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kotenage
Lifetime usage
3 bouts
Share of all bouts
1.69%
Last used
Day 16 of May (Natsu) 2026
Category
Other
Description

What it is

Kotenage (小手投げ; "armlock throw") is a kimarite in which the attacker wraps their arm around the opponent's extended arm, then throws the opponent to the ground without touching their mawashi. A common technique.

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

Career leaders

Top kotenage users among current sekitori

Most-used technique counts from JSA per-rikishi profiles. Current top two divisions only; not an all-time leaderboard.

  1. Atamifuji3×
Recent winners

Most recent bouts decided by kotenage

BashoDayWinnerLoserDiv.
May (Natsu) 202616AsahifujiKiryukoSandanme
May (Natsu) 202615AsonoyamaAsanoryuMakushita
May (Natsu) 202613MudohoAkuaMakushita
May (Natsu) 202612SumiyoshiKaisoJonidan
May (Natsu) 202611IkazuchiarataYamadaJonokuchi
May (Natsu) 202611FudohoHaruyamaMakushita
May (Natsu) 202611TochitaikaiNishinoryuJuryo
May (Natsu) 202610AronKiyonoyamaJonidan