Alias · Standing
O-goshi
Also known as Hip Throw Family — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: Japanese — major hip throw
Japanese — 大腰 major hip throw
O-goshi is the judo name for the major hip throw — the foundational hip-driven throw of the judo curriculum, in which the attacker rotates the opponent over the back of the hip after entering with a deep waist grip and breaking the opponent’s posture forward.
Etymology. O (大) means “major” or “large”; goshi (腰) means “hip” or “waist.” The combined term — major hip throw — distinguishes the technique from smaller hip-driven variants such as uki-goshi (floating hip). The technique sits in the foundational go-kyo (the five-set system of judo throws) and is one of the first throws taught in standard judo curricula. The Japanese name remains the primary search term across judo and judo-influenced wrestling and submission grappling contexts; the English “hip throw” is the descriptive equivalent.
Mechanics. The throw requires the attacker to enter deep across the opponent’s lead leg with a hip rotation, securing a waist grip across the opponent’s lower back while simultaneously breaking the opponent’s posture forward. With the opponent’s centre of gravity loaded above the attacker’s hip line, the rotation and lift carry the opponent over and down. Kuzushi — the sustained off-balance loading — is the prerequisite for the lift; without it, the rotation cannot transfer through to the throw.
Cross-reference. English-speaking no-gi and wrestling use “hip throw”; some judo contexts use uki-goshi for the lighter variant. Full mechanical coverage on Hip Throw.