Yoko Otoshi

Yoko Otoshi means Side Drop throw. It is a judo throwing technique (nage-waza).

Also translated as: Side Drop.

This term appears on the the classic (vintage) USJA exam exam.

Word by word

Judo technique names are modular — break the name into its parts and it reads like a sentence:

Yoko	side / sideways
Otoshi	drop

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