A lift of the opponent from underneath. Because it relies upon the opponent having their head low across the belly, it’s often used as a defence against a hip.
This is a strong person’s throw because it involves picking up your opponent. This technique is the Westcountry equivalent to the ‘Ura nage’ or ‘Ushiro-goshi’ throws in Judo.
This is a strong person’s throw because it involves picking up your opponent. Unlike the hip, the heave is a sudden lift that takes the opponent’s feet clean off the ground, using the hip or knee to facilitate.
A variant of the Fore hip. The important difference between the Fore hip and the Cross hip is the orientation.
A variant of the Fore hip, where the arm is placed over the opponent’s nearest shoulder instead of crossing around their back. Because the control is so small, and leverage is narrow, this throw requires greater strength than the Fore hip.