Kirikaeshi

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A kimarite in which the attacker puts his knee behind his opponent's leg then twists him backwards over the knee.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese εˆ‡γ‚ŠθΏ”γ—, literally "twisting backward knee trip".

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