kirikaeshi - Twisting backward knee trip

How it works

Block the back of the opponent's knee with your thigh and twist - they buckle and fall backward.

Frequency by decade bouts won by kirikaeshi across the Makuuchi era

11

50s

83

60s

51

70s

29

80s

53

90s

30

00s

15

10s

11

20s

Top practitioners most kirikaeshi wins, 1958-present

Wrestlers who have won the most Makuuchi bouts by kirikaeshi since 1958. Sorted by wins, then peak rank. Each name opens a full career profile.

Peak	Shikona	Wins by kirikaeshi	Era	Active
K1E	Mainoumi Shuhei	33	1991–1998	–
S1W	Kainoyama Isamu	20	1961–1969	–
Y1E	Tochinoumi Teruyoshi	15	1960–1966	–
Y1W	Asashoryu Akinori	13	2001–2010	–
S1E	Mutsuarashi Yukio	13	1967–1973	–
S1W	Akinoshima Katsumi	12	1988–2002	–
S1W	Hasegawa Katsuhiro	11	1965–1976	–
S1E	Daigo Hisateru	10	1958–1966	–
S1E	Tochiakagi Takanori	10	1977–1981	–
M9W	Kiyonomori Masao	10	1960–1963	–
Y1W	Wakanohana Kanji	9	1976–1982	–
O1E	Masuiyama Daishiro	9	1973–1980	–
K1W	Wakanami Jun	9	1963–1971	–
Y1W	Wakanohana Masaru	8	1991–1998	–
S1E	Tochiazuma Tomoyori	8	1968–1976	–
K1W	Kyokudozan Kazuyasu	8	1991–1996	–
Y1W	Taiho Koki	7	1961–1967	–
O1E	Asahikuni Masuo	7	1969–1979	–
O1E	Kiyokuni Katsuo	7	1963–1968	–
S1W	Toyonoshima Daiki	7	2005–2014	–
K1W	Kaiho Ryoji	7	2000–2004	–
K1W	Ryuko Seiho	7	1968–1975	–
Y1W	Asahifuji Seiya	6	1984–1991	–
Y1E	Wajima Hiroshi	6	1973–1978	–
Y1E	Wakanohana Kanji	6	1958–1962	–
S1E	Kitaseumi Hiromitsu	6	1972–1973	–
K1W	Endo · 遠藤(えんどう)	6	2013–2024	–
K1E	Oginishiki Yasutoshi	6	1997–2000	–
O1W	Hokutenyu Katsuhiko	5	1982–1989	–
O1W	Musoyama Masashi	5	1994–2001	–
S1E	Aminishiki Ryuji	5	2000–2015	–
S1W	Iwakaze Kakutaro	5	1959–1964	–
S1E	Kongo Masahiro	5	1970–1974	–
K2W	Shionishiki Yoshiaki	5	1959–1960	–
M1W	Kotoryu Hiroo	5	1997–2004	–
M3W	Kitakachidoki Hayato	5	1991–1997	–
Y1W	Asashio Taro	4	1959–1960	–
Y1W	Tamanoumi Masahiro	4	1966–1969	–
O1W	Aonishiki · 安青錦　新大	4	2025–2026	●
O1W	Kaiketsu Masateru	4	1972–1978	–
O1W	Kitabayama Hidetoshi	4	1961–1966	–
S1E	Hagurohana	4	1962–1964	–
S1W	Masurao Hiroo	4	1986–1990	–
S1W	Oginohana Masaaki	4	1960–1964	–
K1E	Tomonohana Shinya	4	1994–1995	–
M1W	Naruyama Akira	4	1958–1961	–
M5E	Ogiyama Takashi	4	1963–1967	–
Y1W	Chiyonofuji Mitsugu	3	1978–1987	–
Y1W	Hakuho Sho	3	2008–2012	–
Y1E	Kitanofuji Katsuaki	3	1965–1973	–

● = active. Wins are per-perspective counts (each bout is recorded once for the winner). Cache double-counting is removed from the total / decade columns but kept for the per-wrestler row. Makuuchi only, 1958–2026.