Banzuke

nimaigeri

Ankle kicking twist down.

The winner kicks his opponent's ankle and twists him down.

JSA category
Trips and hooks
Style group (our grouping)
Trips and leg attacks
Used 2013 to 2026 (JSA count)
19
Bouts in our data since 1958
89

Who wins with it most top division, since 1958

  1. Wakanohana Kanji 4
  2. Wakanaruto Kiyomi 4
  3. Tokitenku Yoshiaki 4
  4. Fujinokawa Taketo 2
  5. Kirishima 1
  6. Kiryugawa Mitsuo 1
  7. Wakanoumi Masateru 1
  8. Haguroiwa Tomomi 1
  9. Tochinoumi Teruyoshi 1
  10. Kotoryu Hiroo 1

Active wrestlers who use it whole careers, all divisions

  1. Kirishima O2e 3
  2. Hinataryu Ms46e 1

Latest uses top two divisions

Other trips and hooks

uchigake, sotogake, chongake, kirikaeshi, kawazugake, kekaeshi, ketaguri, mitokorozeme, watashikomi, komatasukui, sotokomata, ōmata, tsumatori, kozumatori, ashitori, susotori, susoharai

Names, categories and counts from the Japan Sumo Association; English glosses from Wikipedia. All 82 techniques.