Archive:Deashi harai

Introduction

Deashi Harai, often spelt Deashi Barai, is one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the first group, Dai-ikkyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. It is classified as a foot technique, Ashi-Waza.

Deashi Harai is also one of the 20 techniques in Danzan Ryu's Nage No Te list.

Technique description

Graphic from http://www.judoinfo.com/techdraw.htm

Judo: Uke steps forward. Tori sweeps uke's forward steping foot. Uke takes a hard fall. The technique is so simple and efective, it requires no hazushi (off ballancing of uke) and can be done even without a hold on uke by tori. Extremely effective against "dancing boxers".

DZR: Tori pushes uke back. As uke steps back and shifts his weight back, tori sweeps uke's forward foot, pulls him in (hazushi), and guides him down a side.

Exemplar Videos:

Demonstrated from http://www.judoinfo.com/gokyo1.htm, although if the distinction is made, looks a lot like DZR's Soto Gama.

Tournament from http://www.judoinfo.com/video8.htm, although if the distinction is made, this is really a good example of Okuriashi Harai, aka DZR's Okuri Harrai. It's often the case the techniques done in tournaments are fuzzy and hard to categorize.

Similar techniques, variants, and aliases

Advanced foot sweep: English alias

Included systems

Judo

Danzan Ryu

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