Uki goshi
{{short description|Judo technique}}
{{Infobox_Judo technique
|name =Uki goshi
|image =Uki-goshi.jpg
|image_size =220px
|alt =Uki goshi by Kano and Yamashita
|caption =Uki goshi by Kano (l) and Yamashita (r)
|class =Nage-waza
|sub_class =Koshi-waza
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|kodokan =Yes
|romaji =Uki-goshi
|japanese =浮腰
|english =Floating hip throw (Half-hip throw)
|korean=허리 띄기}}{{nihongo|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 uke round his/her back while turning so that the side of his/her hip is in close contact with uke and pulling uke's arm around. Tori then twists uke around using tori's back and hip as a pivot point.{{Cite book
| last = Daigo
| first = Toshirō
| title = Kodokan judo: throwing techniques
| publisher = Kodansha International
| page = 83
| year = 2005
| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=HGpbICBZdGwC&dq=uki+goshi&pg=PA83 | isbn =978-4-7700-2330-8}}{{Cite book
| last = Watanabe
| first =Jiichi
|author2=Lindy Avakian
| title = The Secrets of Judo: A Text for Instructors and Students
| publisher =Tuttle Publishing
| page =100
| year = 1990
| isbn =9780804816311
| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=NObE-03pE4oC&dq=uki+goshi&pg=PA104}}
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.
File:Nage no kata - Uki goshi 1a.svgFile:Nage no kata - Uki goshi 2a.svgFile:Nage no kata - Uki goshi 3a.svgFile:Nage no kata - Uki goshi 4a.svgFile:Nage no kata - Uki goshi 5a.svgFile:Nage no kata - Uki goshi 6a.svg
Technique history
Uki goshi was developed by Jigoro Kano in the nineteenth century while he was studying Jujutsu in Japan.{{Cite book
| last = Hill
| first = Robert
| title = World of Martial Arts !
| publisher = Lulu.com
| volume = Chapter 8
| year = 2010
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=1Ze0-x2ROuQC&dq=%22uki+goshi%22&pg=PT57 | isbn =978-0-557-01663-1}} 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.{{Cite book
| last = Ohlenkamp
| first = Neil
| title = Black Belt: Judo Skills and Techniques
| publisher = New Holland Publishers
| page = 40
| year = 2006
| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=AWflu-BBjxcC&dq=%2240+throws+of+judo%22&pg=PA40 | isbn =978-1-84537-109-8}}{{Cite web
|publisher = Kodokan Judo Institute
|title = Classification of Waza Names
|year = 2010
|url = http://www.kodokan.org/e_waza/index.html#nagewaza
|access-date = 24 July 2011
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120415033928/http://www.kodokan.org/e_waza/index.html#nagewaza
|archive-date = 15 April 2012
}}
Included systems
Similar techniques, variants, and aliases
English aliases:
- Floating hip throw
Similar techniques:
- 1/2 hip throw: uki goshi
- 2/2 hip throw: o goshi
- 3/2 hip throw: koshi guruma
- Pulling hip throw:Tsuri Goshi
References
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External links
- [http://www.britishjudoeducation.org.uk/red/uki-goshi/ Video demonstration from the British Judo Association grading syllabus]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060425033824/http://judoinfo.com/images/nauta/ukigosh.gif Graphical drawings of Uki goshi]
- [http://www.suginoharyu.com/html/video/kihonwaza/uki%20goshi.mpg Video demonstration]
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