body throws

Wrestling takedown moves

Body throws are wrestling or martial arts techniques where you use leverage and momentum to throw an opponent's entire body, typically by gripping them at the torso and using hip rotation or leg sweeps: He executed a perfect body throw and pinned his opponent.

The term also appears in dance and circus arts for lifts where one performer launches another through the air.

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grappling · mats · suplex · full nelson · uke · ground and pound · muscle contraction · over the shoulder · gymnastics · hapkido · angular momentum · sambo · football · rugby · shot put · leg sweep · dance · tumbling

Opposites
grappling technique type

body throwsstrikes

Refusals to work collectively

holds · joint locks · chokes · submissions · punches

physical vs. non-physical engagement

body throwsmind

Seat of consciousness

spirit · soul · psychological warfare · verbal persuasion · meditation

Family

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