O-guruma

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Key idea

Compare a high leg barrier with Ashi-guruma’s lower line.

For right , leads a forward-stepping toward Uke’s right front corner. Tori turns left and extends the right leg across Uke’s upper thighs or lower abdomen, higher than in . Coordinated leg lift and hand rotation wheel Uke forward over that line; mirror on the left. Although the contact is high, O-guruma belongs to because the leg is central to the throwing action.