kakenage 掛け投げ
Hooking inner thigh throw.
The winner hooks his opponent's inner thigh and throws him.
- JSA category
- Throws 投げ手
- Style group (our grouping)
- Belt throws
- Used 2013 to 2026 (JSA count)
- 292
- Bouts in our data since 1958
- 1,105
Who wins with it most top division, since 1958
Active wrestlers who use it whole careers, all divisions
- Akua Ms25w 35
- Ikazuchido Ms23e 13
- Higonoumi Sd4e 7
- Hoshoryu Y1w 6
- Fujinokawa S1e 5
- Tsurubayashi Ms48w 5
- Watatani Jd91w 4
- Oyamada Ms31e 4
- Awanokuni Ms35e 4
- Urutora Jk4e 3
Latest uses top two divisions
- Hoshoryu beat Aonishiki, Haru 2026 day 15
- Kyokukaiyu beat Takerufuji, Hatsu 2026 day 15
- Fujinokawa beat Roga, Aki 2025 day 7
- Wakaikari beat Kiryuko, Hatsu 2025 day 9
- Wakaikari beat Oshoumi, Aki 2024 day 15
- Akua beat Hakuoho, Haru 2024 day 5
- Akua beat Chiyoshoma, Hatsu 2024 day 12
- Akua beat Hitoshi, Kyushu 2023 day 2
- Akua beat Tenshoho, Aki 2023 day 12
- Ura beat Tsurugisho, Aki 2023 day 12
- Akua beat Yuma, Nagoya 2023 day 9
- Hoshoryu beat Hiradoumi, Nagoya 2023 day 9
Other throws
uwatenage, shitatenage, kotenage, sukuinage, uwatedashinage, shitatedashinage, koshinage, kubinage, ipponzeoi, nichonage, yaguranage, tsukaminage
Names, categories and counts from the Japan Sumo Association; English glosses from Wikipedia. All 82 techniques.