Ashi-waza
Foot throwing techniques – a Brazilian jiu-jitsu throw
- Type
- Throws and takedowns
- Martial arts
- Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- Japanese
- 足技
- Meaning
- Foot throwing techniques
- Listed in
- Takedowns (Brazilian jiu-jitsu)
Shuai jiao at King's Kung-Fu
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:
Kanji in 足技
The name word by word
Each part of the romanized name looked up in the JMdict Japanese dictionary.
| Word | Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashi waza | 足技 | ashiwaza | foot technique (in judo, sumo wrestling, etc.); footwork |
Other Brazilian jiu-jitsu throws and takedowns
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.
; kanji data KANJIDIC2 and KanjiVG. Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.