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Hikikomi gaeshi

Judo technique

Type
Throws and takedowns
Martial arts
Judo
Japanese
引込返
Meaning
Pulling in reversal
Classified as
judo technique, throw
Listed in
Habukareta waza (Kodokan judo), Ma-sutemi-waza (judo techniques)
Shuai jiao at King's Kung-Fu

King's Kung-Fu and Tai Chi has taught 5 Animal 5 Family kung fu, tai chi and chi kung in Southern California since 1982. These original school pages cover this style:

Hikikomi Gaeshi (引込返), also known as pulling-in counter, is one of the preserved throwing techniques, Habukareta Waza, of judo. It belonged to the fourth group, Yonkyo, of the 1895 Gokyo no Waza lists. It is categorized as a rear sacrifice technique, Ma-sutemi.

Kanji in 引込返

pull, tug, jerk
on: イン
kun: ひ.く、ひ.ける
4 strokes · JLPT 3
crowded, mixture, in bulk

kun: -こ.む、こ.む、こ.み、-こ.み
5 strokes · JLPT 2
return, answer, fade
on: ヘン
kun: かえ.す、-かえ.す、かえ.る、-かえ.る
7 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Judo throws and takedowns

Japanese terms for throws and takedowns

TermReadingMeaning
足車ashigurumaashi guruma (judo); leg wheel
払い腰haraigoshiharai goshi (judo); sweeping hip throw
居反りizoribackwards body drop
腰投げkoshinagehip throw (judo, sumo)
首捻りkubihinerihead-twisting throw
首投げkubinagekubinage; neck throw
投げ技nagewazathrowing technique; throw
大逆手oosakatebackward-twisting overarm throw
落とすotosuto drop; to lose
外小股sotokomataover-thigh scooping body drop
隅返しsumigaeshicorner throw (judo); corner reversal
立ち技tachiwazastanding techniques (judo, wrestling); standing throw

51 terms in total on the throws and takedowns page.

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q3135505 (CC0); text quoted from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); kanji data KANJIDIC2 and KanjiVG. Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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