首捻り · kubihineri · Twisting techniques
95 recorded bouts have been decided by this technique — 0.01% of all bouts in the database, ranking it 56 of 87 by frequency.
Written 首捻り, read くびひねり and romanised kubihineri. The Japan Sumo Association classes it as twisting techniques (捻り手).
The English name here follows NHK WORLD-JAPAN (GRAND SUMO Highlights - Techniques). We do not translate technique names ourselves.
| Wrestler | Times | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 新屋敷 | 2 | 回数 東序二段十三枚目 |
| 宇良 | 2 | 東前頭五枚目 |
| 小力 | 2 | 東三段目七十六枚目 |
| 栃ノ心 | 2 | 元大関 |
| 立王尚 | 1 | 元幕下三十二枚目 |
From the association’s own tally, which covers a different (shorter) period than the bout counts above. Names are given in Japanese.