Osoto otoshi explained

Osoto otoshi
Class:Nage-waza
Sub Class:Ashi-waza
Kodokan:Yes
Romaji:Osoto otoshi
Japanese:大外落
English:Big outer drop

is one of the preserved throwing techniques, Habukareta Waza, of Judo. It belonged to the fourth group, Yonkyo, of the 1895 Gokyo no Waza lists. http://www.judoinfo.com/gokyo.htm It is categorized as a foot technique, Ashi-waza.

Technique Description

The tori wraps one arm across the chest of the uke and hooks his leg with tori's own leg to slam uke to the mat back-first. This technique is similar to Osoto Gari with the one difference being the uke's leg in this case does not leave the ground, i.e. the tori hooks the uke's leg, not sweep it.

Technique History

Olympic judo silver-medalist Naoya Ogawa introduced this move to professional wrestling, where it can also be a lariat-legsweep combination to slam down opponent.

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Similar Techniques, Variants, and Aliases

Space Tornado Ogawa, the name the move is referred to in professional wrestling.

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