TokyoWaltz

Twist-down techniques

An indigo-mawashi sumo wrestler opens his body and presses one hand into a gray-mawashi opponent’s side to tip him diagonally downward

Sep 13, 2026

Tsukiotoshi

Tsukiotoshi is a sumo thrust-down using one hand at the side of the torso to tip an opponent diagonally downward.

Two sumo wrestlers demonstrate Uwatehineri, as the outside belt hand anchors the turn rather than casting the opponent through a broad throw

Sep 13, 2026

Uwatehineri

Uwatehineri is an official sumo kimarite in which an overarm mawashi grip twists the opponent down toward the gripping side.

Two sumo wrestlers demonstrate Zubuneri, as the head becomes a visible pressure point while the hand fixes the arm or elbow

Sep 13, 2026

Zubuneri

Zubuneri is an official sumo kimarite in which the attacker presses the head against the opponent’s shoulder or chest, controls an arm, and twists the opponent down.

Two sumo wrestlers demonstrate Uchimusō, as the low hand works from beneath the inner thigh as the torso turns

Sep 13, 2026

Uchimusō

Uchimusō is an official sumo kimarite in which a hand sweeps upward against the opponent’s inner thigh while the upper body is twisted down.

Two sumo wrestlers demonstrate Sotomusō, as one hand brushes or strikes the outer knee while the other controls the arm

Sep 13, 2026

Sotomusō

Sotomusō is an official sumo kimarite in which the attacker withdraws an inside hand, sweeps the outside of the opponent’s same-side knee, and twists with upper-body control.

Two sumo wrestlers demonstrate Katasukashi, as the inside hand catches high beneath the shoulder while the other hand guides the opponent down

Sep 13, 2026

Katasukashi

Katasukashi is an official sumo kimarite in which an inside arm grips or hooks near the shoulder root and pulls forward as the attacker opens the body.

Two sumo wrestlers demonstrate Sakatottari, as the captured wrestler rotates into the hold and uses the attempted arm bar against the attacker

Sep 13, 2026

Sakatottari

Sakatottari is an official sumo kimarite in which the wrestler whose arm is caught in Tottari pulls free, turns the hips, and reverses the arm-control action.

Two sumo wrestlers demonstrate Tottari, as two hands fix one arm and draw it across the turning attacker

Sep 13, 2026

Tottari

Tottari is an official sumo kimarite in which both hands seize one opponent arm and the attacker opens the body, twisting that arm toward the attacker.

Two sumo wrestlers demonstrate Makiotoshi, as the arm encircles the body under the armpit as the attacker turns with the opponent’s momentum

Sep 13, 2026

Makiotoshi

Makiotoshi is an official sumo kimarite in which using the opponent’s forward rebound, an inside arm wraps the torso and twists the opponent sideways without a belt grip.