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Leg techniques

Two sumo wrestlers demonstrate Watashikomi, as the low hand controls the outer thigh while opposite upper-body pressure topples the opponent

Sep 13, 2026

Watashikomi

Watashikomi is an official sumo kimarite in which one hand draws the outside of the opponent’s knee or thigh inward while the other hand pushes and the body leans through.

Two sumo wrestlers demonstrate Mitokorozeme, as one leg is hooked, the other is scooped, and the head drives the torso simultaneously

Sep 13, 2026

Mitokorozeme

Mitokorozeme is an official sumo kimarite in which a leg hook, a hand lifting the other leg, and head pressure against the chest attack three points at once.

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.

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 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 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 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 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.