差さし手て争あらそい

expression

struggling to grab the opponent's belt with the dominant hand

Sumo term: the tussle at the start of a bout when both wrestlers try to secure an inside grip with their preferred hand.

• 立たち合あいから激はげしい差さし手て争あらそいが続つづいた。

  A fierce struggle for the inside grip continued from the initial charge.