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Seoi nage

Also called Shoulder throw

A judo throw where you turn in under them, load their chest onto your back, and pull them forward over your shoulder. Low hips and a strong pull drive it.

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Key steps

  1. Draw their sleeve or wrist forward and upward until they rise onto the balls of their feet.
  2. Spin in so your back fits against their chest, sinking deep on bent legs.
  3. Fit your other arm under their armpit, gripping the lapel or hooking their upper arm.
  4. Stand up out of the crouch as you bow forward, carrying them over your shoulder to the mat.

Key details

  • Get under their center first; if you turn in upright, their weight stays on their own feet.
  • Pulling the sleeve all the way through stops them from stepping around the throw.