kirikaeshi

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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kirikaeshi (plural kirikaeshi)

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