Judo term
O-soto-gaeshi
- Pronunciation
- oh soh-toh gah-eh-shee
- Meaning
- Large outer counter
In Judo
O-soto-gaeshi is an counter to . Before being tipped backward, Tori stabilizes on the supporting leg, brings the upper body forward into Uke, and returns the outer reap with the attacked leg against Uke’s reaping leg.
How to recognize it
Recognize O-soto-gaeshi when an O-soto-gari is under way, the defender stays upright over the supporting leg, and the reaping exchange reverses so that the original attacker falls backward.
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Counter versus original reap
In Uke reaps Tori’s leg from outside. O-soto-gaeshi travels the same outer path in reverse, with Tori’s attacked leg reaping Uke’s reaping leg.