Throw List
Jiu-Jitsu is a throwing based martial art. By the end of your first year you will probably know
around 15 to 20 throws - and probably two or three variations on each.
This is a list of most of the throws in our style. The order in which you learn them is almost
entirely up to your club instructor, so these have been grouped roughly by catagory.
Note that the Japanese is highly suspect - I'm sure anyone who can actually speak the language
would laugh his (or her) head off if they heard our pronunciation and translations!
| Japanese Name |
English Translation |
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Reaps |
| O SOTO GARI |
major outer reap |
| KO SOTO GARI |
minor outer reap |
| O UCHI GARI |
major inner reap |
| KO UCHI GARI |
minor inner reap |
| MOROTE GARI |
double leg reap |
|
Props |
| KO SOTO GAKE |
minor outer prop/hook |
| YOKO GAKE |
side prop/hook (S) |
|
Ankle Throws |
| DE ASHI HARAI/BARAI |
advancing ankle sweep |
| OKURI ASHI HARAI |
accompanying ankle sweep |
| HARAI TSURI KOMI ASHI |
sweeping lifting pulling ankle |
| SASAE TSURI KOMI ASHI |
propping lifting pulling ankle |
| OKURI ASHI HARAI |
side sweeping/accompanying foot sweep |
|
Twist Throws |
| KOTE GAESHI |
wrist twist [wrist lock one] |
| SUMI GAESHI |
corner twist (S) |
| TEWARA GAESHI |
'rice bail' throw/twist (S) |
|
Hip Throws |
| O GOSHI |
major hip |
| UKI GOSHI |
floating hip |
| HARAI GOSHI |
sweeping loin |
| HANE GOSHI |
spring hip |
| TSURI KOMI GOSHI |
lifting (drawing pulling) hip |
| O TSURI GOSHI |
major lifting hip |
| KO TSURI GOSHI |
minor lifting hip |
| SODE TSURI KOMI GOSHI |
sleeve lifting (drawing pulling) hip |
| USHIRO GOSHI |
backwards hip |
| UTSURI GOSHI |
changing hip |
|
Wheeling Throws |
| KOSHI GURUMA |
hip wheel |
| ASHI GURUMA |
ankle wheel |
| YOKO GURUMA |
side wheel (S) |
| O GURUMA |
major wheel |
| O SOTO GURUMA |
major outer wheel |
| KATA GURUMA |
shoulder wheel |
| HIZA GURUMA |
knee wheel |
| TE GURUMA |
hand wheel |
|
Shoulder Throws |
| IPPON SEIO NAGE |
one arm/full point shoulder throw |
| MOROTE SEIO NAGE |
double armed shoulder throw |
| KTOME SEIO NAGE |
jacket shoulder throw |
| ERI
SEIO NAGE |
lapel shoulder throw |
| KUKI NAGE |
air throw |
| SUKI NAGE |
scooping throw |
| SHIHO NAGE |
four directional throw |
| TOMOE NAGE |
whirlwind throw (S) |
| URA NAGE |
back throw |
| JUJI NAGE |
cross arm throw |
| USHIRO NAGE |
reverse throw |
|
Drops |
| TAI OTOSHI |
body drop |
| SEIO OTOSHI |
shoulder drop |
| YOKO OTOSHI |
side drop (S) |
| UKI OTOSHI |
floating drop |
| O
SOTO OTOSHI |
major outer drop |
| TANI OTOSHI |
valley drop |
| SUMI OTOSHI |
corner drop |
| WAKI OTOSHI |
arm pit drop |
|
Winding Throws |
| SOTO MAKI KOMI |
outer winding |
| O SOTO MAKI KOMI |
major outer winding |
| HANE MAKI KOMI |
outer winding spring hip |
| HARAI MAKI KOMI |
sweeping winding |
| UCHI MATA MAKI KOMI |
inner thigh winding |
|
Other Throws |
| UKI WAZA |
floating technique (S) |
| UCHI MATA |
inner thigh |
| YAMA ARASHI |
mountain storm |
| KANI BASAMI |
crab scissors |
| YOKO WAKARE |
side seperation (S) |
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(S) denotes sacrifice throws
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