Sumi-gaeshi

隅返

corner throw

In the Sumi-gaeshi (corner throw), Tori positions himself on his back and throws Uke with his foot, which he has placed on the inside of Uke’s thigh, over himself.

  • Sleeve-lapel grip in Ai-yotsu
  • Tori places his left foot far between Uke's legs and lets himself fall deeply between Uke's legs at the beginning of the throw
  • While falling, Tori pulls Uke over himself with his hands and supports this with the snapping up leg
  • During the execution of the throw, Tori pulls Uke down with both hands"

隅返

Sumi-gaeshi

(corner throw)

Technique description

Tori breaks uke’s balance straight forward or to the right front corner. He drops onto his back while lifting the inside of uke’s left thigh up with the bottom end of his right leg in an upwards springing motion, and throws him straight forward.

 

Both sides step towards each other and enter the grappling area. Uke steps forward with his right foot and begins to grapple tori in a right defensive posture. Tori responds to this by stepping forward with his right foot, so that they grapple each other in right defensive posture. When they grapple in this defensive posture, each side inserts the right hand through the opponent’s left armpit and places it onto the left side of his back. He holds the opponent’s arm with the left hand on the outside of his right elbow, with his head on the opponent’s right side, lowers his waist slightly, and grapples by pulling the opponent lightly.

 

Tori lifts uke’s body with both hands and, while taking a big step back with his right foot, pulls uke to his left front corner and begins to break his balance. Uke responds by stepping forward with his left foot and takes an unstable posture with his body weight transferred over the tip of his left foot. Uke straightens up and begins to return to a stable posture. Simultaneously with uke’s movement, tori lessens the pulling action of both hands, lifts uke upwards, and begins to break his balance forward, causing uke to step his right foot diagonally forward towards the right.

 

At the moment uke steps his right foot past his left foot, tori lifts uke’s body forward with both hands, while stepping his left foot inside his own right foot, and lowers his waist slightly. At this moment, uke’s waist and legs are bent, his feet are open with his weight over the tips of both feet, and he rises forward as his balance breaks. Tori drops onto his back, supports his body weight on the left foot, puts the top of his right foot on the inside of uke’s left thigh, and lifts it up by springing it upwards. At the same time, he lifts uke further with both hands and throws him over his head. Uke is thrown forward in a large rotating movement and then stands up.

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