tokkurinage

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noun

A kimarite in which the attacker grabs his opponent's head or neck with both hands and twists him over.

OriginJapanese 徳利投げ →
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Meanings

nountokkurinage (plural tokkurinage)
  1. governmentA kimarite in which the attacker grabs his opponent's head or neck with both hands and twists him over.

Origin

  1. Japanese徳利投げ
  2. Englishtokkurinage

Borrowed from Japanese 徳利投げ, "two-handed head twist down".

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APA

tokkurinage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tokkurinage

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“tokkurinage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tokkurinage. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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