第一教 · Dai Ikkyo

Deashi Harai 出足払

Advancing Foot Sweep

Deashi Harai (Advancing Foot Sweep), sumi-e ink drawing of the judo throw
The throw
Stepping onto a runaway skateboard: the everyday analogy for Deashi Harai
Stepping onto a runaway skateboard

Mechanic

Just as uke's advancing foot is about to take weight, tori sweeps it sideways with the sole of his foot while his hands pull down and across. The support disappears at the exact moment it's needed, and uke's body keeps traveling with nothing under it.

Analogy

You stride confidently forward and your front foot lands on a skateboard you didn't see. The instant your weight commits, the board scoots your foot out ahead of you, and the rest of you drops flat where the foot used to be.

Why it maps

The advancing foot is carried away sideways at the precise moment of weight transfer, exactly like the timed sweep of deashi harai.