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Sumo
The national sport of Japan, this martial art has a long colorful history full of traditions. This wrestling style gaining popularity and tournaments are starting to be held in other countries.
177 Questions
What is the shape of sumo arena?
The ring is 455 cm in diameter and is raised a foot or two above the ground. It is centered on a square that is 670 cm wide on each side. The ring is made of a hard packed clay from a special location in a river bed.
There is no historical evidence of castration. They are very large and strong. Sumo wrestlers use their mass and strength to overpower their opponents.
Most of them live in Japan. Sumo wrestlers live in a 'stable' where they train and live. They will spend most of their day in the stable eating, training and sleeping.
Women are allowed to sumo wrestle but they can only compete at the amateur level. Women are not allowed to touch the sumo wrestling ring or enter professional sumo competition. This is due to the belief that women touching the wrestling ring will make the dohyo not pure.
Who will win when sumo wrestler and elephant fight?
The lion attacks the elephant first by jumping on the back, making the elephant angry and disturbed. The lion starts biting the elephant on the back before the elephant can shake it off. When the tiger starts attacking the elephant, the elephant starts crushing with its foot, which makes the tiger run off. The tiger bites the elephant's foot and the elephant kicks it with full power, leading the tiger to its death. The elephant violently shakes the lion off its back, killing the lion. Elephant is winner.
Why do Sumo wrestlers stomp on the mat before each match?
they hit their selves to show they are strong and to get mad
In 1953, the average weight of a sumo wrestler was 317 pounds, with an average height of 5' 11''. Today's sumo practitioner is 3.2 inches taller, but 95 pounds heavier.
The traditional minimum weight a "stable" will accept a wrestler for training is 165 pounds. Even though there are no weight divisions, a 165 pound individual would be looking at years of bulking up through training and the Sumo diet to to get a more acceptable fighting weight of 250+.
When and where did sumo originate?
Sumo (pron. su-moh) wrestling originated in Japan as a ritual ceremony to the gods of good harvest. It is said that the Japanese people came about through the outcome of a Sumo contest between the gods. Sumo gained the patronage of the Imperial Court in the 8th century and never lost popularity. In the days of the Shogun and the Samurai, Sumo was used for its military usefulness and Jujitu was developed from it.
Who invented Japanese sumo wrestling?
There is no one person who is recorded as the inventor of sumo wrestling, as it is an ancient Japanese sport that traces back centuries with no record of its originators. Professional sumo, which can still be seen today, can trace its roots back to the Edo Period in Japan's history, which lasted from 1603 to 1868. The first professional sumo tournaments were held in 1684. It is believed that professional sumo wrestling came about as an alternate source of income for the samurai.
Who are the heaviest players in sumo?
Konishiki Yasokichi is Samoan and the first foreign born grand champion.
Are sumo wrestlers made up of fat?
In a sumo battle, the goal is to push your opponent outside of the arena, the heavier you are the harder it is to push you off the edge.
A rikishi, or a sumo wrestler, is almost always large for several reasons. An inherent reason is because of the means of competing itself. First, let me list the means of losing a sumo bout:
- One participant is forced to step out the ring, or dohyō, by their opponent
- One participant is forced to touch the ground with any body part other than the soles of their feet by the opponent
- A participant that violates a rule automatically looses, such as preforming an illegal move, not showing for the bout, or having their mawashi, the knotted belt, come off completely.
Therefore, the objective is to remain as rooted and unmovable as possible while simultaneously foiling your opponent's efforts to do the same.
Lets take a large stone or other heavy non-rounded object that you need to try to move with just your bare hands. What are the main ways that you can try to move it? Well, you can push it, pick it up, or flip it end over end. The same is true in sumo. Many of the techniques center around either defeating an opponent through either directly applied brute strength (pushing) or or defeating his balance, usually by using the opponent's belt or a body grip for leverage. The best ways to guard against all of these techniques is to be too heavy for one's opponent to throw one about the ring. Keep in mind that under all those layers of fat is the trained body of an athlete. Also, there is no weight categories in sumo.
Sumo is a Japanese style of wrestling and Japan's national sport. It originated in ancient times as a performance to entertain the Shinto gods. Many rituals with religious background are still followed today.
The basic rules of sumo are simple: the wrestler who first touches the ground with anything besides the soles of his feet, or who leaves the ring before his opponent, loses. Fights take place on an elevated ring, called a "dohyo", which is made of clay and covered in a layer of sand. The fights themselves usually last only a few seconds, or in rare cases, about a minute.
What are the rules of wrestling?
a no hold barred match is a match with no rules at all jus fighting with weapons and everything next match is between mr McMahon and Bret hart at wrestlemania 26
answered by rifle don
hope i helped :D
What is the average height and weight of a sumo wrestler?
they are about 1metre and their weight is 1kg
How can you learn all the official techniques of Sumo?
The techniques are called Kimarite. You can find a full listing with descriptions of the moves at the Grand Sumo site linked below.
What do do while you are waiting for the sumo match to begin on poptropical?
You have to click your left mouse button when the referee says "begin"
Where can a person buy sumo suits?
A person could purchase sumo suits from several retailers, and are also available for rent from others. Some retailers that offer the purchase of a sumo suit are sumo suits direct, and ezinearticles.
Is robbie coltrane a sumo wrestler?
No, Robbie Coltrane Is Not A Sumo Wrestler :P He Is A Brilliant Actor
What is the plurel version of sumo?
In Japanese, there is no visible indication, it is determined by the context.
He was a sumo wrestler.
There were ten sumo in that stable.
