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Morote gari

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Classification
  
Nage-waza

Targets
  
Legs

Kodokan
  
Yes

Sub classification
  
Te-waza

Counter
  
Tawara gaeshi

Rōmaji
  
Morote-gari

Morote gari

Morote gari (双手刈) is a double leg takedown adopted later by the Kodokan into their Shinmeisho No Waza (newly accepted techniques) list. It is categorized as a hand technique, Te-waza.

Soto Morote

Whereas morote gari is a frontal attack, The Canon Of Judo describes soto morote as a hanmi-irimi technique, where tori is on uke's side.

References

Morote gari Wikipedia