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Yes, while formed for more entertainment purposes, Sumo is an ancient form of martial arts / wrestling. There is more to Sumo than just being "big". It is believed that many sumo were samurai or former samurai, or a "ronin" , which is a samurai which had no lord or master at the time and was looking income. Since that was the case, they were all highly trained fighters.
Martial Arts refers to the skills used in combat. Every country has martial arts and some originated in Japan, but not all of them.
Sumo wrestling is a martial art and a sport.
Sumo, martial arts, baseball, and association footbal, regularly. Martial arts include judo, karate, kung fu, and modern kendo.
Sumo and baseball are big sports in Japan. They also appreciate the martial arts.
Baseball, soccer, sumo, kendo, judo and other martial arts are popular sports in Japan.
A form of martial arts.
the most violent form of traditional martial arts is street fight and taekwondo.
Baseball, Sumo Wrestling and Martial Arts are 3 big traditional sports in Japan
There is no 'ultimate' form. Martial arts were developed in many places over great stretches of time. They take many forms.
ken-do in a form of martial art that uses primarily swords, although most martial arts use weapons at some level.
quaipo
Pekiti is a form of Filipino martial arts.