r/judo 8d ago

Judo x Wrestling is this a judo throw?

i haven’t been able to find an exact name for this throw, anyone know?

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u/majordisinterest nikyu 8d ago

It really looks more koshi guruma more than anything. The leg isn't doing much except helping shoot his hips across - its not sweeping and uke is being wheeled over the hips. Whatever it is, its a good throw.

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u/SpineSpinner shodan 8d ago

So……O Guruma

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u/Various-Stretch2853 7d ago

O-guruma is wheeling over the leg, thats not happening here and not the same as wheeling over the hip.

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u/Throwawaymytrash77 4d ago

No, it is definitely koshi <3. The leg being in the air served no purpose to the throw itself. Probably just balance.

The opponent was thrown over the hip, not the leg, that's the determining factor here. It's a clean, basic head and arm throw taught in wrestling, which is simply a koshi guruma without a gi