tsumatori

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 褄取り, literally "rear toe pick".

Noun

tsumatori (plural tsumatori)

  1. (sumo) a kimarite in which the attacker reaches down and picks up his opponent's foot (at the toes) and pulls back and up forcing him to fall forward