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Osoto-gari

Also called major outer reap, outside trip

Break the balance to the rear corner and reap the supporting leg away: judo's workhorse throw, gi or no-gi.

In these systems

Japanese orthodox Kodokan classicism: ippon or nothing, ashi-waza as art.
French The méthode française: the deepest teaching pedagogy in judo, and the heavyweights it produced.
11x world, 3x Olympic champion Teddy Riner The heavyweight reign: osoto, uchi-mata and grip dominance measured in decades.

Canon: the Kodokan 100 (68 nage-waza, 32 katame-waza; IJF/Kodokan classification) · Daigo, Kodokan Judo Throwing Techniques · Kashiwazaki