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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...

O Soto Gari (major outer reap) is one of judo's most fundamental and powerful throws, in which the thrower steps alongside the opponent, drives the leg behind the opponent's supporting leg, and reaps ...

Standard O Soto Gake executes the classical major outer hook where the thrower steps outside the opponent's lead leg, wraps the calf or hamstring behind the opponent's thigh, and drives the opponent b...

Ken Ken Uchi Mata (hopping inner thigh throw) is a dynamic variation in which the thrower hops forward on the supporting leg while driving the sweeping leg upward between the opponent's thighs, using ...

O Uchi Gari (major inner reap) is a judo ashi-waza technique in which the thrower drives the leg between the opponent's legs and reaps the far leg from the inside, sweeping it backward while pushing t...

A jab thrown while simultaneously stepping forward with the lead foot, closing distance and adding body mass to the punch for increased power.

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...

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 O Uchi Gari executes the classical major inner reap where the thrower steps between the opponent's legs, hooks the far leg's inner ankle or calf with the sole of the foot, and reaps it backwa...

Standard O Soto Gari executes the classical major outer reap where the thrower steps alongside the opponent, drives the upper body backward with the hands, and reaps the opponent's near leg from behin...

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...

A jab thrown while stepping backward, used to maintain distance, score points, and discourage opponents from pursuing aggressively.

Sasae Tsurikomi Ashi (propping lifting-pulling foot) is a judo foot technique in which the thrower blocks the opponent's advancing foot with the sole while simultaneously using a lifting-pulling hand ...

A jab thrown with increased commitment and hip rotation to deliver greater impact, sacrificing some speed and recovery time.

The Double Shift Punch is a footwork-punch combination where the boxer switches stance mid-combination by stepping the rear foot forward past the lead foot, allowing power punches from both sides in r...

The Toreando (bullfighter) Pass family covers the classic standing guard pass where the passer grips both of the opponent's pant legs (gi) or knees (no-gi) and throws them to one side while stepping a...

A straight knee strike thrown from mid-range by stepping or lunging forward and driving the rear knee upward into the opponent's midsection without establishing a clinch.

Standard Yoko Wakare is the textbook side separation throw in which tori grips uke conventionally, steps to one side, and drops their body laterally to the mat while pulling uke strongly in the same d...

Running O Soto Gari is a dynamic variation in which the thrower drives forward aggressively, taking several running steps to build momentum before executing the outer reap, using the accumulated forwa...

The Standard Toreando Pass is the classic execution of the bullfighter pass — gripping both pant legs at the knees, throwing the legs to one side while stepping around to the other, landing in side co...

The Standard Okuri Ashi Barai executes the fundamental sliding foot sweep where the attacker uses hand control (tsurite and hikite) to drive the opponent laterally, then sweeps both feet out from unde...

The Judo Combination Throw family (renraku waza, 連絡技) covers the art of linking two or more throwing techniques together, where the first throw creates the reaction or off-balance needed for the secon...

De Ashi Barai (advancing foot sweep) is a fundamental ashi-waza technique in which the thrower sweeps the opponent's advancing foot at the moment it is about to bear weight, using a lateral brushing a...

Standard Tomoe Nage is the textbook execution of the circle throw in which tori grips uke's sleeve and lapel, steps one foot between uke's legs, sits down while placing the ball of the other foot on u...

Standard Sasae Tsurikomi Ashi executes the classical propping foot block where the thrower places the sole against the opponent's advancing ankle, preventing the step from completing, while the tsurit...

Standard Sumi Gaeshi is the classical execution of the corner reversal throw in which tori secures a standard sleeve-and-lapel grip, steps in close, places the sole of one foot against the inside of u...

Standard Yoko Otoshi is the classical side drop in which tori steps to one side, drops their body to the ground with one leg extended across uke's path, and executes a powerful lateral pull with both ...

The Takedown group covers all fundamental techniques for bringing an opponent from a standing position to the ground while the attacker remains in a dominant or neutral position — the essential bridge...

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...

Okuri Ashi Barai (following foot sweep) is a judo foot technique in which the thrower sweeps both of the opponent's feet simultaneously by catching the trailing foot as it moves to join the lead foot ...

Chawa Sad Hok (Javanese Throws a Spear) is a long-range thrusting technique using the elbow or fist driven forward like a spear. [1] The fighter steps deep and drives the weapon forward with full body...

The Foot Sweep group covers throwing techniques where the thrower uses their foot or leg to sweep, reap, hook, or trip the opponent's supporting leg, causing them to lose balance and fall — the most t...

Standard Ko Soto Gake executes the classical minor outer hook where the thrower places the sole of the foot behind the opponent's heel from the outside, hooks it to prevent backward stepping, and driv...

Standard Kick Catch is the fundamental kick-catch throw in sanda in which the fighter reads the opponent's incoming kick, catches the kicking leg at the shin or ankle, steps in to close distance, and ...

Standard Lateral Drop Technique is the textbook execution in which the wrestler secures an over-under clinch, steps to one side to create an angle, drops their hips while simultaneously arching backwa...

Yoko Gake is a side sacrifice throw where the attacker hooks the opponent's ankle with their foot while falling sideways, dragging the opponent down with them. [1] The attacker steps to the side, hook...

The Uchi Mata Counter subfamily covers techniques specifically designed to defeat an incoming uchi-mata attack, using the opponent's turning and lifting momentum against them. [1] Because uchi-mata re...

Ko Soto Gake (minor outer hook) is a judo ashi-waza technique in which the thrower hooks the opponent's heel or ankle from the outside with the sole of the foot, trapping the foot while driving the op...

Counter O Soto Gari is a kaeshi-waza (counter technique) in which the defender defeats an incoming o-soto-gari by absorbing or blocking the reaping leg and then executing their own o-soto-gari against...

Harai Tsurikomi Ashi (lifting-pulling foot sweep) is a judo foot technique in which the thrower combines a strong tsurikomi (lifting-pulling) hand action with a sweeping action of the foot against the...

Juji Nage (literally 'cross throw' or 'X throw', from juji 十字 — the kanji shape of the cross) is an aikido throw in which the aikidoka crosses the opponent's arms over each other and then off-balances...

Sasae Tsurikomi Ashi (lifting-pulling propping ankle block) is a foot sweep subfamily where the attacker blocks the opponent's advancing foot with the sole of their own foot while using a lifting-pull...

Tenchi Nage (heaven and earth throw) is one of the canonical aikido throws — a bidirectional throw in which one of the opponent's hands is driven up (heaven, ten 天) while the other is driven down (ear...

The Takedown class encompasses all techniques designed to bring a standing opponent to the ground while the attacker remains in a dominant or neutral position. [1] Takedowns are distinguished from thr...