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O-soto-gari

Learn the major outer reap and distinguish it from O-soto-otoshi.

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What you will learn

  • Recognize O-soto-gari
  • Break Uke's balance backward
  • Distinguish a reap from a planted barrier

Terms in this lesson

O-soto-gari

Major outer reap

O-soto-otoshi

Major outer drop

Gari

Reap

Ashi-waza

Foot or leg techniques

Ushiro-kuzushi

Backward balance breaking

Curriculum context

Belt
Green Belt
Unit
Nage-Waza: Reaps & Four Directions
Learn O-soto-gari and Harai-goshi, map four throwing directions, and connect the two attacks through Uke's defense.
Illustration of O-soto-gari reaping Uke's leg from outside
Technique image: O-soto-gari combines backward kuzushi with an active outside reap.
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