Judo term
O-soto-otoshi: Judo Meaning
- Pronunciation
- oh-soh-toh oh-toh-shee
- Meaning
- Major outer drop
In Judo
O-soto-otoshi drops uke straight backward over tori's outside leg, without reaping the leg away.
How to recognize it
Recognize O-soto-otoshi when uke falls straight backward over a planted outside leg; the leg stays as an obstacle rather than swinging through uke's leg.
Quick check
What does the outside leg do in O-soto-otoshi?
Reveal answer
It stays planted as a barrier while uke is taken backward over it.
Keep it distinct
Barrier versus reap
uses a planted barrier and backward . reaps uke's leg away.
Balance before the leg
The planted leg alone is not the throw. Uke's weight must already be moving backward for the barrier to work in the fall direction.
