Ashi guruma
Judo technique
足車
- Type
- Throws and takedowns
- Martial arts
- Judo
- Japanese
- 足車
- Meaning
- Leg wheel
- Classified as
- judo technique, throw
- Listed in
- Dai sankyo (Kodokan judo), Ashi-waza (judo techniques)
King's Kung-Fu and Tai Chi has taught 5 Animal 5 Family kung fu, tai chi and chi kung in Southern California since 1982. These original school pages cover this style:
Ashi guruma (ja. 足車) ("leg wheel") is a throw in judo. It is one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Kano Jigoro. It belongs to the third group of the traditional throwing list in the Gokyo no waza of the Kodokan Judo. It is also included in the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo and is classified as a foot technique (ashiwaza).
Kanji in 足車
The name word by word
Each part of the romanized name looked up in the JMdict Japanese dictionary.
| Word | Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashi guruma | 足車 | ashiguruma | ashi guruma (judo); leg wheel |
Other Judo throws and takedowns
- Harai goshi
- Kosoto gake
- Morote gari
- Soto makikomi
- Sukui Nage
- Yoko gake
- Yoko guruma
- Tomoe nage
- Uchi mata
- Uki goshi
- Ippon seoi nage
- Seoi nage
- Kata guruma
- Hane goshi
- Tsurikomi goshi
- Kosoto gari
- Kouchi gaeshi
- Yama arashi
- Hiza guruma
- Kuchiki taoshi
- Uki otoshi
- Uki waza
- Ura nage
- O goshi
- Kubi-Nage
- Sasae tsurikomi ashi
- Utsuri goshi
- Ōuchi gari
- Hane makikomi
- Koshi guruma
- Sumi gaeshi
- Tani otoshi
- Kouchi gari
- Osoto guruma
- Osotogari
- Tai otoshi
- Ushiro goshi
- Yoko otoshi
- Yoko wakare
- Sumi otoshi
Japanese terms for throws and takedowns
| Term | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 足車 | ashiguruma | ashi guruma (judo); leg wheel |
| 払い腰 | haraigoshi | harai goshi (judo); sweeping hip throw |
| 居反り | izori | backwards body drop |
| 腰投げ | koshinage | hip throw (judo, sumo) |
| 首捻り | kubihineri | head-twisting throw |
| 首投げ | kubinage | kubinage; neck throw |
| 投げ技 | nagewaza | throwing technique; throw |
| 大逆手 | oosakate | backward-twisting overarm throw |
| 落とす | otosu | to drop; to lose |
| 外小股 | sotokomata | over-thigh scooping body drop |
| 隅返し | sumigaeshi | corner throw (judo); corner reversal |
| 立ち技 | tachiwaza | standing techniques (judo, wrestling); standing throw |
51 terms in total on the throws and takedowns page.
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q2866508 (CC0); text quoted from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); kanji data KANJIDIC2 and KanjiVG. Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.