noun
sumo technique; fighting style; way of wrestling
A sumo term for the way a wrestler fights in the ring: their technique, style, or manner of attacking and defending in a bout.
その力士は前に出る取り口で勝った。
The sumo wrestler won with a forward-driving style.
解説者は横綱の落ち着いた取り口を
The commentator praised the yokozuna's composed technique.
A compound of 取り, associated here with grappling or wrestling, and 口, which can indicate a manner or way. The exact historical derivation is not specified.