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humble position; inferior
underarm grip on opponent's belt
「下手」 has other readings with different meanings.
下手に出たほうがうまくいく。
Things go better if you take a humble position.
下手に出て頼んでみた。
I asked humbly.
いつも下手に出る必要はないと思うよ。
I don't think you always need to be humble.