi (内股返): Inner-thigh counter
Sutemi-waza (捨身技): sacrifice techniques
Ma-sutemi (真捨身技): forward sacrifice projections
  1. Hikikomi gaeshi (引込返): Pulling in reversal
  2. Sumi gaeshi (隅返): Corner reversal
  3. Tawara gaeshi (俵返): Rice bag reversal throw
  4. Tomoe nage (巴投): Circle throw
  5. Ura nage (裏投): Rear throw
Yoko-sutemi (橫捨身技): Side sacrifice projections
  1. Daki wakare (抱分): High separation
  2. Hane makikomi (跳巻込): Springing wraparound
  3. Harai makikomi (払巻込): Hip sweep wraparound
  4. Kani basami (蟹挟): Crab or scissors throw. (Forbidden in competition.)
  5. Kawazu gake (河津掛): One-leg entanglement. (Forbidden in competition.)
  6. Osoto makikomi (大外巻込): Big outer wraparound
  7. Soto makikomi (外巻込): Outer wraparound
  8. Tani otoshi (谷落): Valley drop
  9. Uchi makikomi (内巻込): Inner wraparound
  10. Uchi mata makikomi (内股巻込): Inner thigh wraparound
  11. Uki waza (浮技): Floating drop
  12. Yoko gake (横掛): Side prop
  13. Yoko guruma (横車): Side wheel
  14. Yoko otoshi (横落): Side drop
  15. Yoko wakare (横分): Side separation
Unrecognized techniques
  1. Tama guruma (彈車):Jade wheel
  2. Ude gaeshi (腕返): Arm reversal
  3. Yoko Tomoe Nage (横巴投): Side circle throw

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