Brosok cherez bedro
Бросок через бедро
Literally: throw over the hip
One of the oldest sambo throws, in which the attacker turns his back to the opponent and throws him over a thrust-out hip.
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Brosok cherez bedro (бросок через бедро) means throw over the hip. In the basic grip, the attacker holds the opponent's jacket at the opposite elbow with his left hand and at the neck with his right, steps his right toes toward the opponent's same-side leg, turns his back to him, and presses his hip against the opponent's. Pulling with both arms he lifts the opponent onto his toes, then straightens during the turn and thrusts his hip forward and up. The throw needs precise coordination of arms, legs, hips, and shoulders, and is fairly demanding to train. It ranks among the oldest sambo techniques, taken from a centuries-old wrestling tradition. The textbook also gives a version gripping the lapel at the collarbone and the sleeve above the elbow, finished by rising onto the toes, leaning forward, and turning the shoulders, plus a version gripping the waist from behind instead of the lapel. The variants side hip (opponent turned sideways) and reverse hip (against an outstretched defending arm) differ in angle and entry direction. In the fall version, the attacker finishes with his own fall, ideally as the opponent pushes forward. An elbow lock or hip hold usually follows. The king of this throw was the multiple USSR champion Ilya Latyshev, who could perform it from any position, even against a kneeling opponent.