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Tomoe Nage 巴投

Circle Throw

Tomoe Nage (Circle Throw), sumi-e ink drawing of the judo throw
The throw
The airplane game gone flying: the everyday analogy for Tomoe Nage
The airplane game gone flying

Mechanic

As uke pushes forward, tori drops straight onto their own back, plants a foot on uke's belly, and uses uke's charging momentum plus the extending leg to sling them overhead in a full circle ('tomoe' is a swirling comma shape).

Analogy

A parent lies back on the grass playing airplane: foot on the kid's tummy, hands in hands. But this time the leg extends with a whoosh and the kid actually launches, soaring upside down clear over the parent's head, a full loop in the air.

Why it maps

It is the same machine: the parent's planted foot is tori's launching leg, the held hands are the grips steering the circle, and the kid's forward lean is uke's momentum being redirected overhead.