Alias · Standing
Single shoulder throw
Also known as Ippon Seoi Nage — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: English descriptive name — one arm loaded over one shoulder
English rendering of ippon seoi nage
Single shoulder throw is the English rendering of ippon seoi nage — “ippon” meaning one (arm), “seoi” the back-carry, “nage” the throw.
Etymology. The name translates the judo term: the opponent is loaded across the back and thrown using a single-arm grip on their arm, rather than the two-arm version. “Single shoulder throw” makes that one-arm carry explicit.
Mechanics. The throw depends on a deep connection between the attacker’s back and the opponent’s chest; the single-arm grip is the connection that loads them onto the back, and without it tight there is nothing to carry over, so the connection precedes the rotation.
Cross-reference. Full mechanical coverage on Ippon Seoi Nage.