Judo Counters and Combinations

by Neil Ohlenkamp

Select the following Judo throws (nage waza) to see a drawing of how to do the technique. The techniques are listed in alphabetical order by the Japanese name. For each throw there is a combination technique that can be used to set-up, or prepare, for the attack, and there is a follow-up throw in the event the first attack fails. In addition to these combinations there are throws the opponent can do in response to each attack, or counter throws. For a more comprehensive list with photos get the book Judo Unleashed.
Technique	Set-up Attack	Follow-up Attack	Counter
Ashi Guruma Foot Wheel	De Ashi Harai Okuri Ashi Harai	O Soto Gari	Nidan Ko Soto Gari
De Ashi Harai Advancing Foot Sweep	O Uchi Gari	Tai Otoshi Morote Seoinage	Tsubame Gaeshi
Hane Goshi Spring Hip Throw	De Ashi Harai Ko Uchi Gari	O Uchi Gari	Ushiro Goshi Utsuri Goshi Tani Otoshi Yoko Guruma
Harai Goshi Sweeping Hip Throw	De Ashi Harai Ko Uchi Gari	O Soto Gari	Ushiro Goshi Te Guruma Utsuri Goshi Tani Otoshi Ura Nage
Hiza Guruma Knee Wheel	O Soto Gari	O Soto Gari Ko Soto Gari	Ko Uchi Gari Kuchiki Taoshi O Uchi Gari
Kani Basami Flying Scissors	Harai Goshi O Guruma	Newaza	Tani Otoshi Nidan Ko Soto Gari
Koshi Guruma Hip Wheel	O Uchi Gari	O Soto Gari O Uchi Gari	Ushiro Goshi Utsuri Goshi Tani Otoshi
Ko Soto Gake Minor Outside Hook	Okuri Ashi Harai	Ko Soto Gari Tai Otoshi O Uchi Gari	Uchi Mata
Ko Soto Gari Minor Outside Reap	Hiza Guruma O Uchi Gari	Sasae Tsuri Komi Ashi Kibisu Gaeshi	Uchi Mata Kani Basami
Ko Uchi Gari Minor Inner Reap	O Uchi Gari Uchi Mata Ippon Seoinage Tai Otoshi	O Uchi Gari Ippon Seoinage	Hiza Guruma Nidan Ko Soto Gake Ko Uchi Gaeshi
Ko Uchi Makikomi Minor Inner Wraparound	O Uchi Gari Ippon Seoinage	O Uchi Gari Ippon Seoinage	Hiza Guruma Sumi Gaeshi Ko Uchi Gaeshi
Nidan Ko Soto Gari Double Outside Reap	O Soto Gari	Tani Otoshi	Uchi Mata
O Goshi Major Hip Throw	O Uchi Gari	O Uchi Gari	Ushiro Goshi Utsuri Goshi Yoko Guruma Tani Otoshi
O Guruma Major Wheel	De Ashi Harai	Kani Basami	Ushiro Goshi Utsuri Goshi Tani Otoshi
Okuri Ashi Harai Sliding Foot Sweep	Sasae Tsuri Komi Ashi	Tai Otoshi Harai Goshi Seoi Otoshi	Tsubame Gaeshi Harai Goshi
O Soto Gari Major Outer Reaping	Harai Goshi Seoinage	Nidan Ko Soto Gari Sasae Tsuri Komi Ashi Harai Goshi Hiza Guruma O Soto Makikomi O Soto Otoshi	O Soto Gaeshi Harai Goshi O Soto Makikomi Ura Nage
O Uchi Gari Major Inner Reaping	Ko Uchi Gari Tai Otoshi Tsuri Goshi Hane Goshi	Uchi Mata Tai Otoshi O Soto Gari Ko Uchi Gari	O Uchi Gaeshi Nidan Ko Soto Gari
Sasae Tsuri Komi Ashi Lifting Pulling Ankle Block	O Soto Gari	Harai Goshi O Soto Gari Tai Otoshi	Ko Uchi Gari O Uchi Gari O Soto Gari
Seoinage Shoulder Throw	Ko Uchi Gari O Soto Gari	Kata Guruma Ko Uchi Gari O Soto Gari	Ushiro Goshi Te Guruma Utsuri Goshi Tani Otoshi
Seoi Otoshi Shoulder Drop	De Ashi Harai O Uchi Gari	O Uchi Gari O Soto Gari	Ko Soto Gake
Sode Tsuri Komi Goshi Sleeve Lifting Pulling Hip	O Uchi Gari	O Uchi Gari O Soto Gari	Ushiro Goshi Sukui Nage Tani Otoshi
Sumi Gaeshi Corner Reversal	De Ashi Harai	O Uchi Gari Juji Gatame	O Uchi Gari
Tai Otoshi Body Drop	De Ashi Harai O Uchi Gari	Tai Otoshi O Uchi Gari	Ko Soto Gake
Tani Otoshi Valley Drop	Ko Soto Gari	Nidan Ko Soto Gari	Uchi Mata O Uchi Gari
Tomoe Nage Circle Throw	De Ashi Harai Tai Otoshi	Juji Gatame	O Uchi Gari Ko Uchi Gari
Tsuri Goshi Lifting Hip	Ko Uchi Gari O Uchi Gari	Ko Uchi Gari O Uchi Gari	Ushiro Goshi Te Guruma Utsuri Goshi O Goshi Tani Otoshi Ura Nage
Tsuri Komi Goshi Lifting Pulling Hip	Ko Uchi Gari O Uchi Gari	Ko Uchi Gari O Uchi Gari	Ushiro Goshi Te Guruma Utsuri Goshi O Goshi Tani Otoshi
Uchi Mata Inner Thigh Throw	Ko Uchi Gari O Uchi Gari	Tai Otoshi Ko Uchi Gari O Uchi Gari	Te Guruma Nidan Ko Soto Gake Ura Nage Tani Otoshi Uchi Mata Sukashi
Uki Goshi Floating Hip	Ko Uchi Gari O Uchi Gari	Ko Uchi Gari O Uchi Gari	Ushiro Goshi Te Guruma Utsuri Goshi O Goshi Tani Otoshi
Ura Nage Back Throw	Tani Otoshi Ko Soto Gake	Ushiro Goshi Te Guruma Tani Otoshi	Uchi Mata Ko Uchi Gari O Uchi Gari
Ushiro Goshi Rear Hip Throw	Ko Soto Gake	Ura Nage	Ko Uchi Gari O Uchi Gari

Technique

Set-up Attack

Follow-up Attack

Counter