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Throws are integral parts of the Jitsuka’s armoury. They involve manipulating the balance of an attacker to cause them to fall forcibly to the ground, so the Jitsuka can restrain them or make an escape.

There are many different classes of throws, including 'gari' (reaps), 'guruma' (wheels), 'gake' (props), 'goshi' (hip throws) and 'otoshi' (drops): you can find individual entries for most of the throws Jitsuka learn in the full list of techniques. You can also find out about certain kinds of throws and the "guidebook of throws", the nage no kata, from the list below.

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Various throws and locks demonstrated
  1. Various throws and locks demonstrated

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2 Comments

Rudy wrote:
February 29, 2008 | Reply

[this is good] I am having trouble w/ my Soto Momo Harai.

Please describe the throw. I think there is something I'm missing.

RQ

Rob Buckley replied to Rudy's comment:
March 1, 2008 | Reply

Soto momo harai isn't on the Jitsu Foundation syllabus and isn't commonly taught in our style, so I'm afraid you'll have to ask your instructor, unless anyone else can help out.

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Where we train

City Jitsu Club trains twice a week near Angel and the Barbican, London, EC1, at City University, Northampton Square, Islington.

Training times
Monday: 7.30pm–9pm
Friday: 7pm–9pm

Directions

The Club in Action

  • Club member Liam demonstrates techniques in a gauntlet
  • Instructor Gesa Brinkmann demonstrates a throw
  • Training at our 10th anniversary session
  • Instructor Gesa Brinkmann demonstrates a technique
  • Grades demonstrate techniques they've learnt
  • Grades and novices practise techniques while instructors observe
  • Grades and instructors at the 10th anniversary session
  • A scene from our 10th anniversary session
  • An orange belt demonstrating an armlock in a circle
  • Novices being taught a wristlock
  • Novices can train in light clothing until they own their own gi.
  • Members often have to demonstrate what they have learned that session in front of other Jitsuka

Videos of techniques

  • Sensei Mat Phillips demonstrates an ashi-guruma throw followed by a rare immobilisation technique
  • Techniques being demonstrated and taught at the City Jitsu 10th anniversary session
  • Kata-juji-jime, the half-cross strangle
  • An o-goshi (major hip) throw into yoko-shiho-gatame, the side four quarters hold
  • Kata-gatame, the shoulder hold
  • Ude-garami, the forearm entanglement, used in groundwork
  • Ko-tsuri-komi-goshi, the minor lifting drawing hip throw
  • O-tsuri-komi-goshi, the major lifting, drawing hip throw
  • Ko-tomoe-seoi-nage, the small circle shoulder throw
  • Irimi-nage, the entering body throw
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