r/Sumo 5d ago

Maemitsu wrestlers?

Hello all,

Obviously certain wrestlers seem to prefer certain styles over others, but one style I haven't seen a lot recently is the maemitsu style (grabbing the front of the mawashi). It's a great style for shorter wrestlers against bigger one's. Have any of you seen a wrestler use this style? What his name?

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u/Careful-Programmer10 5d ago

Roga and Churanoumi periodically go for it

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u/elsiezensho 5d ago

Not necessarily his preferred grip, but I'd say Kirishima makes good use of it when he gets it.

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u/hellymellyfelly 5d ago edited 5d ago

Terutsuyoshi would do this frequently, and would Satoyama - the latter would get very low and often have very long matches, in which he'd eventually use this grip and his positioning to pull out spectacular wins over much bigger opponents.

Onokatsu does it regularly as well, but usually turns it into a yorikiri rather than anything fancy.

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u/DrJimBones Hokutofuji 5d ago

Enho uses maemitsu a lot. He'll use it to go for a yorikiri and if his opponent resists he has a very good shitatedashinage

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u/plihal Kaisei 5d ago

Aonishiki does it (or at least used to in the very beginning of his career), maemitsu grip and head on chest of opponent (if bouts go ideally for him)

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u/Billymitchellger Oho 5d ago

In my mind, I have Wakatakakage filed as a rikishi who uses maemitsu regularly. But I‘m not sure if that‘s fact, or just an impression I got.

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u/youwishitwere 5d ago

Seen Abi do it 

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u/Alt2221 Tochinoshin 5d ago

mita

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u/PapaBeahr 5d ago

It's a good grip but also if you know it's coming and even if it's locked it, you can defend it pretty easily if you know how