Tawara Gaeshi

Takedown · Standing

A counter to the double leg that takes you from open distance to side control: you sprawl over his back and roll him over you. It works when he shoots with his head low and keeps driving, so his back is under your chest. Sprawl first to stop the drive, then reach over his back and lock your arms around his waist or belly from above, hands tight under his stomach. Keep him tight to your chest and roll back and to the side over your shoulder, not straight onto your head: his own forward drive carries him over your body and he lands on his back. Follow the roll through and come up on top across his chest. The key is the lock around the middle and the forward drive: without the drive he is too heavy to roll. Falling onto your own neck or rolling with a loose grip leaves you on your back under him. If he bases wide on his knees and stops the roll, stay on the front headlock; if he rolls through to his knees, attack the turtle.

How to do it

  1. They shoot a double leg with the head low: sprawl, legs back and hips heavy on their back, to stop the drive.
  2. Reach over their back and lock your arms around their waist or belly from above, hands tight under the stomach.
  3. Pull them tight to your chest while they still drive forward.
  4. Roll back and to the side over your shoulder, not onto your head: their drive carries them over your body.
  5. They land on their back; follow the roll through and come on top across their chest.

Key details

  • Sprawl first: the roll starts only from on top of their back.
  • Lock around the middle, not the neck: you roll the body, not the head.
  • Use their forward drive: if they stop pushing, do not roll.
  • Roll over the shoulder, never straight back onto your head.

Common mistakes

  • Rolling with a loose lock. — They slide off and you land on your back under them. — Lock the hands tight under the stomach before the roll.
  • Rolling straight back onto the neck. — Your own neck takes both bodies' weight. — Turn the roll to one side over the shoulder.
  • Rolling a partner who has stopped driving. — They are too heavy and stay on their knees. — Without the drive, stay on top and take the front headlock.

How to drill it

The partner shoots slowly; you sprawl, lock and roll at half speed onto crash mats, 3 x 5 each side.

Safety

Both bodies go over your shoulder: roll to the side, never onto your head or neck. The partner lands on the upper back; they tuck the chin. Only on thick mats, first at half speed.

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