kirikaeshi

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English

Etymology

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

Noun

kirikaeshi (plural kirikaeshi)

(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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