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Kouchi gari

Judo technique

Type
Throws and takedowns, Forms, kata and routines
Martial arts
Judo, Jujutsu
Japanese
小内刈
Meaning
Small inner reap
Classified as
judo technique, throw
Listed in
Dai nikyo (Kodokan judo), Ashi-waza (judo techniques), Nage Te –Shoden level (Danzan-ryū jujutsu), Yonenbu no Kata – Shoden level (Danzan-ryū jujutsu)
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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:

Ko uchi gari (小内刈) is one of the original 40 throws of judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the second group, Dai Nikyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of Kodokan judo. It is also part of the current 67 throws of Kodokan judo. It is classified as a foot technique, ashi-waza.

Kanji in 小内刈

little, small
on: ショウ
kun: ちい.さい、こ-、お-、さ-
3 strokes · JLPT 4
inside, within, between
on: ナイ、ダイ
kun: うち
4 strokes · JLPT 2
reap, cut, clip
on: ガイ、カイ
kun: か.る
4 strokes · JLPT 1

The name word by word

Each part of the romanized name looked up in the JMdict Japanese dictionary.

WordJapaneseReadingMeaning
Kouchi gari小内刈りkouchigarikouchigari (judo); minor inner reap

Other Judo throws and takedowns

Japanese terms for throws and takedowns

TermReadingMeaning
足車ashigurumaashi guruma (judo); leg wheel
払い腰haraigoshiharai goshi (judo); sweeping hip throw
居反りizoribackwards body drop
腰投げkoshinagehip throw (judo, sumo)
首捻りkubihinerihead-twisting throw
首投げkubinagekubinage; neck throw
投げ技nagewazathrowing technique; throw
大逆手oosakatebackward-twisting overarm throw
落とすotosuto drop; to lose
外小股sotokomataover-thigh scooping body drop
隅返しsumigaeshicorner throw (judo); corner reversal
立ち技tachiwazastanding techniques (judo, wrestling); standing throw

51 terms in total on the throws and takedowns page.

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q3198097 (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.