kawazugake

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Japanese 河津掛け, literally hooking backward counter throw.

Noun[edit]

kawazugake (plural kawazugake)

  1. (sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker hooks his opponent's leg from the inside, pulls it forward and across his own body, taking him over backwards.