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Ura Nage

Ura Nage means Rear throw. It is a judo throwing technique (nage-waza).

Also translated as: Back Throw.

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

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Related terms

• Seoi Nage — Shoulder Throw
• Sukui Nage — Scooping Throw
• Tomoe Nage — Circle Throw
• Nage — Throw
• Nage no Kata — Formal forms of throwing
• Nage Waza — Throwing techniques