ENDE

Judo technique

O-guruma

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

Start lesson
O-guruma: Identify the contact and direction of the throw.
Technique image: Identify the contact and direction of the throw. The lesson describes one side; the opposite side mirrors it.

Understand the technique

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

How it works

Position and connection

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 .

Direction and completion

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.

Common mistakes

Common error

Dropping the contact to knee level loses the higher line that distinguishes O-guruma.

First learning focus

Compare the contact height in the two Guruma throws.