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    O-uchi-gaeshi

    大内返 · おおうちがえし · major inner reversal · said OH OO-chee gah-EH-shee

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    About this technique

    The counter to O-uchi-gari: as uke reaps deep inside, and before the reap is complete, tori uses the attacked leg to sweep uke's hooking leg out from under them and throws them onto their back. Classified by the Kodokan as a foot technique, because the leg does the work.

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    A technique to throw down the opponent by counter-reaping his O-uchi-gari attempt with the leg that is being attacked.
    The Kodokan's definition

    Key points

    1. Counter before the reap takes your weight
    2. Sweep with the leg they are hooking
    3. Their hooking leg is the target

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    Ashi-waza (foot and leg techniques)

    At a glance

    , classification, Gokyo set, Kodokan number, contest rules, grades that require it
    What it is
    Nage-waza (throwing techniques), Ashi-waza (foot and leg techniques).
    Kodokan number
    318 (OUG).
    Contest rules
    No rule singles it out.
    Required for

    Step by step

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

    1. Your partner attacks O-uchi-gari, hooking their right leg deep inside your left.
    2. Answer before the reap is complete, while their right leg is still hooked round your left.
    3. Use your left leg, the one they are hooking, to sweep their right leg out from under them.
    4. They fall on their back where they stood; keep the sleeve and lower them under control.

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    Receiving it

    Before your reap can finish, the leg you hooked sweeps your hooking leg away and leaves you on one leg. The fall is straight backwards, so it is a full back breakfall: chin tucked, arms ready, and let the held sleeve turn you slightly onto one side if it can.

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    VI judo notes

    Their hook is deep inside your leg, so you know exactly where their attacking leg is. Sweep it with the leg it is hooking while you can still feel it, before the reap takes your weight. The whole exchange happens with legs touching, so nothing has to be judged across a gap.

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    In competition

    , how often it scores at IJF level, and two contests where it worked

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

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    In combinations, counters and transitions

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