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Leg trip
kirikaeshi
Lifetime usage
2,373 bouts
Share of all bouts
0.37%
Last used
Day 15 of May (Natsu) 2026
Category
Leg trip
Description

What it is

Kirikaeshi (切り返し; "twisting backward knee trip") is a kimarite in which the attacker places his leg behind the knee of the opponent, and while twisting the opponent sideways and backwards, sweeps him over the attacker's leg and throws him down.

From English Wikipedia (article), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Recent winners

Most recent bouts decided by kirikaeshi

BashoDayWinnerLoserDiv.
May (Natsu) 202615OyamadaTokitenranMakushita
May (Natsu) 202611TsurugifujiMitsurufujiJonidan
March (Haru) 202614ChiyoshomaTokihayateMakuuchi
March (Haru) 202610FujiseiunRogaMakuuchi
March (Haru) 20267SekiGoseimaruJonidan
January (Hatsu) 202612MasakifujiShoranSandanme
January (Hatsu) 202612YumaOyamadaMakushita
January (Hatsu) 20269AonishikiWakatakakageMakuuchi