Watashikomi

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A kimarite in which the attacker, while driving his opponent forward, grabs his leg and pulls it, forcing him over.

    "Akinoshima chases "Yankee Doodle Dandy" around the dohyo, until he finally wins by watashikomi (thigh grabbing push down)."

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"Akinoshima chases "Yankee Doodle Dandy" around the dohyo, until he finally wins by watashikomi (thigh grabbing push down)."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 渡し込み (watashikomi, “thigh-grabbing push down”).

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