Winning techniques 決まり手

The Japan Sumo Association recognises 82 ways to win a bout, plus 5 results where the loser beats himself. Counts are the JSA's, for 2013 to 2026.

Basic (push, thrust, force out) 基本技7

Technique	Meaning	Times used
tsukidashi 突き出し	frontal thrust out	4,350
tsukitaoshi 突き倒し	frontal thrust down	669
oshidashi 押し出し	frontal push out	48,502
oshitaoshi 押し倒し	frontal push down	6,611
yorikiri 寄り切り	frontal force out	48,007
yoritaoshi 寄り倒し	frontal crush out	9,269
abisetaoshi 浴びせ倒し	backward force down	459

Throws 投げ手13

Technique	Meaning	Times used
uwatenage 上手投げ	overarm throw	8,906
shitatenage 下手投げ	underarm throw	4,364
kotenage 小手投げ	armlock throw	3,203
sukuinage 掬い投げ	beltless arm throw	4,021
uwatedashinage 上手出し投げ	pulling overarm throw	2,475
shitatedashinage 下手出し投げ	pulling underarm throw	707
koshinage 腰投げ	hip throw	6
kubinage 首投げ	headlock throw	416
ipponzeoi 一本背負い	one-armed shoulder throw	19
nichonage 二丁投げ	body drop throw	40
yaguranage 櫓投げ	inner thigh throw	1
kakenage 掛け投げ	hooking inner thigh throw	292
tsukaminage つかみ投げ	lifting throw	1

Trips and hooks 掛け手18

Technique	Meaning	Times used
uchigake 内掛け	inside leg trip	148
sotogake 外掛け	outside leg trip	573
chongake ちょん掛け	pulling heel hook	25
kirikaeshi 切り返し	twisting backward knee trip	324
kawazugake 河津掛け	hooking backward counter throw	17
kekaeshi 蹴返し	minor inner foot sweep	116
ketaguri 蹴手繰り	pulling inside ankle sweep	23
mitokorozeme 三所攻め	triple attack force out	2
watashikomi 渡し込み	thigh grabbing push down	216
nimaigeri 二枚蹴り	ankle kicking twist down	19
komatasukui 小股掬い	over thigh scooping body drop	42
sotokomata 外小股	over thigh scooping body drop	6
ōmata 大股	thigh scooping body drop	3
tsumatori 褄取り	rear ankle pick	0
kozumatori 小褄取り	ankle pick	6
ashitori 足取り	leg pick	280
susotori 裾取り	toe pick	5
susoharai 裾払い	rear foot sweep	81

Backward body drops 反り手6

Technique	Meaning	Times used
izori 居反り	backwards body drop	20
shumokuzori 撞木反り	bell hammer backwards body drop	0
kakezori 掛け反り	hooking backwards body drop	0
tasukizori たすき反り	reverse backwards body drop	12
sototasukizori 外たすき反り	outer reverse backwards body drop	0
tsutaezori 伝え反り	underarm forward body drop	16

Twists 捻り手19

Technique	Meaning	Times used
tsukiotoshi 突き落とし	thrust down	10,492
makiotoshi 巻き落とし	twist down	119
tottari とったり	arm bar throw	379
sakatottari 逆取ったり	arm bar throw counter	37
katasukashi 肩すかし	under-shoulder swing down	1,787
sotomuso 外無双	outer thigh propping twist down	0
uchimuso 内無双	inner thigh propping twist down	62
zubuneri 頭捻り	head pivot throw	61
uwatehineri 上手捻り	twisting overarm throw	268
shitatehineri 下手捻り	twisting underarm throw	364
amiuchi 網打ち	the fisherman's throw	102
sabaori 鯖折り	forward force down	8
harimanage 波離間投げ	backward belt throw	62
ōsakate 大逆手	backward twisting overarm throw	20
kainahineri 腕捻り	two-handed arm twist down	143
gasshohineri 合掌捻り	clasped hand twist down	2
tokkurinage 徳利投げ	two handed head twist down	50
kubihineri 首捻り	head twisting throw	45
kotehineri 小手捻り	arm locking twist down	28

Special techniques 特殊技19

Technique	Meaning	Times used
hikiotoshi 引き落とし	hand pull down	6,702
hikkake 引っ掛け	arm grabbing force out	303
hatakikomi 叩き込み	slap down	15,881
sokubiotoshi 素首落とし	head chop down	91
tsuridashi 吊り出し	frontal lift out	270
okuritsuridashi 送り吊り出し	rear lift out	5
tsuriotoshi 吊り落とし	frontal lifting body slam	15
okuritsuriotoshi 送り吊り落とし	rear lifting body slam	7
okuridashi 送り出し	rear push out	6,324
okuritaoshi 送り倒し	rear push down	1,028
okurinage 送り投げ	rear throw down	111
okurigake 送り掛け	rear leg trip	4
okurihikiotoshi 送り引き落とし	rear pull down	33
waridashi 割り出し	upper-arm force out	6
utchari 打っ棄り	backward pivot throw	419
kimedashi 極め出し	arm barring force out	800
kimetaoshi 極め倒し	arm barring force down	236
ushiromotare 後ろもたれ	backward lean out	27
yobimodoshi 呼び戻し	pulling body slam	2

Non-technique result 勝負結果5

Technique	Meaning	Times used
isamiashi 勇み足	forward step out	380
koshikudake 腰砕け	inadvertent collapse	51
tsukite つき手	hand touch down	91
tsukihiza つきひざ	knee touch down	218
fumidashi 踏み出し	rear step out	42