Sasae-tsurikomi-ashi

Tori breaks uke’s balance towards the right front corner, puts the sole of his left foot on uke’s right ankle, and, supporting it, rotates uke forward around the fulcrum of his ankle to throw him.

Uke steps forward with his right foot and begins to grapple tori in right natural posture. Tori uses this opportunity to take a step back from the left foot in the tsugi-ashi form, and, while grappling uke in right natural posture, pulls uke and begins to break his balance forward. Uke responds by taking a step forward from the right foot in the tsugi-ashi form.

Once again, tori takes a step back from the left foot in the tsugi-ashi form, and uke takes a step forward from the right foot in the tsugi-ashi form.

At this moment, tori does not stop as he steps his right foot back in the tsugi-ashi form, but continues to move it back diagonally right in a circular movement, with the toes pointing inwards, as he opens his body towards the left. At the moment uke responds to being pulled and advances his right foot to protect his stability, tori puts the sole of his left foot above uke’s right ankle and, supporting it, he pulls with the left hand in a large motion, combining the right hand with this to throw uke to the left rear. Uke rotates forward and is thrown around the fulcrum of his right ankle.

The principles of the Nage no Kata are as follows: Tori pulls uke and breaks his balance to the right front corner, and at the moment uke steps forward with the right foot (on the second step), tori steps his right foot diagonally back and supports his body weight on it (lifting his left foot slightly). He opens the distance between them and begins to pull uke further to the right front corner, waiting for the moment when uke steps forward with his right foot. The key moment at which tori should support his leg with excellent timing is when uke steps forward with the right foot (on the third step) in order to maintain his stability.

When tori supports his body weight with the left foot, he should straighten his waist and bend back slightly to maintain a stable posture.

It is important to break uke’s balance by lifting him to the right front corner. In order to do this, tori lifts the elbow upwards to the left with the left hand. He lifts and pulls upwards with his right hand, so that uke’s weight falls over the tip of his right foot as his balance breaks. Combining this with the action of supporting the left leg, tori turns his body to the left and pulls further to break uke’s balance. In time with uke’s rotating movement, tori also turns and faces in the same direction as uke and completes the technique by pulling with both hands.

The concepts of sasae-tsurikomi-ashi and hiza-guruma are similar. In the former, tori puts the sole of his foot on uke’s ankle, while in the latter he puts it on uke’s knee.