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Uki Otoshi (floating drop) is a te-waza technique in which the thrower drops to one knee while pulling the opponent forward and downward, using the sudden level change and pulling action to project th...

Sumi Otoshi (corner drop) is a te-waza technique in which the thrower pulls the opponent diagonally to the rear corner, creating a spiral off-balancing action that causes the opponent to fall toward t...

Tai Otoshi (body drop) is a te-waza technique in which the thrower turns in, extends one leg across and in front of the opponent's lead leg, and pulls the opponent forward and over the outstretched le...

The Body Drop family centres on tai-otoshi, a fundamental te-waza technique in which the thrower turns in and extends the leg across the opponent's path as a trip while pulling the opponent forward an...

Obi Otoshi is a judo hand technique where the attacker grabs the opponent's belt, lifts them, and drops them to the ground. [1] The attacker secures a deep grip on the opponent's belt with both hands,...

The arm-drag wrist lock applies wrist flexion — bending the wrist toward the inner forearm — using an arm-drag grip as the controlling mechanism. [1,2] The attacker uses a standard arm-drag motion to ...

Reverse Tai Otoshi is a variation in which the thrower executes the body drop in the opposite direction from the classical form, reversing the rotation and leg placement to throw the opponent to the o...

The Side Sacrifice (Yoko Sutemi Waza) family covers sacrifice throws where the thrower falls to their side while executing the throw — one of two sacrifice throw sub-categories in judo (alongside ma s...

Standard Tai Otoshi executes the classical body drop where the thrower pivots and turns the back to the opponent, extends one leg across and in front of the opponent's lead shin, and pulls strongly wi...

Standard Sumi Otoshi executes the classical corner drop where the thrower steps to the side, pulls the opponent diagonally to the rear corner with both hands, and drops the opponent to the mat through...

Standard Uki Otoshi executes the classical floating drop where the thrower steps to the side, drops to one knee, and pulls the opponent forward and downward with both hands to project them over and pa...

A hammer fist driven straight downward onto the target, commonly used in ground-and-pound positions or against a bent-over opponent.

The fundamental downward hammer fist raising the fist overhead and driving it straight down onto the opponent's head, face, or collarbone using gravity and arm strength.

O Soto Otoshi (major outer drop) is an ashi-waza technique closely related to o-soto-gari in which the thrower places the leg behind the opponent's supporting leg as a block or prop rather than reapin...

Seoi Otoshi (back-carrying drop) is a variant of seoi-nage in which the thrower drops to both knees or a deep squat during the turn-in, using the dropping body weight to pull the opponent forward and ...

Standard O Soto Otoshi executes the classical major outer drop where the thrower steps alongside the opponent, places the leg behind the opponent's supporting leg as a rigid block, and drives the oppo...

The Major Outer Reap family covers ashi-waza techniques in which the thrower reaps the opponent's leg from the outside, driving the attacking leg against the back of the opponent's supporting leg to s...

Tenbin Nage (literally 'scale-beam throw') is an aikido throw that off-balances the opponent by hyperextending their elbow joint while levering against the shoulder, treating the opponent's straighten...

The Cross-Collar Grip subfamily covers positions where the attacker reaches across the opponent's body to grip the far side of the collar or lapel, creating a cross-body connection that generates stro...

The Standard Inside Axe Kick is executed by swinging the kicking leg upward along the body's centreline, passing inside the opponent's guard, and then driving the heel straight down onto the opponent'...

The Hand Technique Throw group, known in Japanese as te-waza, comprises all throwing techniques in which the primary mechanism of the throw is the action of the hands and arms rather than the hips or ...

The lateral drop (Polish throw) is a sacrifice throw from clinch position where the attacker drops laterally, pulling the opponent over their body to land on their back. [1] A staple technique of Grec...

Side Sacrifice, or Yoko Sutemi Waza, is the family of sacrifice throws in which tori falls to their side to execute the technique, using lateral body drop and rotational momentum to throw uke. [1,2] U...

Sacrifice throws (sutemi waza) are techniques where the thrower deliberately falls to the ground while executing the throw, using their own bodyweight, falling momentum, and the element of surprise to...

The Standard Outside Axe Kick is executed by swinging the kicking leg in a wide lateral arc up and over the opponent's guard from the outside, then driving the heel downward in a chopping motion onto ...

The Downward Elbow family groups all elbow strikes delivered on a downward trajectory, where the elbow travels from a raised position above the target and descends vertically or at a steep diagonal an...

Yoko Otoshi, the side drop, is a sacrifice throw in which tori drops to one side while extending a leg in front of uke's advance, using a strong lateral pull to bring uke crashing down over tori's out...

Seoi Nage (back-carrying throw) is one of judo's most iconic and frequently used techniques, in which the thrower turns their back to the opponent, loads them onto the upper back or shoulder, and proj...

Hiji Oroshi Uchi is a descending elbow strike delivered vertically downward onto the opponent, using gravity and body weight to amplify the impact. [1] The attacker raises the elbow above the target a...

The Shoulder Throw family encompasses the seoi-nage (back-carrying throw) techniques and kata-guruma (shoulder wheel), which are among the most popular and effective throws in judo and grappling. [1] ...

The Arm Throw family encompasses te-waza techniques in which the thrower uses the arms to scoop, lift, or pull the opponent into a throw without turning the back or using hip contact as the primary fu...