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kakezori

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A kimarite in which the attacker, with his head under one of his opponent's arms, takes an inside grip on the opponent's mawashi and twists him over a leg while driving his head into the opponent's side to force him over backwards.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 掛け反り, literally "hooking backwards body drop".