kirikaeshi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kimarite in which the attacker puts his knee behind his opponent's leg then twists him backwards over the knee.

Word forms

kirikaeshi

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 切り返し, literally "twisting backward knee trip".

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