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    Harai-tsurikomi-ashi

    払釣込足 · はらいつりこみあし · sweeping drawing ankle throw · said hah-RYE tsoo-ree-KOH-mee AH-shee

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    About this technique

    Tori draws uke up and forward with the hands and sweeps the advancing ankle away, so uke pivots over the swept foot.

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    A technique to sweep up the opponent’s ankle with the left foot from the front and throw him down by breaking his balance while lifting him up forward.
    The Kodokan's definition

    Key points

    1. Lift-pull upward with the hands as you sweep
    2. Sweep the ankle before the foot settles
    3. Step back to draw uke onto the sweeping line

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    Ashi-waza (foot and leg techniques) · Gokyo 3rd set

    At a glance

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    What it is
    Nage-waza (throwing techniques), Ashi-waza (foot and leg techniques).
    Gokyo
    3rd set (Dai-sankyo).
    Kodokan number
    312 (HTA).
    Contest rules
    No rule singles it out.
    Also written
    Harai-tsuri-komi-ashi.
    Required for

    Step by step

    These steps describe the standard right-handed form without relying on the video.

    1. From a right-handed grip, step backwards, drawing your partner after you so they step towards you with their right foot.
    2. As they step, lift and pull with both hands, the lapel hand rising, so their weight is drawn up and forward onto the advancing foot before it can settle.
    3. Sweep that advancing right ankle sideways with the sole of your left foot, catching it before the weight lands fully.
    4. Continue turning your hands and trunk to your left as the foot is carried away, so their floating body rotates forward.
    5. They turn over the swept ankle and land on their back in front of you; hold the sleeve firmly as they fall.

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    Receiving it

    You are drawn up and forward onto a stepping foot, and that ankle is swept sideways out from under the lift: your body floats for a beat and then rotates. It feels like the floor was pulled away mid-stride. Ride the float, tuck your chin, and land on your back with your free arm slapping.

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    VI judo notes

    The whole set-up is a conversation through the hands: you step back, they step after you, and the lift you feel in the lapel hand tells you the advancing foot has not yet taken weight. Sweep by drawing your sole along the mat into the ankle rather than lifting your foot to meet it, so the foot is found by contact and arrives already moving.

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    In competition

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    Senior IJF competition, 2020 to 2026, from 73,099 contests. Counts scores, not attempts.

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