Yorikiri

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A kimarite in which the attacker drives his opponent out backwards while maintaining a constant grip on his mawashi.

Etymology

From Japanese 寄り切り (yorikiri, “frontal force out”).

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