O-soto-gari

Tori breaks uke’s balance to the rear or to the right rear corner, then reaps up uke’s right leg (which carries his weight) to throw him backward.

Both sides grapple in right natural posture. Tori advances with his left foot and his right foot while pushing uke back, then comes to a halt in the right han-mi defensive posture. Tori pushes uke’s left shoulder back with his right hand, breaking his balance towards the rear, and steps his left foot in to the tip of uke’s right foot. Uke responds by stepping back with his right foot, then his left foot, holds his ground, and his weight falls over the left foot as he is pushed. Uke pushes back and begins to return to a stable posture.

At this moment, tori lessens the pushing action of his right hand, and pulls towards his own shoulder so that uke steps forward with his left foot while pushing back. In time with uke’s action, tori lowers his waist and steps his left foot to the side of uke’s right foot, while changing the direction of his right hand to lifting up in a circular motion. At the same time he pulls towards his left hip with the left hand and breaks uke’s balance towards his right rear corner. Uke is unable to step his left foot down onto the mat and transfer his weight, so it remains lifted off the mat while he supports his body weight on his right leg only. His weight falls over towards his right heel, as his balance breaks in an inflexible posture.

Supporting his body weight on the left leg, tori raises his right leg and swings it up in a large motion by the outside of uke’s right leg, and while maintaining firmness in the toes of his right foot, he lowers the right leg so that the back of his right knee meets the back of uke’s right knee, then leaning forwards, he pushes with the right hand, pulls with the left hand, and firmly reaps uke in an upwards motion towards the rear. Uke is thrown back in a large motion and lands hard on his back.