This is the throw that was being covered in my very first Judo class.
"Circle Throw" a member of the 3rd Kyo of techniques and a sacrifice technique.
The basic throw is as follows. As your opponent either has his balance broken to the front or is pushing forward, you fall backward, placing one of your feet in his stomach. Then, with your back on the floor, you push with your foot and pull with your arms, throwing your opponent over your head to land behind you.
There are several "points" that Park sensei taught to help execute the throw. First, make sure to get the foot up before you fall to the floor. This helps keep the distance proper and ensures that the throw goes as expected. Second, tilt the toes of the foot your placing in your opponent's stomach toward the outside. This helps ensure that the foot doesn't get twisted to the inside (which can lead to injury). Also, at that angle, the foot fits nicely in the pocket formed between the hip and stomach, making for a secure platform to push off for the throw. It was later pointed out that one mistake I was often making, is pushing too soon with the foot. That tends to keep your opponent away and gets in the way of getting him over you. Keep your leg deeply flexed and your opponent pulled in as tightly as you can get him as you drop to the floor. Then push with the leg to lever him over you.
Another item we covered is "continuing action." Sometimes the throw doesn't go as planned. There you are, on your back, with your opponent standing above you. What to do?
One approach is to try again, this time with both feet. Put both feet in your opponent's stomach and push him into the air while pulling with your hands. This should tip him over in a throw.
Another approach is to tip him to the side instead of behind you. Again lift but this time use your off foot on the inside of his thigh to tip him over to the side. Follow up with a hold such as Hon Kesa Gatame or Yoko Shiho Gatame
Instead of a throw, you could try for an armlock. Swing your off leg up and around his head and shift the foot you had in his stomach to the left and to his side. Push with the off leg and pull with the right leg to lever him to the ground while holding tight to his right arm. From there, you are in a good position to go to Ude hishigi juji gatame
Another arm locking technique is to use the foot in your opponent's stomach to kick his leg out from under him, then kick out his left arm, all while keeping hold of his right arm. This puts your opponent face down next to you and in a good position for you to apply an armlock where you brace his wrist off the floor with your forearm (keep it straight vertical) and press down below the elbow with your knee.
Yet another follow up is to reach up, grab the collar as far back as you can reach, and apply Gyaku juji jime
Another choke is to loop your right leg around your opponent's neck and apply Sankaku jime
Yet another throw is to grab your opponent's left collar with your left hand, then grab slightly above it with your right hand, pull in with the left hand to make room to swing your right arm around his head and apply Nami Juju Jime.
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