Morote gari

Not to be confused with Seoi nage (Morote seoi nage) or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoi_nage.

Morote gari (双手刈) is a double leg takedown adopted later by the Kodokan into their Shinmeisho-no-waza (newly accepted techniques) list. It is categorized as a hand technique, te waza. It is not currently allowed in IJF competitions due to the ban on leg grabs ("no touching below the belt" rule) which has been in place in various forms since the 80s.

Morote gari
Animation of a Morote-gari throw in Judo.
Classification	Nage-waza
Sub classification	Te-waza
Targets	Legs
Counter	Tawara gaeshi
Kodokan	Yes
Technique name
Rōmaji	Morote-gari
Japanese	双手刈
English	Two-hand reap

Morote gari was initially known as kuchiki taoshi, both moves being considered one and the same in most jujutsu schools. Kyutaro Kanda gave it its current name after it was made official in the Kodokan.^[1][2]

Variations

Whereas morote gari is a frontal attack, The Canon Of Judo describes soto morote as a hanmi-irimi technique, where tori is on uke's side.