Koshi Guruma

Koshi Guruma means Hip Wheel throw. It is a judo throwing technique (nage-waza).

Also translated as: Hip Wheel.

This term appears on the Gokyu level of the official USJA rank exam.

Word by word

Judo technique names are modular — break the name into its parts and it reads like a sentence:

Koshi	hip (the “k” becomes “g” after another word)
Guruma	wheel

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