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Okuriashi harai

Judo technique

Type
Sweeps and reaps
Martial arts
Judo, Jujutsu
Japanese
送足払
Meaning
Sliding foot sweep
Classified as
judo technique, throw
Listed in
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:

Okuri ashi barai or okuri ashi harai (送足払) is one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Kano Jigoro. It is a foot sweep where both of uke's feet are swept from under them. It belongs to the second group of the traditional throwing list in the Gokyo no waza of the Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. It is classified as a foot technique (ashiwaza).

Kanji in 送足払

escort, send
on: ソウ
kun: おく.る
9 strokes · JLPT 3
leg, foot, be sufficient
on: ソク
kun: あし、た.りる、た.る、た.す
7 strokes · JLPT 4
pay, clear out, prune
on: フツ、ヒツ、ホツ
kun: はら.う、-はら.い、-ばら.い
5 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Judo sweeps and reaps

Japanese terms for sweeps and reaps

TermReadingMeaning
足払いashibaraiashibarai; foot sweep
払い腰haraigoshiharai goshi (judo); sweeping hip throw
出足払いdeashibaraiadvancing foot sweep
蹴手繰りketaguripulling inside ankle sweep
小内刈りkouchigarikouchigari (judo); minor inner reap
双手刈りmorotegarimorote gari (judo takedown); two-hand reap
大外刈りoosotogariosotogari (judo); major outer reap
大内刈りoouchigariouchigari (judo); major inner reap

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q1771322 (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.