Nekodamashi (猫騙し, ねこだまし) is a distraction technique in the sport of sumo wrestling, literally translating to "fool-the-cat trick". At the start of the...

the festival. 75 14 "Cat-Deceiving Chapter, Part 1" Transliteration: "Nekodamashi-hen Sono Ichi" (Japanese: 猫騙し編 其の壱) Hironori Aoyagi Naoki Hayashi January 8...

Includes such moves as clapping one hands in front of the opponent's face (nekodamashi) and using the momentary blink to duck underneath to get a strong belt...

"Cat-Deceiving Chapter, Part 1" (猫騙し編 其の壱, "Nekodamashi-hen Sono Ichi") "Cat-Deceiving Chapter, Part 2" (猫騙し編 其の弐, "Nekodamashi-hen Sono Ni") "Cat-Deceiving Chapter...

Kento Shimoyama October 2, 2016 (2016-10-02) 33 "Nekodamashi and Gratitude" Transliteration: "Nekodamashi no Ongaeshi" (Japanese: 猫だましの恩返し) Kento Shimoyama...

place. His most unusual win came on day 10 when he used the rarely-seen nekodamashi ("cat trick") technique to defeat Tochiōzan. In January 2016 Hakuhō won...

head on in order to understand them better. 33 "Nekodamashi and Gratitude" Transliteration: "Nekodamashi no Ongaeshi" (Japanese: 猫だましの恩返し) Kento Shimoyama...

conservative style of calligraphy used in the banzuke. See sumō-ji. Nekodamashi (猫騙し) Clapping of the hands at the tachi-ai to distract the opponent...

Mainoumi also had a very unusual tachi-ai, and sometimes used the tactic of nekodamashi, of clapping of the hands in front of the opponent's face to distract...

weight: 120 kg / homeland: Tohoku, Japan Finishing Hold: Gasshou Hineri, Nekodamashi Pentagon (Black body) power: 700,000 / height: 208 cm / weight: 115 kg...

techniques and has been known to pull off seldom seen techniques such as nekodamashi. In July 2022, he won by ashi-tori, or leg grab, on three consecutive...