Types of throws and takedowns

97 throws with their own page, 51 Japanese terms.

Japanese names of throws and takedowns

Martial arts terms from the JMdict Japanese dictionary whose English meaning matches.

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
襷反り	tasukizori	reverse backwards body drop
巴投げ	tomoenage	tomoe nage (judo throw); circle throw
裏投げ	uranage	ura-nage (in judo, an over-the-head throw performed by rolling backwards)
櫓投げ	yaguranage	inner thigh throw
頭捻り	zubuneri	head pivot throw
掛け投げ	kakenage	hooking inner thigh throw
掛け反り	kakezori	hooking backwards body drop
河津掛け	kawazugake	hooking backward counter throw
小股掬い	komatasukui	over-thigh scooping body drop
小手投げ	kotenage	armlock throw; forearm throw
小内刈り	kouchigari	kouchigari (judo); minor inner reap
巻き込み	makikomi	makikomi (judo throw)
双手刈り	morotegari	morote gari (judo takedown); two-hand reap
二丁投げ	nichounage	body drop throw (sweeping the opponent's legs and throwing them forward)
送り投げ	okurinage	rear throw down
大外刈り	oosotogari	osotogari (judo); major outer reap
大内刈り	oouchigari	ouchigari (judo); major inner reap
下手捻り	shitatehineri	twisting underarm throw
下手投げ	shitatenage	underhand throw
撞木反り	shumokuzori	bell hammer backwards body drop
外襷反り	sototasukizori	outer reverse backwards body drop
掬い投げ	sukuinage	variety of beltless arm throw
隅落とし	sumiotoshi	sumiotoshi (judo); corner drop
捨て身技	sutemiwaza	sutemi-waza (judo sacrifice throw)
体落とし	taiotoshi	body drop (judo); body throw
谷落とし	taniotoshi	tani otoshi (judo); valley drop throw
とったり	tottari	arm bar throw
掴み投げ	tsukaminage	lifting throw
伝え反り	tsutaezori	underarm forward body drop
上手捻り	uwatehineri	twisting overarm throw
上手投げ	uwatenage	overhand throw
チョン掛け	chongake	pulling heel hook; throw using the right heel
波離間投げ	harimanage	backward belt throw
一本背負い	ipponzeoi	one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)
逆とったり	sakatottari	arm bar throw counter
背負い投げ	seoinage	seoi nage (judo); shoulder throw
打っちゃり	utchari	backward pivot throw; technique of leaning back and carrying one's opponent round and out of the ring
下手出し投げ	shitatedashinage	pulling underarm throw
上手出し投げ	uwatedashinage	pulling overarm throw

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