is a shoulder throw, one of the traditional forty throws of

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as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the first group, Dai Ikkyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. It is classified as a hand technique, te-waza, and is the second throw performed in the

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Variations

The specific techniques of morote-seoi-nage (two hands seoi-nage), or eri-seoi, are usually generalised as simply seoi-nage. The distinctive technical aspect of this classification is that tori (the one executing the technique) grips with their two hands, as opposed to Ippon Seoi Nage, in which only one hand remains gripping while the other slides under

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's (the one receiving the technique) armpit. Additionally, reverse seoi-nage involves spinning up to 360 degrees so that uke ends up being thrown backwards rather than forward, as in other variations. Renowned seoi-nage martial artists are

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and

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, and renowned reverse seoi-nage judoka is

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, who popularised the variation.

Origin

Seoi nage is likely to have developed from the

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throw ''empi nage'' in which an arm bar is used as leverage to throw uke over tori’s shoulder. Craig, Darrell Max: ''Japan’s ultimate martial art; Jujitsu before 1882, The classical Japanese art of self-defense'',

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References

* Ohlenkamp, Neil (2006
''Judo Unleashed''
basic reference on judo. .

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