Kuchiki-taoshi

Tori takes hold of Uke’s leg from the inside (or the outside) with one hand and pulls it up in one stroke, and at the same time, he pushes Uke backwards.

Kuchiki-taoshi – taking hold of Uke’s right leg from the inside: Tori and Uke grapple in right natural posture. Tori steps back with his right foot, then left foot, then right foot again, drawing Uke out with his left foot, then his right foot, then his left foot again. Tori takes a left defensive posture, presses Uke down with both hands, and comes to a halt. Similarly, Uke takes a left defensive posture, and responds by holding his ground.

At this moment, Tori lessens the pulling action of both hands, and pushes slightly with the right hand, so that Uke steps his left foot back while straightening up, and begins to return to a stable posture. At the moment Uke begins to step back with the left foot, Tori steps his right foot closer to the left foot, and, changing step, supports his body with the right leg. He steps his left foot to the outside of Uke’s right leg while lowering his waist, and inserts his right hand around the inside of Uke’s right leg to hold the back of the knee. Tori pulls Uke’s right leg up, and at the same time pulls straight down with the left hand and pushes Uke down toward his rear.

Uke’s weight falls over his left heel, his balance breaks toward the rear, and he falls onto his back.

In this technique, tori throws uke by taking hold of his right leg from the inside with the right hand. As uke is pulled and holds his ground by advancing his left foot, at the instant he begins to step backward to return to his original posture, tori quickly steps his right foot to the outside of uke’s left foot. At that point, uke steps his left foot back, assuming a right posture, and begins to step back with his right foot as well. At this moment, tori takes hold of the back of the right knee from the inside of the right leg with the right hand and pulls it up, while pulling down with the left hand. The combined action of both hands breaks uke’s balance over the heel of his left supporting foot.

To execute the technique successfully, tori must seize the opportunity to maneuver his body skillfully as uke raises his right foot and begins to step back. Tori then pushes further into uke’s body, while throwing him on the spot in a large movement. While tori holds uke’s right leg with his right hand, it can be easier and more effective to hold the back of the knee. This is not the only area tori can hold; he can also hold any part of uke’s legs.

If tori’s tsukuri is not effective when uke responds by stepping his left leg back to support his body, tori can move forward and push uke toward his rear, then throw him by leaning on him.

The following techniques are similar to kuchiki-taoshi but classified as different techniques: If tori holds uke’s right leg from the inside with the right hand and lifts it, while stepping his left leg deep behind uke’s legs, and dropping his own body down to throw him, then this technique is tani-otoshi. In another similar technique, if tori takes hold of uke’s right leg and lifts it with the right hand, while hooking uke’s left supporting leg with the left leg, then this technique is kosoto-gake.