Etymology

ashitori

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Today it means: a kimarite in which the attacker takes his opponent down by grabbing and lifting his leg with both hands Full definition →

Japanese 足取り ← ['ja 足取り
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  1. ['ja · borrowed from足取り
  2. Japanese · borrowed from足取り
  3. English todayashitori

Borrowed from Japanese 足取り (“leg pick”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.