yaguranage

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Japanese 櫓投げ, meaning inner thigh throw.

Noun[edit]

yaguranage (plural yaguranage)

  1. (sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker pulls his opponent towards him, places his knee against his opponent's inner thigh and drives the leg upwards while forcing him over.