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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.
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Are there sumo wrestlers in china?
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There are Chinese Sumo wrestlers. Those that make the most money are wrestling in Japan.
Who is the highest ranking sumo wrestler?
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Estonian ozeki Baruto is the highest rank sumo wrestler.
Is Sumo a form of Martial arts?
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{| |- | It is a very ancient art. Wrestling in general has been a competitive event for many thousands of years and could certainly be considered one of the earliest branch of the martial arts. Japanese document such matches in the 1500's |}
Why do sumo wrestlers wear a mawashi?
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It provides covering and protection for the groin area. It also gives the participants something to grip when struggling to throw their opponent.
How old is a sumo?
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Nobody knows for sure- some say as early as the 8th century. Sumo as a somewhat organized sport with rankings started around the end of the 18th century.
How do you start the sumo fight?
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It begins with the Chirichozu ceremony. It deals with a showing they are unarmed and have purified their souls.
Do sumo wrestlers compete only with wrestlers of their weight?
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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.
What is the difference between sumos with white belts and sumos with black belts?
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Many styles have an age limit associated with being able to test for black belt. As such those students that show the necessary skills, but not the age and maturity that comes with it, for a black belt may be given the Junion Black Belt ranking until they reach the appropriate age. Some styles the requirements are the same, in others, a couple of additional kata are necessary to test for the full black belt level.
Is sumo wrestling expensive?
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It can be very exciting watching the two wrestlers attempting to take each other out.
Are sumo wrestlers allow to have wives?
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Anyone can become a sumo wrestler. The first step is to be accepted into a sumo stable, a sort of club or commune where you live and train. You can enter a stable at a young age, as young as 13.
What is the referee of a sumo match called?
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A sumo referee is called a gyoji. Their name is either Shikimori or Kimura.
What capital country likes sumo wrestling and baseball?
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- only baseball i don't think there is sumo wrestling
Do sumo wrestlers have to get some one to wipe their bum?
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Someone has to wipe their bum because they are too fat to bend down
What do sumo wrestlers say when they win?
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They do not say anything. They bow to the gyoji and exit the ring. If there is a kensho, or special prize, they are handed the envelope by the gyoji. Then they make three chopping motions before taking the prize.
What is the life expectance of a sumo wrestler?
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Mid-teens, usually 15 or 16 years old. You have to have completed 9 years of public school to be eligible to be recruited. You also have to meet the height and weight requirements.
How do you become a sumo?
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practice
Gain Weight
Work Out
Train
Visit Japan
Lots and lots of training :D
Join a wrestling team, or find a coach or trainer who has experience, and connections to the area of wrestling that interests you (e.g.: collegiate, Olympic, Professional).
All he has to do is to want to become one. He doesn't have to be really fat or anything, although it can help, but in principle, he just has to want it. If he wants to become a professional in Japan, he has to be between the ages of 16-23 and be willing to dedicate himself to the sport and start a completely new way of life- the training and conditions are very hard. If he's not Japanese, he needs to find a stable (a club) that doesn't already have a foreigner. Not many left at the moment, though.
He would have to take up a high-calorie diet to gain weight and begin intense training with a sumo master or at a sumo wrestler school. No surprise, it would take a long time to achieve this goal and become a sumo wrestler.
They would have to join a sumo stable in Japan as an apprentice. It is an honor to do be able to get a position in a group.
The first step is to be accepted into a sumo stable.
What material is a sumo ring made out of?
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A sumo ring is made out of a special kind of clay.
How much do popular sumo wrestlers get paid?
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Pay is based on the rankings. The highest level can get as much as 2,000,000 yen a month as a salary. They can also receive a great deal of money for showing up at special appearances, as much as a million yen for coming to a party.
What does a sumo wear?
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Mawashi: The loincloth style belt is 2 feet wide and about 30 feet long. It is folded sideways six times, then wrapped around the waist multiple times (4 to 7) depending on the size of the Sumo wrestler. It is attached around the groin with a strap.
In sumo, a mawashi is the belt that the rikishi (or sumo wrestler) wears during training or in competition. Upper ranked professional wrestlers wear a kesho-mawashi as part of the ring entry ceremony or dohyo-iri. The kesho are given to the wrestlers by sponsors and supporters and can be very diverse and beautiful.
Those are traditional garment to keep them from carrying weapons.
Sumo is the national sport in Japan. It's an Authentic peek into Japan, dating back to Ancient Japanese Culture.
The wrestlers are called Rikishi- 'strong man'.
Every Wrestler wears a thick silk belt (more like a small diaper…) to their waist which can be grabbed by the opponent and used to throw the Wrestler out of the ring.
The samurai Japanese warrior wear Fundoshi - the underwear, which most of all resembled a diaper.
Its easy to move in
How much sugar does a sumo wrestler eat?
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It's made up out of SOUP! Yes its a fatty pork stew called Chankonabe which translates into 'Chinese Pot Stew'!
A sumo wrestler's diet:
1. Skip breakfast, go directly to work out /exercise on an empty stomach
2. Around 11-12 noon, chow down 10,000 calories of Chanko-nabe** with rice and 6 pints of beer
3. Nap for 4 hours
4. Around 6-7 pm, chow down 10,000 calories of Chanko-nabe** with rice and 6 pints of beer
5. Go to bed
This regimen of no breakfast, eating two large meals of 10,000 calories each drinking beer and sleeping after meals helps wrestlers put on excessive weight.
**Chanko-nabe is a one-pot stew with tofu, shiitake mushroom, leeks, potatoes, carrots, cabbage, fish, chicken, and beef all cooked in a boiling soup base.
Can a large sumo wrestler be physically fit?
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No, they are not all fat. The large bulk, or fat, type of sumo is an Anko type wrestler. It is an advantage in being difficult to move the wrestler.
What is the national sport in Japan?
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Japanese play a number of sports, like any other country, but the biggest is baseball, it's baseball league is probably the largest league, followed by soccer, and then traditional sports such as sumo, zen archery and koryou (martial arts)
What age do you have to be to sumo wrestle?
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18, but it will vary according to local laws in the territory you are in.
If you mean amateur sumo, there is no minimum. You can start doing sumo for fun anywhere and any time you please. If you mean professional Sumo which exists only in Japan, the minimum is 16, and the oldest you can be when starting out is 23.
