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Japanese Martial Arts

Two sumo wrestlers demonstrate Koshinage, as the attacker’s hip becomes the fulcrum beneath the opponent’s center

Sep 13, 2026

Koshinage

Koshinage is an official sumo kimarite in which the attacker places the hips deeply beneath the opponent, loads the opponent onto the hip, and throws.

An indigo-mawashi sumo wrestler turns an opponent off balance using an outside belt grip reached over the opponent’s arm

Sep 13, 2026

Uwatenage

Uwatenage is a sumo overarm throw made from an outside mawashi grip above the opponent’s inserted arm.

An indigo-mawashi sumo wrestler lowers and turns while throwing an opponent from an inside belt grip beneath the opponent’s arm

Sep 13, 2026

Shitatenage

Shitatenage is a sumo underarm throw made from an inside mawashi grip beneath the opponent’s arm.

Two sumo wrestlers demonstrate Kotenage, as the trapped forearm and elbow become the lever for the throw

Sep 13, 2026

Kotenage

Kotenage is an official sumo kimarite in which the attacker wraps an opponent’s inside arm from the outside, presses it down, and throws without a mawashi grip.

Two sumo wrestlers demonstrate Sukuinage, as the lifting inside arm, not a belt grip, supplies the decisive leverage

Sep 13, 2026

Sukuinage

Sukuinage is an official sumo kimarite in which without holding the mawashi, an inside arm turns upward beneath the opponent’s armpit to scoop and throw.

An indigo-mawashi sumo wrestler drives a gray-mawashi opponent upright across the dohyō boundary with close body pressure

Sep 13, 2026

Yorikiri

Yorikiri is a basic sumo force-out in which close body pressure drives an opponent across the dohyō boundary.

An indigo-mawashi sumo wrestler uses both open hands to push a gray-mawashi opponent across the dohyō boundary

Sep 13, 2026

Oshidashi

Oshidashi is a basic sumo push-out using open-hand pressure against the torso to send an opponent beyond the boundary.

Two sumo wrestlers demonstrate Tsukidashi, as strong palm thrusts land in rhythm with sharp forward steps

Sep 13, 2026

Tsukidashi

Tsukidashi is an official sumo kimarite in which repeated strong palm thrusts to the chest or shoulders drive the opponent out.

Two sumo wrestlers demonstrate Tsukitaoshi, as the thrusting attack itself causes a fall rather than an upright exit

Sep 13, 2026

Tsukitaoshi

Tsukitaoshi is an official sumo kimarite in which strong palm thrusts knock the opponent down, whether the fall occurs inside or outside the ring.

Two sumo wrestlers demonstrate Oshitaoshi, as open-hand pressure at the torso ends in a fall

Sep 13, 2026

Oshitaoshi

Oshitaoshi is an official sumo kimarite in which one or both hands, opened in a hazu shape, push the opponent down.