yorikiri

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 寄り切り, meaning frontal force out.

Noun

yorikiri (plural yorikiri)

(sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker drives his opponent out backwards while maintaining a constant grip on his mawashi.

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