De-ashi-harai

At the moment uke steps his right foot forward or backward and transfers his weight onto it, tori reaps it from the rear or from the side with the left foot.

Both sides grapple in right natural posture. Tori advances with the left foot, then the right foot, then the left foot again, and pushes uke’s upper body backward with both hands, and, taking a left defensive posture, comes to a halt.

Uke is pushed back and steps back with his right foot, then the left foot, then the right foot again, holds his ground, pushes back, and begins to return to a stable posture.

At this moment, tori lessens the pushing action of the left hand and pulls so that uke pushes back and begins to move his right foot forward.

Tori acts quickly (faster than uke’s movement), and steps his right foot back and round behind his own left heel. He opens his body to the right, while he turns the wrist and pulls back with his left hand, so that uke takes a big step forward with the right foot to the area in front of tori.

At the moment uke steps his right foot onto the mat, and transfers his weight, tori supports his body on the right foot and sweeps uke’s right heel with the arch of the left foot in the direction towards which uke is stepping. At the same time, tori pulls downwards with the left hand to complete the throw. Uke’s right leg is scooped up as he falls sideways in front of tori.