De ashi barai

De ashi barai or de ashi harai is one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It is a foot sweep and is classified in judo as an ashi waza, or "foot technique". It belongs to the first group, Dai-Ikkyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo-no-Nagewaza, of Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. De ashi barai is also one of the 20 techniques in Danzan Ryu's Nagete list.

Description

Deashi Barai is one of the basic foot sweeps learned in the martial arts. As with most basic techniques, Deashi Barai has numerous variations.
One common method used in Danzan-ryu Jujitsu is the outside-in method of sweeping an opponent's foot. It is accomplished by initially having a firm grip on the opponent while facing him or her. The attacker then moves the foot to the opposite side of his opponent, to sweep the opponent's opposite leg out from underneath him. Simultaneously the upper body must complement this push-pull motion with a great deal of power being generated from the rotation of the hips.

Similar techniques, variants, and aliases

English aliases:
Similar techniques:

okuri ashi barai: sweeping of both feet sideways
harai tsurikomi ashi: the foot of uki is pushed backwards by the sweeping foot of tori instead of sideways in de ashi barai
ko soto gari: sweeping of the foot that is planted on the ground and supports weight. De ashi barai sweeps a foot that is not in contact with the ground and does not support any weight. The action of the sweeping foot of tori is roughly the same.
Sasae tsurikomi ashi. This is a blocking action of the foot rather than a sweeping action.