Seoi nage
Judo technique
背負投 · 背负投
- Type
- Throws and takedowns
- Martial arts
- Judo, Jujutsu
- Japanese
- 背負投
- Meaning
- Shoulder throw
- Classified as
- judo technique
- Listed in
- Dai ikkyo (Kodokan judo), Te-waza (judo techniques), Nage Te –Shoden level (Danzan-ryū jujutsu), Nage Te –Shoden level (Danzan-ryū jujutsu)
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:
Seoi nage (背負投 or 背負い投げ; "over the back throw" or "shoulder throw") is a throw in judo. It is one of the traditional forty throws of judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the first group, Dai Ikkyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current official throws of Kodokan Judo. It is classified as a hand technique, te-waza, and is the second throw performed in the Nage-no-kata.
Kanji in 背負投
The name word by word
Each part of the romanized name looked up in the JMdict Japanese dictionary.
| Word | Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seoi nage | 背負い投げ | seoinage | seoi nage (judo); shoulder throw |
Other Judo throws and takedowns
- Foot sweep
- Harai goshi
- Kosoto gake
- Morote gari
- Soto makikomi
- Sukui Nage
- Yoko gake
- Yoko guruma
- Tomoe nage
- Uchi mata
- Uki goshi
- Ippon 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.
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q392478 (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.