Judo term
Hidari-o-goshi: Judo Meaning
- Pronunciation
- hee-dah-ree oh-goh-shee
- Meaning
- Left-side major hip throw
In Judo
Hidari-o-goshi is O-goshi performed to the left side. It uses the same major hip-throw idea with the entry, lead, and rotation mirrored.
How to recognize it
Recognize hidari-o-goshi when the O-goshi shape is performed left-sided, such as in the taught counter after stepping out of Koshi-guruma.
Quick check
What is Hidari-o-goshi in relation to O-goshi?
Reveal answer
O-goshi performed to the left side.
Keep it distinct
Left-side variation versus a different family
is not a separate throwing family. It is performed to the left.