Osotogari
Osotogari | ||
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Kodokan yes | | |
Technique name | ||
Rōmaji | Osoto-gari | |
Japanese | 大外刈 | |
English | major or large outer reap | |
Korean | 밭다리 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, ISBN 0-9518455-8-6