List of techniques in sumo

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This is an alphabetical list of the 82 victory techniques ( 決 ま り 手 , Kimarite ) that are used to decide a fight in Japanese sumo . Originally there were only 70 Kimarite, due to an expansion of the rules by the Japanese Sumo Association , twelve new ones were added in 2001, which partially changed the names of the techniques.

Surname Japanese spelling classification description
Abisetaoshi 浴 び せ 倒 し Kihon (basic technique) The attacker throws his weight onto the opponent with one grip, forcing him backwards onto the ground. The technique is very similar to Yoritaoshi, except that here the opponent goes down in the ring, while Yoritaoshi throws the opponent out of the ring.
Amiuchi 網 打 ち Hineri (rotation) In the so-called "fisherman's throw", the attacker grabs his opponent by the arm and throws him behind him with a twisting motion.
Ashitori 足 取 り Kakete (leg technique) In the "leg lift", the opponent is brought down by grabbing and lifting one of his legs.
Chongake ち ょ ん 掛 け Pakets "Heel hook" - the attacker pulls an opponent's leg towards him with an inside hook and grabs the arm on the same side of the body.
Gasshōhineri 合掌 捻 り Hineri The attacker crosses his hands behind the back of the opponent and brings him down with a twist. Until 2001 this technique was also known informally as Tokkurinage.
Harimanage 波 離間 投 げ Hineri The attacker grabs the opponent's mawashi over the shoulder and pulls him past him while he turns into him.
Hatakikomi 叩 き 込 み Tokushu (special technique) A very common technique that is often used in the Tachi-ai (opening attack). If the opponent is too crouched as he approaches, the attacker will simply step aside and hit him down with both hands to break his balance.
Hikiotoshi 引 き 落 と し Tokushu Equally common is this technique in which the attacker brings the opponent to the ground by grabbing him by the arm, shoulder or mawashi and moving backwards away from him, causing the opponent to fall over.
Hikkake 引 っ 掛 け Tokushu The attacker grabs the attacking opponent by the arm and skilfully lets him run past him out of the ring.
Ipponzeoi 一 本 背負 い Nage (throwing technique) In this one-armed shoulder throw, the attacker grabs an arm of the opponent, turns into him and throws him over his shoulder or hip.
Izori 居 反 り Sorite (fall technique) The attacker dives under the attacking opponent, grabs him behind his knees or by the belt and lifts him backwards over himself.
Kainahineri 腕 捻 り Hineri The attacker blocks one arm of the opponent with both arms, turns into him and forces him to hit the ground with a twist.
Kakenage 掛 け 投 げ Gnaw For this inner leg hook, the attacker hooks a leg into that of his opponent and turns away from him. The opponent loses his balance by lifting the leg that is being held.
Kakezori 掛 け 反 り Sorite The attacker places his head under one arm of the opponent, grabbing his mawashi on the other side. While he is pushing the opponent back with his head, he tries to bring him down with a lunge or a leg hook.
Katasukashi 肩 透 か し Hineri The attacker grabs the opponent around the shoulder with both arms and pulls his upper body with him, forcing the opponent forward onto the ground.
Kawazugake 河津 掛 け Pakets From the grip of the opponent, the attacker attaches an inner leg hook, with which he brings the opponent's leg closer to the front and thus his upper body backwards. A technique in which both fighters go down.
Kekaeshi 蹴 返 し Pakets With the little inner foot sweep , the attacker kicks away a leg of the opponent that is on the opposite side. A blow to the back is often used, which is intended to completely destroy the attacked balance of the opponent.
Ketaguri 蹴 手 繰 り Pakets A counter technique in Tachi-ai, in which the attacker jumps to the side and kicks the leading leg from the inside of the attacking opponent, while he brings him down with a blow or pull on the arm.
Kimedashi 極 め 出 し Tokushu The attacker blocks the opponent's outstretched arms by clasping them with his own arms. To get a more stable grip, he grips his wrist, then pushes and pushes upwards towards the enemy. The resulting leverage can straighten it up and push it out of the ring.

The starting point for this technique is usually a double inside grip on the mawashi by the opponent.

Kimetaoshi 極 め 倒 し Tokushu As with Kimedashi, the attacker clasps the opponent's arms. Here, however, he finally throws himself with his entire weight on the opponent, so that he is pulled to the ground on his back.
Kirikaeshi 切 り 返 し Pakets With a lunge, the attacker places his standing leg behind that of his opponent and then throws him backwards over his knee.
Komatasukui 小 股 掬 い Pakets Knocking over the opponent by grabbing and lifting the thigh from the outside. Is often used as a follow-up technique after an arm throw attempt against which the opponent defended himself by taking a step forward and became vulnerable to this technique.
Koshinage 腰 投 げ Gnaw In a hip throw , the attacker turns into his opponent, pulls him onto his hip and throws him by stretching his knees.
Kotehineri 小 手 捻 り Hineri One of the new techniques introduced in 2001: In defense against a one-sided inside grip, the attacker blocks the grip arm of his opponent and pulls him to the ground in the direction of the trapped arm.
Kotenage 小 手 投 げ Gnaw Here, too, the opponent's internal grip on the Mawashi is successful, but this time the attacker tries to throw the opponent after blocking the arm.
Kozumatori 小 褄 取 り Pakets One of the new techniques introduced in 2001: the attacker grabs one of the opponent's legs just above the foot and throws himself at him with his weight, causing him to fall. Can also be used from behind.
Kubihineri 首 捻 り Hineri The attacker puts one arm around the opponent's neck and grabs his grip arm with the other. With a twist he brings him down.
Kubinage 首 投 げ Gnaw The attacker wraps one arm around the neck of his opponent and throws him. He usually grabs the opponent's arm, which is further away, for support.
Makiotoshi 巻 き 落 と し Hineri The attacker throws his opponent by turning in the direction of his palm without having a grip on his mawashi.
Mitocorozemes 三 所 攻 め Pakets Triple attack : the attacker tries to tear a leg away from his opponent by grasping the thigh. At the same time he pulls the opponent's other leg behind him with an inside hook and pushes the opponent's upper body back with his head.
Nichonage 二 丁 投 げ Nagu The attacker, who has a grip on the opponent's mawashi, passes one of his legs over one of the opponent's legs, turns into him and throws him over the leg.
Nimaigeri 二枚 蹴 り Pakets With this technique, the attacker lifts the opponent with a grip on the mawashi and tries to throw him off balance, using foot sweeps from outside.
Okuridashi 送 り 出 し Tokushu The attacker wins by pushing the opponent out of the ring from behind.
Okurigake 送 り 掛 け Tokushu One of the new techniques introduced in 2001: the attacker brings his opponent down with an inside or outside hook from behind.
Okurihikiotoshi 送 り 引 き 落 と し Tokushu One of the new techniques introduced in 2001: the attacker grabs the opponent from behind and pulls him backwards so that he falls backwards.
Okurinage 送 り 投 げ Tokushu One of the new techniques introduced in 2001: With a grip on the opponent, the attacker standing behind him throws him forward or to the side.
Okuritaoshi 送 り 倒 し Tokushu The attacker pushes his opponent forward from behind, but the latter goes down before leaving the ring.
Okuritsuridashi 送 り 吊 り 出 し Tokushu One of the new techniques introduced in 2001: the attacker grabs the opponent by the mawashi from behind, lifts him completely into the air and puts him out of the ring.
Okuritsuriotoshi 送 り 吊 り 落 と し Tokushu One of the new techniques introduced in 2001: As with the previous technique, the attacker grabs his opponent, but then throws him to the ground.
Ōmata 大 股 Pakets Much the same as Komotasukui, except that the attacker's body is on the inside of the opponent's legs.
Ōsakate 大逆 手 Hineri One of the new techniques introduced in 2001: At the edge of the ring, the attacker swings his opponent out of bounds with the help of an outside grip on his mawashi.
Oshidashi 押 し 出 し Kihon The attacker pushes his opponent out of the ring without having a grip on his mawashi. At least one hand is constantly on the opponent. This technique is by far the most common, about 1/6 of all fights are decided with it.
Oshitaoshi 押 し 倒 し Kihon With this technique, the attacker pushes his opponent back, causing him to fall.
Sabaori 鯖 折 り Hineri With a two-handed grip on the opponent's belt, the attacker pulls him towards him and presses him down with his weight so that his knees give way under him.
Sakatottari 逆 と っ た り Hineri Saka indicates that it is a counterattack against the Tottari. The attacker frees his arm and instead grabs his opponent's arm, twisting his hip into him and causing him to fall forward.
Shitatedashinage 下手 出 し 投 げ Gnaw A technique in which the attacker turns away from the opponent and uses an inside grip on the opponent's mawashi to pull it with him and topple it forward.
Shitatehineri 下手 捻 り Hineri With this technique, an inside grip on the Mawashi serves to destabilize the opponent by turning and finally to force him to the ground.
Shitatenage 下手 投 げ Gnaw The forearm throw is one of the most common throwing techniques ( nage ) in sumo. In this case, the attacker throws the opponent with the help of an inside grip on the belt.
Shumokozori 撞 木 反 り Sorite With the spectacular bell knocker, a modification of the tasukizori, the attacker ducks under the leading hand of the opponent, lifts him and throws him backwards over himself. In this technique, both fighters go down.
Sokubiotoshi 素 首 落 と し Tokushu One of the new techniques introduced in 2001: the attacker exerts pressure on the neck or back of the head of the opponent with both forearms or wrists so that they are pressed to the ground. However, this technique can only be used if the opponent is keeping his upper body extremely low.
Sotogake 外掛 け Pakets The attacker pulls his opponent towards him and throws him backwards with an outside hook.
Sotokomata 外 小 股 Pakets The attacker grabs the thigh of the leading leg of the advancing opponent from the outside and lifts it so that the opponent falls backwards.
Sotomuso 外 無双 Hineri The attacker changes from an inside grip on the opponent's mawashi to a grip around the distant standing leg of the opponent. At the same time he blocks the arm of the opponent, who has an inside grip on his belt. A twist finally forces him to the ground, as he cannot take a compensatory step forward with the leg held.
Sototasukizori 外 た す き 反 り Sorite If the opponent has an inside grip on the mawashi, the attacker wins by controlling and stretching this arm on his own body, while he lifts the closer leg of his opponent from the inside of the thigh with the other hand.
Sukuinage 掬 い 投 げ Gnaw Here the attacker stretches out the inside reaching arm behind the opponent's back to throw his opponent and uses it as a lever in one turn.
Susoharai 裾 払 い Pakets If the opponent is in the right position and with one leg in front of the attacker, the attacker can bring him down by pushing his foot forward with a sweep while pulling his opponent's body backwards.
Susotori 裾 取 り Pakets This winning technique consists of a failed attempt to throw, in which the attacker grabs the ankle of his opponent's leg and lifts it while allowing him to trip over it.
Tasukizori た す き 反 り , 襷 反 り Sorite During an attack, the attacker bends down under his opponent in such a way that he is positioned with his back to his body. Then he grabs the arm and leg of the side of the body facing him and knocks the opponent over by leaning back. In this technique, both fighters fall.
Tokkurinage 徳 利 投 げ Hineri With this technique, the attacker grabs the head or neck of an opponent who is leaning too far with both hands. By turning it is thrown on its back. Was listed as a non-independent variant of Gasshohineri until 2001.
Tottari と っ た り Hineri This technique is often used as a defense against attacks with blows. The attacker grabs an arm of the opponent, stretches it and maneuvers himself into a position from which he can force the opponent to the ground by controlling the arm.
Tsukaminage つ か み 投 げ Gnaw Here the attacker lifts the opponent's mawashi from the ground with a one-sided outside grip and throws him in the direction of the side of the grip.
Tsukidashi 突 き 出 し Kihon With this frequent victory technique, the attacker drives the opponent with many quick thrusts in front of him and finally out of the ring.
Tsukiotoshi 突 き 落 と し Hineri In this technique, the attacker throws the opponent down by stabbing him with an arm on the shoulder or in the rib area.
Tsukitaoshi 突 き 倒 し Kihon The attacker knocks over the opponent who is leaning too far back with one push. This is especially possible after a stroke exchange ( tsuppari ) has been won.
Tsumatori 褄 取 り Pakets This technique consists of grasping and pulling the toes of one foot of a passing opponent. Before the 2001 changes, the ankle was packed.
Tsuridashi 吊 り 出 し Tokushu The opponent is lifted and pushed out of the ring by prying the hip. Usually happens with a double inside handle on the Mawashi.
Tsuriotoshi 吊 り 落 と し Tokushu The opponent is lifted in the same way, but not lifted out of the ring, but swung sideways in such a way that he falls on impact. This technique is designed to demonstrate superior strength and skill.
Tsutaezori 伝 え 反 り Sorite One of the new techniques introduced in 2001: the attacker grabs an arm of his opponent, dives under it and, having come to a standstill, leans on the opponent, causing him to fall to the ground.
Uchigake 内 掛 け Pakets Pulling his opponent towards him, the attacker tears away one of the opponent's legs with an inside hook on his opposite leg.
Uchimuso 内 無双 Hineri In this technique, the attacker has a grip on the opponent's mawashi with which he pulls sideways. At the same time he hits the back of his hand with his free hand on the inside of the thigh on the leg on the other side of the body in the same direction.
Ushiromotare 後 ろ も た れ Tokushu One of the new techniques introduced in 2001: the attacker leans against an opponent standing behind him, causing him to fall or have to leave the ring.
Utchari う っ ち ゃ り Tokushu At the last moment, before he is pushed out of the ring, the attacker, with his back to the edge of the ring, lifts the opponent past him and out of the ring. Since he goes to the ground himself, he has to stretch his core far forward so that he does not accidentally hit the ground first.
Uwatedashinage 上手 出 し 投 げ Gnaw With this technique, the attacker pulls the opponent he has in the outside grip forward to the ground by turning away from him.
Uwatehineri 上手 捻 り Hineri A technique that is often used against opponents who are defending themselves against an uwatenage, as they automatically position themselves in a position that is favorable for this throw. The Uwatehineri itself is performed by turning the opponent towards an outside grip of the attacker.
Uwatenage 上手 投 げ Gnaw About the third most common kimarite ever. The attacker, who placed an outside grip on the opponent's mawashi, brings it down by bending it at a sharp angle while turning away from him.
Waridashi 割 り 出 し Tokushu In this technique, the attacker, who has a grip on the opponent's mawashi, grabs the opponent's upper arm with his free arm and pushes him out of the ring. A clear superiority of physical strength is necessary for execution.
Watashikomi 渡 し 込 み Pakets At the edge of the ring, the attacker grabs his opponent, who is standing with his back facing out, under the hollow of his knee and at the same time drives him outward with his weight, so that the opponent falls or has to leave the ring. Often used at the end of a yorikiri attack.
Yaguranage 櫓 投 げ Gnaw The attacker, who has a grip on the opponent's mawashi, pulls it towards him while he pricks his hip out. With one knee he kicks the opponent's thigh, which moves his leg upwards. With one turn, the attacker throws his opponent on his side.
Yobimodoshi 呼 び 戻 し Tokushu This technique requires the attacker to be particularly superior. First, the attacker pulls with an inside grip. If his opponent struggles against it, he suddenly lets go and uses the opponent's power to throw him to the ground in the other direction.
Yorikiri 寄 り 切 り Kihon This by far the most common victory technique decides about a third of all fights. It consists in pushing the opponent out of the ring while the attacker has a constant grip on his mawashi. There are also variants in which the attacker clutches his opponent but does not have a mawashi grip. He pushes it out of the ring with his body, without using his hands to press or hit (this would be Oshidashi or Tsukidashi).
Yoritaoshi 寄 り 倒 し Kihon The execution of this technique corresponds to the yorikiri, only that the opponent falls due to the force of the attack and falls backwards outside the ring.
Zubuneri ず ぶ ね り Hineri The attacker controls one arm of the opponent and presses his head into his chest. With a twisting motion he throws it to the ground around his head.

Non-technical victories

There are still a number of situations in which the victory of a fighter is recognized, but these are not techniques in the strict sense:

Surname Japanese spelling description
Fumidashi 踏 み 出 し A wrestler accidentally steps backwards out of the ring. Introduced in 2001 - before there was no distinction between the circumstances of accidentally leaving the ring.
Isamiashi 勇 み 足 A wrestler accidentally steps forward out of the ring when attacking . Introduction 2001.
Koshikudake 腰 砕 け A wrestler falls backwards to the ground without any action from the opponent. This is especially the case when a fighter fails in an excessively violent attack.
Tsukihiza つ き ひ ざ A wrestler touches the ground with one or both knees without the intervention of the opponent. Introduction 2001.
Tsukite つ き 手 A wrestler touches the ground with one or both hands without the opponent's intervention. Introduction 2001.

Finally there is still the possibility of a victory by not running the opponent ( 不 戦 勝 , fusenshō ), which is often due to injuries. From the point of view of the absent one speaks in this case of fusenpai ( 不 戦 敗 ), i.e. defeat by not appearing.

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