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Hiza guruma is the second throw in the gokyo no waza, after de ashi harai. I've seen a few very traditional senseis who emphasise going through the gokyo in the order as written because each throw contains a core principle of judo and illustrates it well - Steve Cunningham comes to mind, and his instructionals are the best judo instructionals I've ever watched and he's got them up on youtube for free.
So yes, hiza guruma is a beginner technique - if you're going by the gokyo, it's more of a beginner technique than koshi guruma is, which makes sense, because koshi guruma is technically a more difficult technique than uki goshi or o goshi.
So yes, hiza guruma is a beginner technique - if you're going by the gokyo, it's more of a beginner technique than koshi guruma is, which makes sense, because koshi guruma is technically a more difficult technique than uki goshi or o goshi.