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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker, while driving his opponent forward, grabs his leg and pulls it, forcing him over..
Akinoshima chases "Yankee Doodle Dandy" around the dohyo, until he finally wins by watashikomi (thigh grabbing push down).
Kyokushuzan deployed several rare techniques such as watashi-komi, which he used in September of 1996.
Thigh-Grabbing Push Down (Watashikomi)
Ozeki Terunofuji (4-2) outlasted top-ranked maegashira Tochiozan (0-6), while New Year champion Kotoshogiku saw off sekiwake Okinoumi (1-5) with a watashikomi thigh-grabbing pushdown to level his mark at 3-3.
Use watashikomi when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Watashikomi means (sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker, while driving his opponent forward, grabs his leg and pulls it, forcing him over..
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Akinoshima chases "Yankee Doodle Dandy" around the dohyo, until he finally wins by watashikomi (thigh grabbing push down).
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