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Ko Soto Gake
Small Outer Hook
Throws the opponent by breaking his balance backward, hooking the left foot or leg from the outside on his right leg and uplifting his body.
5th Kyu · Yellow belt
Syllabus: 6th Kyu to 5th Kyu
Techniques from the "6th Kyu to 5th Kyu" block — what you need to earn your yellow belt. Shown cumulatively. Ukemi, transitions, and other skills are in the PDF.
Small Outer Hook
Throws the opponent by breaking his balance backward, hooking the left foot or leg from the outside on his right leg and uplifting his body.
Small Outer Reap
Reaps the opponent's right foot from the outside with the left foot and throws him down by breaking his balance backward.
Small Inner Reap
Reaps the opponent's right foot from the inside with the right foot and throws him down by breaking his balance backward.
Major Inner Reap
Reaps the opponent's left leg from the inside with the right leg and throws him down by breaking his balance backward.
Knee Wheel
Throws the opponent by breaking his balance forward and holding his right knee with the left foot to rotate him around it.
Major Outer Drop
Throws the opponent vertically by breaking his balance backward and sliding down the right leg on the back of his right thigh.
Major Hip Throw
Loads the opponent onto the back of the hip and throws him down by inserting the right arm through his left armpit while holding his hip and drawing it closer, breaking his balance forward.
Lifting Hip Throw
Loads the opponent onto the back of the hip and throws him down by grabbing the back of his belt to lift it up while breaking his balance forward.
Floating Hip Throw
Throws the opponent by inserting the right arm through his left armpit while loading him slightly onto the hip and twisting the body, breaking his balance forward.
Body Drop
Pulls down and throws the opponent forward by turning the body to the left and placing the right foot in front of his right foot, breaking his balance forward.
Floating Drop
Throws the opponent by breaking his balance forward and pulling him down toward the front-right corner.
Holds (osaekomi), strangles (shime), and joint locks (kansetsu) from the same syllabus blocks as your belt. Videos use official KODOKAN YouTube clips where available.
Upper four-corner hold
Holds down the opponent's chest and abdomen region by gripping both sides of his belt with both hands from above his head while he lies on his back.
Shoulder hold
Holds down the opponent from his side by trapping his right arm and neck together with the right side of the neck and both arms.
Scarf hold
Holds down the opponent's upper body from his right side by controlling his right arm with the left arm and gripping the back of his collar with the right hand.
Broken scarf hold
Holds down the opponent's upper body from his right side by controlling his right arm with the left arm and inserting the right arm through his left armpit.
Side four-corner hold
Holds down the opponent's chest and abdomen region from his side by grabbing his belt through his legs with the right hand and gripping his collar through the back of his neck with the left hand.
Upper four-corner hold escapes
Drills and counters for escaping from the Kami-shiho-gatame upper four-corner hold position.
Shoulder hold escapes
Drills and counters for escaping from the Kata-gatame shoulder hold position.
Scarf hold escapes
Drills and counters for escaping from the Kesa-gatame scarf hold position.
Broken scarf hold escapes
Drills and counters for escaping from the Kuzure-kesa-gatame broken scarf hold position.
Side four-corner hold escapes
Drills and counters for escaping from the Yoko-shiho-gatame side four-corner hold position.