Uki goshi

Uki goshi
Uki goshi by Kano (l) and Yamashita (r) Uki goshi by Kano (l) and Yamashita (r)
Classification	Nage-waza
Sub classification	Koshi-waza
Kodokan	Yes
Technique name
Rōmaji	Uki-goshi
Japanese	浮腰
English	Floating half-hip throw

Uki Goshi (浮腰) is one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the first group, Dai Ikkyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. It is classified as a hip technique, Koshi-Waza. Uki goshi is known as a favorite throw of Jigoro Kano himself. It is demonstrated in the Nage no Kata. It used to be much drilled in traditional judo dojos.

Technique description

Uki Goshi, also known as floating hip, is a type of hip throw. To execute the throw, the person throwing (known as tori) pulls the person being thrown, (known as uke) up and forward putting them off balance. Tori places the other round their back while turning so that the side of their hip are in close contact with the uke and pulling the uke's arm around. Tori then twists uke around using tori's back and hip as a pivot point.

Tori's leading leg barely blocks uke's leading leg and tori is initially slightly sideways to uke rather than completely giving his back. It relies on a high level of skill but can be used more easily against heavier people than O Goshi.

Technique history

Uki goshi was developed by Jigoro Kano in the nineteenth century while he was studying Jujutsu in Japan. Kano went on to create Judo and in 1895 he included Uki goshi in the first standard syllabus of Judo throws called the gokyo no waza.

Included systems

Systems:

• Kodokan Judo, Judo Lists

Lists:

• Canon Of Judo
• Judo technique

Similar techniques, variants, and aliases

English aliases:

• Floating hip throw

Similar:

• O Goshi
• Tsuri Goshi

External links

• Video demonstration from the British Judo Association grading syllabus
• Graphical drawings of Uki goshi
• Video demonstration