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batemanb · 02-02-2006, 12:41 AM

Koshi nage = hip throw (koshi = hips).

Lower back, just above the hips. Anything higher isn't koshi, and can put a lot of undue stress on the back. There are other throws done higher, such as ganseki otoshi, but I wouldn't call anything higher a koshinage.

rgds

Bryan

02-02-2006, 12:41 AM	#6
batemanb Dojo: Seibukan Aikido UK Location: body in UK, heart still in Japan Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 1,030 Offline	Re: When is koshinage not koshinage? Koshi nage = hip throw (koshi = hips). Lower back, just above the hips. Anything higher isn't koshi, and can put a lot of undue stress on the back. There are other throws done higher, such as ganseki otoshi, but I wouldn't call anything higher a koshinage. rgds Bryan
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