Yoko wakare (横分) is one of the original 40 throwsofJudo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the fifth group,
Gokyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. It is classified as a side sacrifice technique, Yoko-sutemi.
The person performing the technique (tori) pushes his opponent (uke) until uke resists and pushes back. At the moment of maximum forward push by uke, tori falls quickly to the mat directly in front of, close to, and perpendicular to the feet of uke. While dropping, tori rotates his body to pull uke over him and to the ground. As a sacrifice throw, tori is putting himself into a vulnerable position on the mat so the timing must be such that uke is quickly thrown over tori and has no chance to drop down onto tori.
Ude gaeshi is considered to be a variation of yoko wakare.[2]
It is demonstrated by Kyuzo Mifune in The Essence of Judo and described in The Canon Of Judo.
