1)

A martial arts and wrestling idiom referring to a specialized maneuver designed to grab and vigorously propel an opponent into the air or into an Environmental Object (typically the ground or a wall) through the leveraging of your body and/or body parts against theirs.

2)

To propel through the air.

Inflected Forms(s):

Throwing (adjective), Throws (plural), Threw (past tense)

Comments:

1)

See Take-down in Basics.

Throw differs from Tackle in that throws do not require the entire body to be engaged in the maneuver, although they often do. Also, Tackles do not require and airborne element, although they often do.

2)

This is the layman's usage of the term.

Related Definition(s):

1)

Airborne, Bounce, Buoyancy, Catapult, Drop, Dip, Fly, Jump, Move, Settle, Shift

Related Term(s):

1)

Method of Execution, Solidify Your Base, Torque

Related Basic(s):

1)

Applied, Body Maneuver, Take-down