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Japanese Martial Arts

Two sumo wrestlers demonstrate Ashitori, as both arms secure one leg while the attacker’s body rises through the opponent’s base

Sep 13, 2026

Ashitori

Ashitori is an official sumo kimarite in which the attacker ducks underneath, embraces one leg with both hands, and forces or tips the opponent out or down.

Two sumo wrestlers demonstrate Susotori, as the hand takes the outer ankle during a counter to a throwing action

Sep 13, 2026

Susotori

Susotori is an official sumo kimarite in which while resisting a throw, the attacker catches the opponent’s ankle from outside and knocks the opponent down.

Two sumo wrestlers demonstrate Susoharai, as the attacking foot clears the rear of the forward leg while upper-body control continues

Sep 13, 2026

Susoharai

Susoharai is an official sumo kimarite in which after a pulling throw or arm pull, the attacker sweeps the opponent’s advanced leg from behind.

Two sumo wrestlers demonstrate Uchigake, as an inside hook reaps the far leg as the bodies fall together

Sep 13, 2026

Uchigake

Uchigake is an official sumo kimarite in which the attacker hooks the opponent’s opposite leg from inside, pulls that leg, and drops backward.

Two sumo wrestlers demonstrate Sotogake, as the attacking leg wraps outside the opponent’s leg and removes it from behind

Sep 13, 2026

Sotogake

Sotogake is an official sumo kimarite in which the attacker hooks the opponent’s opposite leg from outside, pulls it away, and drops backward.

Two sumo wrestlers demonstrate Chongake, as the foot catches the heel with a small toe hook as the torso supplies the turn

Sep 13, 2026

Chongake

Chongake is an official sumo kimarite in which the attacker’s same-side toes hook the opponent’s heel from inside while the upper body arches and twists sideways or backward.

Two sumo wrestlers demonstrate Kirikaeshi, as the planted leg props the outside knee rather than hooking around it

Sep 13, 2026

Kirikaeshi

Kirikaeshi is an official sumo kimarite in which the attacker braces a knee against the outside of the opponent’s opposite knee and twists the opponent backward.

Two sumo wrestlers demonstrate Kawazugake, as the leg entanglement, neck control, and backward arch occur as one compound action

Sep 13, 2026

Kawazugake

Kawazugake is an official sumo kimarite in which an inside leg hook and a neck hold combine with a backward arch to carry the opponent down beneath the attacker.

Two sumo wrestlers demonstrate Kekaeshi, as a quick inside-to-outside ankle kick coincides with an upper-body pull or slap

Sep 13, 2026

Kekaeshi

Kekaeshi is an official sumo kimarite in which the sole kicks the opponent’s ankle from inside to outside as the attacker opens the body and directs the upper body forward.

Two sumo wrestlers demonstrate Ketaguri, as the ankle kick happens at tachiai as the attacker evades and redirects the upper body

Sep 13, 2026

Ketaguri

Ketaguri is an official sumo kimarite in which at the initial charge, the attacker opens the body, kicks a leg from inside to outside, and pulls an arm or strikes the shoulder.