Tomoe Nage
(whirl throw / stomach throw)
"Both Tori and Uke are in shizentai. Uke pushes
forward, either spontaniously or as a resisting reaction to a
push from Tori. Tori moves his left foot forward and between Uke's
legs and Tori raises his right foot knee bent and places it on
the lower part of Uke's abdomen. The combined push and pull at
the start of the technique brings Uke's center of gravity over
Tori's right foot, which at this stage is merely a suport and
must never kick. Uke's balance is completely broken as Tori's
head comes forward .
When Tori jumps in with his left foot and goes down with his body,
he makes sure that his hips do not come far away from his foot,
they should be as close as possible to the heel. Once Tori's hips
are well under Uke, Tori pulls Uke closer to him with his hands
and thrusts with his right foot. As Uke is thrown in a semi-circle
over Tori's head to land flat on his back Tori lifts his hips
slightly in a spring action."
