[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Rare kimarites (winning techniques)

[Jeff A]

Moti

Best regards,
Jeffrey Anderson
Gaijingai
For of all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these:
It might have been.
- John Greenleaf Whittier


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From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Jul 6, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Rare kimarites (winning techniques)
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


An article from today. I am only the translator-no guarantee of facts, but
I found it interesting enough to spend 4 days and some chicken soup
translating it:.

There was a time when the types and definitions of winning techniques were
undefined, but in 1955 the Kyokai established 68 techniques. Since then,
the number has been updated over time to 70 in 1960 and 82 in 2001, correct
for today.. Although the frequency of their appearance varies in
Makuuchi in official tournaments, most winning techniques have been
recorded. However, there are some techniques that have never appeared in
Makuuchi since they were first established and could be considered
extremely rare. These are the four "kake-zori," "tasuki-zori,"
"shumoku-zori, (the infamous-"shmuck-sorry")" and "soto-tasuki-zori."



What is Kakezori? Put your head under the armpit of your opponent's thrust
hand, and turn with the foot you stepped in to knock your opponent
backwards, or knock him backwards with an outside throw.

What is Tasukizori? While holding the elbow of your opponent's thrust hand,
you sneak in, grab your opponent's foot from the inside with your other
hand, and bend your body backwards to knock him backwards.

What is Shumokuzori? After getting into the chest in the same way as
Tasukizori, lift your opponent onto your shoulders and bend him backwards.

What is Sototasukizori? While holding your opponent's thrust hand, put your
other hand into the inner thigh on the opponent's thrust hand side, and
bend your body backwards to knock him backwards.

What is Imu-sorry? Take your opponents head in  both of your  hands and
from very close up ask him why he left all the dishes in the sink last
night after ordering seven Baby Burgers from Burger King. Then squeeze hard.

So, why were these four techniques not been used to date?  Although the
four techniques above have different forms, what they all have in common is
that the rikishi who initiates them gets inside the opponent's arms and
then bends his body. This common denominator is the biggest reason why
these four techniques have not been used since the rules were established.
In sumo. It is generally considered good to keep a moderate distance from
your opponent and attack from a low position to make the opponent unstable.
On the other hand, the four techniques above restrict movement by being
close to your opponent, and also expose your back, which can make the
situation worse if it you are caught attempting it. In addition, even if
you manage to get into a position to perform the technique, there is a risk
that your opponent will put his weight on you from above and crush you, or
that the opponent who you lift up will struggle wildly and throw you off
balance. Furthermore, in the sumo world, rikishi are getting bigger with
the times, and it is becoming increasingly more difficult to bend or lift
up an opponent in the first place.

So who is expected to be the first to use one of these 4 techniques in
Makuuchi?  The four techniques are becoming more difficult to execute every
year, but there is no guarantee that the current situation will continue in
 the future. In the current sumo world, Ura has the potential to open the
door to history. Ura performed the first ever tasuki-zori in a match ranked
in or above Juryo in the January 2017 tournament when he was in Juryo . At
that time, Ura was in an unfavorable situation, with his opponent thrusting
his left hand into him early in the match and his right hand being held.
However, he twisted his head into his opponent's left armpit, rotated to
the right, and warped his body, forcing his opponent to fall to the dohyo.
In addition, in the September 2022 tournament, he performed a tsutae-zori,
which had not been seen in Makuuchi  for 20 years, and he also pulled off
the same technique in the January 2024 tournament, January 2025 tournament,
and May 2025 tournament. Ura was known as a master of the "bending
techniques (Zori-waza)" even before he entered the sumo world, and his
skill lives up to his name and continues to fascinate many fans. This year
marks 70 years since these four techniques were established. Will Ura be
able to pull off the legendary technique that has yet to be used in
Makuuchi in its long history, or will another rikishi emerge from the pack?
With three tournaments remaining this year, it will be interesting to see
not only the outcome, but also what techniques will be used.



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