Makuranage

Makuranage (枕投げ, literally "Pillow Throwing") is a technique.

Overview
After grabbing hold of a target and compromising their center of gravity, thus allowing their bodies to be easily picked up by the practitioner, the martial artist can then throw the victim in any direction they wish. In some cases, this hold can be lengthened, allowing them to actually use the victim as a sort of makeshift weapon to swat away other opponents in the vicinity.

Notable Users

 * Seireitou Kawahiru

Behind the Scenes
Following the theme of, which is named after a Japanese game, the Makuranage is the Japanese equivalent to the popular game known as a "pillow fight". However, while a pillow fight mainly takes the form of beating each other with pillows, Makuranage is a game in which players mainly throw pillows to each other.