Hiza-guruma

Step by step

The whole movement in words, so no part of it depends on watching a video. Described in the standard right-handed form.

Left-handed: these steps are written right-handed, as the syllabuses write them. Read every left as a right and every right as a left, and the throw is yours.

1. From a right-handed grip, drift your partner's balance towards their right front corner, drawing them slightly onto their toes.
2. Step your right foot out to the side, roughly level with their right foot and a shoulder-width away, toes turned out, so your body faces across theirs.
3. Place the sole of your left foot lightly against the outside of their right knee, at the kneecap. The foot rests there as a block: do not kick or push.
4. Turn both hands as if turning a large wheel to your left: your left hand pulls their sleeve down past your hip, your right hand carries their lapel up and across.
5. Their body wheels over the blocked knee. Keep the wheel turning until they roll over and land on their back to your left, and keep the sleeve in your hand.