Many judo kaeshi-waza are not fundamentally different from other techniques, except that they are used as a counter to a specific attack by uke (e.g. tsubame-gaeshi is a de-ashi-barai used to counter a leg sweep). However there are many ways one can counter various attack attempts. Which counters are canonically considered kaeshi-waza?
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Kodokan Judo nage-waza - Various techniques and their names lists various counters falling under the kaeshi-waza technique names. For the counters to turning throws, they mostly consist of
- Kosoto-gari/ -gake attacking uke's far (planted) foot/leg
- Twisting uke continuing their forwards motion towards the left or right (uki-otoshi)
| Kaeshi-waza | Uke attack | Tori counter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Sumi gaeshi | - | |
| Hikikomi gaeshi | - | |
| Obi-tori gaeshi | - | |
| Tawara gaeshi | Ashi-dori / Morote-gari | (Tawara gaeshi) |
| Tsubame gaeshi | De- / Okuri-ashi-barai | De-ashi-barai |
| Osoto gaeshi | Osoto-gari | Osoto-gari |
| Uchi-mata sukashi | Uchi-mata | Uki-otoshi |
| Kouchi gaeshi | Kouchi-gari | Uki-otoshi |
| Ouchi gaeshi | Ouchi-gari | Uki-otoshi Kosoto-gari / -gake |
| Uchi-mata gaeshi | Uchi-mata | Kosoto-gari / -gake |
| Harai-goshi gaeshi | Harai-goshi | Kosoto-gari / -gake |
| Hane-goshi gaeshi | Hane-goshi | Kosoto-gari / -gake Ushiro-goshi |
Note: Similarly named techniques
While some other techniques have the word kaeshi in the name, I suspect these may be examples of the meaning of "reverse" as opposed to "counter [attack]" e.g. Kibisu-gaeshi (in the same vein as ude-gaeshi).
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Are you sure the first two are counters proper? My understanding always has been that their names come from a different meaning of gaeshi, namely angle/corner. But I don't know if that's even valid May 13 at 6:47
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@PhilipKlöcking yeah the first few I'm not sure of, but included them for completeness. I think they're maybe using 返 (kaeshi) in the sense of "reverse" as opposed to "counter" (隅 (sumi) means "corner"). May 16 at 21:56