O-Goshi
大腰
Literally: large hip
Also known as: Koshi nage
A basic judo hip throw from the first gokyo group, in which the attacker sets his hips under the opponent's and throws him over the hip.
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O-Goshi (大腰) is made up of the characters for great and hip, meaning great hip throw. The attacker first breaks the opponent's balance forward (kuzushi) and slides his hips in front of and under the opponent's hips, leaving almost no gap between his back and the opponent's chest. He finishes by lifting his hips, bending forward, and pulling the opponent down over the hip. The technique comes from the jujutsu school Tenjin Shin'yo-ryu, which Jigoro Kano studied before founding judo, and was originally called koshi nage. It entered the first gokyo no waza list in 1895, and the 1920 revision moved it to the first group, dai ikkyo, where it remains. It is among the 67 throws Kodokan recognizes today, in the hip-technique group (koshi waza). In one classification of hip throws, uki goshi is labeled 1/2, o-goshi 2/2, and koshi guruma 3/2. Under IJF rules the throw is scored ippon in competition when it combines speed, power, the opponent's impact on his back, and a controlled completion of the fall.