kawazugake 河津掛け
Hooking backward counter throw.
A counter: the winner hooks his opponent and throws backwards.
- JSA category
- Trips and hooks 掛け手
- Style group (our grouping)
- Trips and leg attacks
- Used 2013 to 2026 (JSA count)
- 17
- Bouts in our data since 1958
- 109
Who wins with it most top division, since 1958
Active wrestlers who use it whole careers, all divisions
Latest uses top two divisions
- Hoshoryu beat Midorifuji, Kyushu 2022 day 5
- Sokokurai beat Seiro, Haru 2014 day 2
- Takanoyama beat Ikioi, Haru 2012 day 5
- Takanoyama beat Sadanoumi, Nagoya 2011 day 5
- Masatsukasa beat Takamisakari, Nagoya 2008 day 15
- Kasugao beat Hochiyama, Aki 2006 day 2
- Asasekiryu beat Toyonoshima, Kyushu 2005 day 6
- Toyonoshima beat Wakatoba, Kyushu 2005 day 4
- Asasekiryu beat Kotooshu, Natsu 2005 day 6
- Kyokushuzan beat Asasekiryu, Natsu 2005 day 4
- Kotooshu beat Hayateumi, Hatsu 2005 day 4
- Takekaze beat Shimotori, Nagoya 2004 day 7
Other trips and hooks
uchigake, sotogake, chongake, kirikaeshi, kekaeshi, ketaguri, mitokorozeme, watashikomi, nimaigeri, komatasukui, sotokomata, ōmata, tsumatori, kozumatori, ashitori, susotori, susoharai
Names, categories and counts from the Japan Sumo Association; English glosses from Wikipedia. All 82 techniques.