izori 居反り
Backwards body drop.
The winner brings his opponent down with a backwards body drop.
- JSA category
- Backward body drops 反り手
- Style group (our grouping)
- Rare and acrobatic
- Used 2013 to 2026 (JSA count)
- 20
- Bouts in our data since 1958
- 53
Who wins with it most top division, since 1958
Active wrestlers who use it whole careers, all divisions
- Asakiryu Sd70e 3
- Motoazuma Jd91e 2
- Yamato Ms48e 2
- Asatenmai Jd90w 2
- Urutora Jk4e 1
- Bakukoshin Jk3e 1
- Miyanokaze Sd32e 1
- Ura M2e 1
Latest uses top two divisions
Other backward body drops
shumokuzori, kakezori, tasukizori, sototasukizori, tsutaezori
Names, categories and counts from the Japan Sumo Association; English glosses from Wikipedia. All 82 techniques.