English
katasukashi
Katasukashi comes from Japanese 肩透かし ‘under-shoulder swing-down’.
- Japanesemodern肩透かし‘under-shoulder swing-down’
- Englishtodaykatasukashi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Japanesemodern肩透かし‘under-shoulder swing-down’
- Englishtodaykatasukashi
The story
Borrowed from Japanese 肩透かし, meaning under-shoulder swing down.
Every English word from Japanese 肩透かし
Today it means
noun A kimarite in which the attacker forces his opponent down by placing his hands on the opponent's shoulder blade (one inside and one outside) and pulling him down and forward while backing away.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 肩透かし / katasukashi