Osotogari

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Osotogari
Kodokan
yes
Technique name
RōmajiOsoto-gari
Japanese大外刈
Englishmajor or large outer reap
Korean밭다리 후리기

Osotogari (大外刈) is one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by

Ashi-Waza
.

Technique description

In a classical right-handed osotogari, tori steps next to uke with his left leg and reaps uke's right leg (at the back of the thigh) with his right leg.

Similar techniques, variants, and aliases

English aliases:

  • large outer reap

Similar techniques:

Further reading

  • Yamashita, Yasuhiro (1992), "Osoto-gari", Judo Masterclass Techniques (second ed.), Ippon Books,