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watashikomi

watashikomi noun: a kimarite in which the attacker, while driving his opponent forward, grabs his leg and pulls it, forcing him over.

Noun

watashikomi (plural watashikomi)

  1. A kimarite in which the attacker, while driving his opponent forward, grabs his leg and pulls it, forcing him over.
    • Akinoshima chases "Yankee Doodle Dandy" around the dohyo, until he finally wins by watashikomi (thigh grabbing push down).1999 March 22, Ken Crouch, “Day 9 spoiler - Kintaro's Musings Group”, in rec.sport.sumo (Usenet)
    • Kyokushuzan deployed several rare techniques such as watashi-komi, which he used in September of 1996.2013, J Sargeant, Wild Men, Bad Boys and Model Citiizens

Forms of watashikomi

pluralwatashikomi

Origin of watashikomi

Borrowed from Japanese 渡し込み (watashikomi, “thigh-grabbing push down”).

Questions about watashikomi

What does watashikomi mean?
Watashikomi means a kimarite in which the attacker, while driving his opponent forward, grabs his leg and pulls it, forcing him over.
What part of speech is watashikomi?
Watashikomi is a noun.
What is the plural of watashikomi?
The plural of watashikomi is watashikomi.

Words near watashikomi in the dictionary

  1. watape
  2. wataps
  3. Watari
  4. watasemycin
  5. watasemycins
  6. watashikomi
  7. watatsumiite
  8. Watauga
  9. Watauga County
  10. watch
  11. watch and act

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