kotenage 小手投げ
Armlock throw.
The winner throws his opponent using an armlock.
- JSA category
- Throws 投げ手
- Style group (our grouping)
- Counter and evasion
- Used 2013 to 2026 (JSA count)
- 3,203
- Bouts in our data since 1958
- 10,886
Who wins with it most top division, since 1958
Active wrestlers who use it whole careers, all divisions
- Hokutoshu Sd59w 50
- Tamawashi M15e 50
- Shoketsu Jd21e 44
- Nishikigi Ms2e 43
- Okuni Jd68w 23
- Higonoryu Jk13e 22
- Wakenokaze Sd35e 19
- Terunosato Jk11e 18
- Tochinobori Sd22w 17
- Shonannoumi J6e 17
Latest uses top two divisions
- Kitanowaka beat Kayo, Aki 2026 day 14
- Oho beat Chiyoshoma, Aki 2026 day 14
- Shirokuma beat Dewanoryu, Aki 2026 day 12
- Asakoryu beat Hiradoumi, Aki 2026 day 12
- Tanji beat Nishikigi, Aki 2026 day 11
- Asakoryu beat Ichiyamamoto, Aki 2026 day 11
- Tokifudo beat Nishinoryu, Aki 2026 day 10
- Shonannoumi beat Asakoryu, Aki 2026 day 10
- Shishi beat Ichiyamamoto, Aki 2026 day 9
- Chiyoshoma beat Tobizaru, Aki 2026 day 7
- Tamawashi beat Kyokukaiyu, Aki 2026 day 4
- Oshoma beat Kinbozan, Nagoya 2026 day 14
Other throws
uwatenage, shitatenage, sukuinage, uwatedashinage, shitatedashinage, koshinage, kubinage, ipponzeoi, nichonage, yaguranage, kakenage, tsukaminage
Names, categories and counts from the Japan Sumo Association; English glosses from Wikipedia. All 82 techniques.