throwing techniques

Ways to toss

Throwing techniques are methods for propelling objects or opponents through space.

In sports like baseball and javelin, they describe proper form for distance and accuracy.

In martial arts like judo and wrestling, throwing techniques are ways to unbalance and bring down an opponent: She practiced throwing techniques until the hip toss became automatic.

The term appears in coaching manuals, self-defense courses, and competitive rulebooks.

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full rotation · grip · release point · aim · wrist · suplex · body slam · leverage · combat sports · follow-through · release · heave · hand-eye coordination · knife throwing · toss · swing · over the shoulder · hip toss

Opposites
martial arts technique category

throwing techniquesholds

Keeps in possession

joint locks · strikes · pins · chokes · submissions

direction of force application

throwing techniquesclinching

Settling something conclusively

drawing in · trapping

catching vs. releasing

throwing techniquescatching

Able to be transmitted

grasping · securing · trapping · fielding · snagging

Family

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Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G