Glossary /// Alias
full hip throw
Also known as O Goshi — the canonical term used on this site.
Descriptive — the complete hip load, against the half-hip
Full hip throw is the descriptive English name for o goshi, distinguishing it from the partial hip entry of uki goshi.
Etymology. The name comes from the Kodokan’s own classification, which counts hip contact in halves: o goshi is the two-halves throw and uki goshi the one-half. “Full” translates that count into English without the Japanese, and is the form most likely to be used by a coach explaining why one entry is available and the other is not.
Mechanics. Full contact means the attacker’s hip passes in front of and below the opponent’s centre of mass, so the opponent’s weight rests on the attacker’s hip line rather than their own feet. Their base is gone before the rotation starts. This is why a correctly loaded o goshi needs so little force and why an incorrectly loaded one cannot be forced at all — the throw is a consequence of the substitution, not of strength.
Cross-reference. The half-hip alternative is uki goshi, chosen when an opponent’s hips-back defence denies the depth. Full mechanical coverage on O Goshi.