Hiza-otoshi
Dropping knee – a Judo throw
- Type
- Throws and takedowns
- Martial arts
- Judo
- Meaning
- Dropping knee
- Listed in
- Hiza-gashira-ate-waza: knee cap techniques (judo techniques)
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:
The name word by word
Each part of the romanized name looked up in the JMdict Japanese dictionary.
| Word | Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiza | 膝 | ひざ | knee |
| otoshi | 落とし | おとし | wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed |
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
- Ashi guruma
- 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
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.
. Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
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