No, there are no weight classes in sumo. Weight gain is very important in sumo Wrestling because a wrestler can face one who is much heavier than himself. Ultimately, the heavier wrestler usually has an upper hand.
Sumo wrestling is a wrestling sport that is played professionally in Japan. The aim of the sport is to make the opponent leave a circular ring or to hit the floor. There are 6 divisions and wrestlers are promoted or relegated between the division based on their performance. From top to bottom the divisions (numbers of wrestlers in brackets) are Makuuchi (42), Juryo (28), Makushita (120), Sandanme (approx 200), Jonidan (approx 250) and Jonokuchi (40-90).
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There are stables for sumo in Japan. They are a sort of like having teams. There are about 50 of these stables and they consider themselves lucky to have a wrestler in the top two tiers of the sumo ranks.
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The first recorded sumo match took place in 300AD. But wrestling was around for many centuries before that.
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The elders in sumo wrestling are known as toshiyori.
Sumo Wresting is the most famous sport in Japan.
No, samurai do not use sumo wrestling. They do learn grappling techniques, many which are similar to those used in sumo. Jujitsu and Aikido are closer to what samurai studied. But when the samurai were banned, they often held wrestling tournaments to raise money.
Sumo is a Japanese sport, no a Chinese sport. Sumo Wrestling in China, has therefore a limited following.
it is sumo Riesling
They get accepted into a sumo stable. Once there they train for many years and begin their trip up through the ranks.