Overarm

The 32-year-old Japanese yokozuna attempted an overarm throw against his opponent, but instead found himself at the edge of the straw as Tochiozan swung Kisenosato around and nudged him out.

The ozeki, however, regained his footing first, got his left hand around on his opponent’s belt and executed a much easier overarm throw to earn the win.

He was unusual in persisting with his roundarm action throughout his career, when almost all other bowlers adopted the new overarm style.

Hoplites in the rows behind the lead would almost certainly have made overarm thrusts.

It is a matter of contention, among historians, whether the hoplite used the spear overarm or underarm.

The Byzantines used lance both overarm and underarm, couched.