Kakezori
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A kimarite in which the attacker, with his head under one of his opponent's arms, takes an inside grip on the opponent's mawashi and twists him over a leg while driving his head into the opponent's side to force him over backwards.
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 掛け反り, literally "hooking backwards body drop".
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