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kakezori

kakezori noun: a kimarite in which the attacker, with his head under one of his opponent's arms, takes an inside grip on the opponent's mawashi and twists him over a leg while driving his head into the opponent's side to force him over backwards.

Noun

kakezori (plural kakezori)

  1. A kimarite in which the attacker, with his head under one of his opponent's arms, takes an inside grip on the opponent's mawashi and twists him over a leg while driving his head into the opponent's side to force him over backwards.

Forms of kakezori

pluralkakezori

Origin of kakezori

Borrowed from Japanese 掛け反り, literally "hooking backwards body drop".

Questions about kakezori

What does kakezori mean?
Kakezori means a kimarite in which the attacker, with his head under one of his opponent's arms, takes an inside grip on the opponent's mawashi and twists him over a leg while driving his head into the opponent's side to force him over backwards.
What part of speech is kakezori?
Kakezori is a noun.
What is the plural of kakezori?
The plural of kakezori is kakezori.

Words near kakezori in the dictionary

  1. kakemonos
  2. kakenage
  3. Kakeya
  4. Kakeya set
  5. Kakeya sets
  6. kakezori
  7. Kakheti
  8. Kakheti-Hereti
  9. Kakhovka
  10. kaki
  11. Kaki Ae

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