Harai-goshi-gaeshi (払腰返), the sweeping hip counter. Nage-waza (throwing techniques), Ashi-waza (foot and leg techniques). Required for: 5th Dan (black belt, British Judo Association). About ----- The counter to Harai-goshi: as uke turns in and sweeps, tori catches the sweeping leg with their own and lifts it, so uke is turned over on the leg they were standing on. Recognised by the Kodokan as a technique in its own right. Step by step (standard right-handed form) ----------------------------------------- 1. Your partner turns in for Harai-goshi, their right leg swinging back to sweep your thigh. 2. Drop your hips away and bend your knees so the sweep cannot lift you. 3. Catch their sweeping leg between or against your own, hooking it with your right leg. 4. Lift that trapped leg upwards while pulling their collar down and across with your left hand. 5. Their standing leg cannot hold them and they turn over onto their back beside you. Key points ---------- 1. Hips back and low the moment they turn in 2. Trap their sweeping leg with your own 3. Lift the trapped leg and turn them, do not just resist Receiving it ------------ Your sweeping leg meets resistance and then rises, which is the moment the throw becomes theirs. You land on your back or side, having been turned rather than dropped. Chin tucked, slap wide with the free arm, and trust the grip you still hold to steady the landing. Reference pages elsewhere ------------------------- Harai-goshi-gaeshi on the IJF technique reference (International Judo Federation): https://judo.ijf.org/techniques/Harai-goshi-gaeshi From Waza Book: https://wazabook.com/techniques/harai-goshi-gaeshi/