kakezori

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

kakezori

Etymology

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

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