第四教 · Dai Yonkyo

Sumi Gaeshi 隅返

Corner Reversal

The airplane game gone too far: the everyday analogy for Sumi Gaeshi — The airplane game gone too far

Mechanic

Tori drops onto their back beneath uke, hooks an instep into uke's inner thigh, and uses the backward roll to loft uke's hips up and over, flipping them past the corner of their own balance.

Analogy

A parent lies on their back playing 'airplane,' feet planted in the kid's hips, and rocks backward with just a little too much enthusiasm. The kid sails clean over the parent's head, arms out, headed for the couch cushions behind.

Why it maps

The parent's rolling body and lifting foot are exactly tori's backward sacrifice and thigh hook; the passenger's own forward lean supplies the flip.