SPORTS

SUMO TECHNIQUESOkuridashi

Okuridashi (rear push out) - The attacker drives his opponent out from behind.

SUMO TECHNIQUESOkurigake

Okurigake (rear leg trip) - From behind the defender, the attacker hooks one of his legs around one of the defender's legs, then pulls that hooked leg towards him, dropping his opponent forward and down.

SUMO TECHNIQUESOkurihikiotoshi

Okurihikiotoshi (rear pull down) After circling behind the defender, and from any of several gripping positions, the attacker backpedals away, dropping the defender back and down.

SUMO TECHNIQUESOkurinage

Okurinage (rear throw down) - After circling behind the defender, the attacker throws the defender forward and down, or to the side and down. To record this technique, the attacker must be standing behind the defender at the time of the throw.

SUMO TECHNIQUESOkuritaoshi

Okuritaoshi (rear push down) - Similar to okuridashi, the attacker forces his opponent down from behind to end the match before the opponent is forced over the edge.

SUMO TECHNIQUESOkuritsuridashi

Okuritsuridashi (rear lift out) After circling around the defender, the attacker drops his hips, lifts the defender up and carries him over the edge of the ring. (* Because both of the defender's feet are in the air, the attacker can touch outside the ring with one foot before the defender's feet cross over without losing the match.)

SUMO TECHNIQUESOkuritsuriotoshi

Okuritsuriotoshi (rear lifting body slam) - After circling around behind the defender, the attacker lifts his opponent using any one of several possible grips and then slams him down.

SUMO TECHNIQUESOmata

Omata (thigh scooping body drop) - When the defender attempts to block an overarm or underarm throw by taking a deep step forward, the attacker grabs that leg from the inside with his free hand and lifts it up and backwards, driving his body into the defender and forcing him over onto his back.

SUMO TECHNIQUESOsakate

Osakate (backward twisting overarm throw) - From a deep, standard outside grip, usually at the edge of the ring, the attacker bends backwards and swings his opponent around and out in the direction of that outside gripping hand.

SUMO TECHNIQUESOshidashi

Oshidashi (frontal push out) - The attacker pushes his opponent out of the ring without gripping the mawashi. Unlike a frontal thrust out (tsukidashi), the attacker must maintain hand contact at all times.

SUMO TECHNIQUESOshitaoshi

Oshitaoshi (frontal push down) - Similar to tsukitaoshi (frontal thrust down), the attacker pushes his opponent backwards and then over.