Questions tagged [throwing]
Throwing of people or weapons
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What is a "drop" seoi-nage?
In competition judo people often talk of a "drop" seoi-nage. How is this different from a seoi-otoshi?
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How is "front" uchi-mata (Yagura-nage) classified?
There is a competition throw in judo which resembles:
an uchi-mata lifting with the front of the thigh, or equivalently
an obi-tori-gaeshi where you continue the turn after lifting (as opposed to ...
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What is a "reverse" seoi-nage?
The IJF recently banned "reverse" seoi-nage in competition, due to the difficulty of breakfalling safely. But how exactly is a reverse seoi-nage defined? What variants are/aren't legal?
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Is it true that 'A strike is a block is a lock is a throw'?
I often hear this idiom from karate YouTube channels.
A strike is a block is a lock is a throw
In my experience the movements for blocks, throws, strikes and joint locks are completely different (...
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What is the difference between Uchi-Mata and Hane-Goshi?
Classical uchi-mata involves reaping uke's back leg up and twisting them over their grounded off-balanced leg. However a common competition variant involves loading uke on tori's waist and reaping ...
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Non-kodokan throws in the BJA syllabus?
The BJA syllabus lists a number of non-kodokan names for throws. Some of them are clearly names for common competition variants,1 but some I have never heard of e.g. ashi-dori, which looks to me like ...
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Want to know the proper name of a Judo throw
I was taught a throw in Muay Thai of all things, which they just call a "foot sweep," but I recognized it as a Judo throw. It is shown at 2:20 in the video linked below. It could be mistaken ...
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Do leg sweeps work with big people with muscles?
I was wondering about it because I have recently been watching out for some big men. I think leg sweeps are a good way to defeat them. But do they work with muscular people?
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Throwing into the ground vs ground fighting?
There's been more emphasis on ground fighting in martial arts since Royce made BJJ supreme for the first few years of MMA, taking any comers of any weight with as few rules as state commissioners ...
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Why is exhalation so strongly associated with striking in martial arts?
Is exhalation strongly associated with striking, or is this just a perception?
If it is the default for striking, what physiological principles make it optimal during strikes?
If this is a general ...
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In competition Judo can you use improvised techniques or throws that are not "officially" named?
Basically, if you work on a technique of your own (and it does not involve arm or leg locks, or submission tactics etc) i.e. if it is a basic "throw" or "takedown", are they legal ...
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Types of neck throws?
Are there throws in Judo or other grappling styles that involve gripping (encircling) the neck to make the throw, and, if so, how dangerous are they?
(Alternately, are they impractical, unlikely, easy ...
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Escapes from standing rear mount
It's rare to see but some MMA fights end with a rear naked choke where the victim is standing. What really stood out to me was how helpless they seemed once their opponent locked in a hook with one or ...
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Are foot sweeps legal in kendo competition?
I had recently seen two examples of a foot sweep (de ashi barai) used in a kendo match to fell an opponent before striking them:
2018 All Japan Police Team Championship Final
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What sort of throws are illegal in Muay Thai and why?
I started to watch Muay Thai recently, and something I can't really wrap my head around is exactly what throws are illegal. Muay Thai abstains from many throws and takedowns you'd find in grappling ...
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How do mixed martial artists select their stance lead foot?
An orthodox (right-handed) boxer fights with their left foot forward so they can throw a strong right-handed punch with hip rotation.
A right-handed judoka has their right foot forward so their ...
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How many international judo competitors throw ambidextrously?
I am trying to understand how often playing opponents as one-sided may backfire. If an opponent is right-handed only, you would prioitize preventing the right hand from gripping and not worry so much ...
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What is the name of this throw that starts from a failed guillotine?
In this video, a bully throws a punch at a student. They go out of frame for a second, and when they come back the bully has wrapped an arm around the student's head as if he were going for a ...
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Is the 'sticker' a kosoto-gake, or de-ashi-barai?
There is a foot-sweep technique in Judo known as "the sticker", 1 2 3 4 5 though it is variously described as a variant of kosoto-gari / gake, and de-ashi-barai.
How does the Kodokan classify this ...
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To what extent can (and should) throws be used in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu?
Since BJJ primarily works on pins, escapes, takedowns, and submissions, and not much on throws, I thought that I could start learning throws to make my knowledge a little more "complete". Although I ...
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The name of a throw where the tori starts from a headlock
I saw this throw demonstrated earlier today in a children's judo class. The tori starts in a headlock (or perhaps puts their own head into one), pushes their inside arm through to grab at the back of ...
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Should I give up my back on purpose so that I can do this throw?
I'm pretty sure the name of this throw is called Ippon Seoi Nage. It looks like this:
I would say that it is fairly simple and it was one of the first ones I learned. It happens when someone takes ...
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When was throwing introduced to martial arts?
Throws seem mysterious to me. Just the idea of being able to move your body in such a way that you are able to physically pick someone up without your hands and land them on their back seems like a "...
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Etymology of Tsubame-gaeshi?
Why is tsubame-gaeshi ("swallow reversal") thus named? Wouldn't it have been more natural to name it deashi-gaeshi in line with the other kaeshi counter-throws?*
* Osoto-gaeshi, ouchi-gaeshi, uchi-...
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What is "Tengu-nage"?
Famous judoka Yokoyama Sakujirō was known by the nickname Tengu, and his tokui-waza was hence named tengu-nage:
Yokoyama's specialty was tengu-nage ("mountain-devil throw"), said to be nearly on a ...
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Etymology of Yama-Arashi?
Most1 Kodokan judo techniques are named in a somewhat systematised way, describing the major visual/mechanical components of the technique (e.g. koshi-guruma "hip wheel", o-soto-gari "major outer reap"...
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What is the difference between Osoto-Otoshi and Osoto-Gari?
What is the main difference between Osoto-Otoshi and Osoto-Gari?
I am beginner, and I know that the movement of the right leg is different. But what is the difference of the arms movement and body ...
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Did Jigoro Kano invent the concept of Kuzushi in judo?
It is oft claimed that one of the distinguishing points between Kano's Judo and the schools of Jujutsu that came before was that he introduced the concept of kuzushi ("balance breaking") ...
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What is the difference between Yama-arashi and Harai-goshi?
I have seen the throw yama-arashi done in multiple ways:
10 dan Mifune performs it without sweeping uke's leg.
In the Kodokan training video tori performs yama arashi with an obvious leg sweep (...
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What is kubi-nage?
I have occasionally seen a throw called kubi-nage ("neck throw") referenced in Judo. This isn't a Kodokan-recognised name, but the throws I have seen described as it appear to be very similar to koshi-...
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Osoto-gari grabbing uke's neck or hair
In the Kodokan Goshin-jutsu kata, a variation of osoto-gari grabbing uke's neck (as opposed to their collar) is taught as a defence from a punch/strike by uke (naname-uchi):1
One can also perform ...
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Origin of kata-guruma?
In an interview with Torahei Ochiai in the 1920's, Jigoro Kano states that he adopted kata-guruma from wrestling's fireman's carry.1 However, the Kodokan Judo Throwing Techniques book posits a ...
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Why were leg grabs removed from competitive judo?
As of 20101 the IJF made it illegal to grab the legs or trousers during direct attacks in tachi-waza, and as of 2013 it is illegal to touch the legs whatsoever during tachi-waza. I have heard multiple ...
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What type of throw is the Laats' Dive-In?
The "Laats' Dive-in" (named after its use by Johan Laats) is often described as a variant of kata-guruma avoiding grabbing the leg. However, I have seen some debate as to how the throw should actually ...
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Origin of kawazu-gake?
There have been multiple proposed etymologies for the judo throw kawazu-gake (河津掛):
Named after a famed sumo wrestler, Kawazu Saburo Sukeyasu
Named after "frog" (蛙 old japanese kawazu, ...
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What is the difference between kosoto-gari and kosoto-gake?
Kosoto-gari and kosoto-gake are superficially similar techniques. I have seen many high level judoka call what I would have called -gari -gake and vice versa - what distinguishes these techniques?
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Etymology of tomoe-nage?
Tomoe-nage is often translated as "stomach throw" or "circle throw", but these are not direct translations. What does tomoe mean, and why is the throw called this?
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When/why was the list of Kodokan Judo throws and ground techniques recently expanded?
Toshiro Daigo's book Kodokan Judo Throwing Techniques published by Kodanasha International, Tokyo 2005 lists 67 throwing techniques. As Daigo is the chief instructor at the Kodokan, I took this as the ...
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Sumi Gaeshi or Obi Tori Gaeshi?
I'm a BJJ praticioner trying to improve my takedowns. I was wondering: is Obi Tori Gaeshi just a variation of Sumi Gaeshi, or a different takedown? The two are quite similar, with little differences.
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Which types of throws can lift the heaviest weight (hip throws, shoulder throws, etc.)?
I’m relatively new on the martial arts scene, but I’ve enjoyed learning judo, wrestling, pretty much anything involving grappling, in stand-up or on the ground. Being sort of small (5’9” and 145 lbs.) ...
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What is the name of this takedown / throw?
Today, whilst sparring with my opponent I was trying to pull of a lot of kneeling shoulder throws, but my opponent simply walked over me several times. I came back up from one attempt and managed to ...
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Judo throw/techniques for taller people
I'm 1,91m tall and stronger built than most of my opponents. Right now I'm trying to improve my strategy in Judo, as so far I'm mostly passive and use Tani Otoshi as I can, or Ippon Seoi Nage or Seoi ...
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Under what conditions would you prefer o-guruma to ashi-guruma?
Ashi guruma is a throw where tori off-balances uke to the front and tori spins to wheel uke over the fulcrum of tori's outstretched leg (and not a reap, like harai goshi). I find it easiest to execute ...
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Martial arts based on throws
I used to train kickboxing for about a year. Recently my eye doctor told me I may be susceptible to retinal detachment and advised against training. I will still be working a bag from time to time, ...
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Effectiveness of Throws on the Ground and Standing Up (Judo, BJJ etc) [closed]
Next year it's going to be a little more throwing-oriented year in my club (although we're still going to mix ground fighting and stand up fighting, submissions etc).
My question is: how practical ...
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Problems hip throwing a larger opponent
I am practicing Japanese Jujitsu, I am currently purple white stripe belt. Physically I am about 75kgs, and about 5ft 7-8.
My problem is when I hip throw (Ogoshi) my regular uke, probably a few kgs ...
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Why is using wristlock throws so frowned upon in BJJ even though they are not illegal?
I am a Blue Belt in BJJ and High-Green Belt in Hapkido, and recently I have been trying to integrate some throws that require manipulating the wrist (Outside Wrist Throw). This technique is from ...
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How many takedown techniques exist in Judo
I would like know if some one know how many takedowns exist in Judo ?
I know a few years ago, the International Olympic Committee changed the rules for some takedowns. If I'm right, now is not more ...
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Does practising judo increase the likelihood of sustaining a brain injury?
Judo is a sport which involves throws. Most throws in shiai are not very clean. In Judo, the uke (throw receiver) may land head first.
I am concerned that such head first landings may potentially ...
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When doing a hip throw, is there a such thing as too low?
Hip techniques are performed by lowering your center of gravity below your opponent's. Throws require less effort the lower you are; is there a point where it'd take more effort if you went lower?
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