they hit their selves to show they are strong and to get mad
Sumo is a Japanese sport. There are Chinese sumo wrestlers.
To drive evil spirits away from the dohyo (the ring). It also shows that they are carrying no weapons.
This depends on the sumo wrestler and wrestler in question. However, it can generally be agreed that sumo wrestlers are stronger. (However, many recreational/amateur sumo wrestlers are not strong)
There are Chinese Sumo wrestlers. Those that make the most money are wrestling in Japan.
YES Sumo wrestlers in ancient japan. Japanese sumo's opened there mouths and swallowed the flies that were on there faces
No, there are no weight classes in sumo. So a wrestler can be matched up with someone who is much heavier. That is why weight gain is so important in sumo training.
No.
No. Sumo wrestling and other wrestling have nearly nothing in common-most wrestling involves fighting on the mat-if you touch the floor in sumo you lose..
it is impossible to calculate the number of sumo wrestlers because there is always new ones.
Sumo wrestlers tend to carry a lot of mass, to make them more difficult to move and throw.
a sumo ring is called a Dohyo
Japan