Standard Harai Goshi

Hold underneath the elbow across the body rather than over the top. According to Sampson Judo, holding underneath gives more control and is more subtle—when you twist the jacket, you have good control of the shoulder, whereas holding high doesn't give you as much control.

Bending forward before making body contact with your opponent. Sampson Judo emphasizes that if you lean forward before your opponent is connected to your hips, you lose about 60-70% of the throw's power—you need to step in and make contact first, then bend forward so your opponent comes with you.

Your opponent should land in front of you, not to your side. Sampson Judo explains that where uke lands is the key indicator of whether the throw has been done correctly or falsely—proper execution means they land directly in front of you as you throw in the direction they're pointing.

According to Sampson Judo: (1) keep your opponent's elbow controlled upward at all times, (2) get your elbow underneath their shoulder throughout, (3) position your entry between their legs—not to one side and close, not far forward, and (4) make sure your hips make contact with theirs before bending forward to throw.

Standard Harai Goshi executes the classical sweeping hip throw where the thrower turns in with the hip placed beneath the opponent's centre of gravity, then sweeps the back of the thigh against the opponent's front thigh in a large upward arc while pulling strongly with both hands to rotate the opponent over the hip. The sweep drives the opponent's leg backward and upward while the hands wheel the upper body forward, creating a powerful rotational throw.

The standard form of harai goshi has been a core Kodokan technique since the original gokyo, and it is demonstrated in the Nage no Kata as a representative koshi-waza technique. It remains one of the most commonly scored throws at international judo competitions.

IJF: разрешён — Legal throwing technique; IBJJF: разрешён — Legal at all belt levels; UWW: разрешён — Legal in both freestyle and Greco-Roman; Unified MMA: разрешён — Legal throwing technique; ADCC: разрешён — Legal; FIAS Sport Sambo: разрешён — Legal; FIAS Combat Sambo: разрешён — Legal

Оценка опасности 5/10. High — Harai-Goshi sweeping hip action; requires good timing

Стандартная цепочка подготовки: Grip Setup (Kumi-kata) → Off-Balance (Kuzushi) → Entry (Tsukuri) → Execution (Kake).

Стандартные контрприёмы: Lower Centre of Gravity — bend knees and drop hips to make the throw harder to execute / Block the Hip — post hand on the thrower's hip to prevent loading / Step Around — circle away from the throw direction to avoid being loaded / Grip Break — deny the thrower their preferred gripping configuration.

Распространённые варианты: Standard hip throw (full turn-in with hip below the opponent's centre of gravity); No-gi hip throw (adapted without gi grips, using overhook and collar tie); Drop hip throw (dropping to one knee to lower the fulcrum point); Combination hip throw (chaining from a failed foot technique or hand technique).

Harai goshi is consistently among the highest-scoring throws at IJF World Championships and Olympic Games. Isao Okano (JPN), who won the 1964 Tokyo Olympics gold at 80 kg, was renowned for his devastating harai goshi.

Основные ошибки, на которые стоит обратить внимание: Sweeping with a straight stiff leg instead of a fluid sweeping motion / Making contact too low on uke's leg (at the knee or below) — aim for mid-thigh / Not breaking uke's balance forward before the sweep — they simply step around it / Losing the sleeve grip during the sweep — hikite control is essential for directing uke's fall.

Standard Harai Goshi также известен как Harai Goshi, Classical Sweeping Hip Throw, Standard Hip Sweep, Kihon Harai Goshi.