SUMO WRESTLING

An overview of Sumo is quite simply its description of the whole thing. First, the ring that these so-called Sumo wrestlers wrestle in is called a Dohyo. Dohyo came from a literal meaning “ clay and rice bales.” This meant “ the ring were marked out by packing straw bales tightly with clay and arranging them in a circle on the ground.” In the present day, a three-dimensional ring is set in the center of the sumo arena and also formed in clay. The dohyo is risen 1 foot 9.6 inches off the ground. In tradition, they use a soil called Arakida, which they took from a large heap off the Arakawa River in Saitama (used before) or Ibaraki (they use now) prefecture. Its soil somewhat of a claylike that keeps it in good shape and helps the wrestlers grip to the floor. The dohyo is reco

Special techniques are used in a battle between the two. Before using these techniques they went through major practicing. The youngest and lowest ranked wrestlers start practice first usually around four to five o’clock in the morning. They wore dark cotton mawashi (belt) and warm up in the dohyo by them selves until the coach arrived. During these practices, wrestlers took part in many exercises designed to increase their flexibility and strength. Shiko is the most basic sumo exercise and these wrestlers will do about one hundred a day. Shiko is an exercise with the leg stomp into a crouch position. This is also performed during the ritual of a tournament. Other exercises are known as matawar or thigh splits, teppo or pushing exercises, challenge match and jog shuffling around the dohyo after practice. These practices don’t end till late afternoon or even later. This is a good example of waking up for school and not leaving until time of ending. Practicing over and over for days, months and years increase you skills and agility. These rikishi’s didn’t learn what they do in the arena a day or so. It took them year’s maybe, just to learn the basic and

In the Sumo matches there are five judges and a total of forty-five referees, one in each different ring. These judges or shinpan sit on cushions at ringside to check points and feet. There are a total of twenty shinpans, elected

nstructed for each tournament that are held in cities other than Tokyo. In each tournament, there are referees and judges that represent this Sumo world to judge the winner.

the criteria. First, they must join a heya, or stable, for an official entrance. To get the official entrance “one must have completed junior high school, be between the ages of fifteen and twenty-two, be at least 5’6 but in amateur and college sumotori, weigh at least 165 pounds, have his parents or guardian consent and pass a standard physical.” New members must get rid of facial hair and remove any tattoos. In real life situation a Hawaiian wrestler had their tattoos burned off, leaving scars for life. A large number of first year wrestlers fought under their real name, while others were given a shikona or fighting name.

tragedies. One technique to take an opponent down is called shitatedashinage. “This move is a common throw in which the winner throws the op

Some topics in this essay:
It’s Edo, Entering Ceremony, Tate Gyoji, Saitama Ibaraki, , Dohyo Dohyo, China Mongolia, July November, Sanyaku Rikishi, Takemikazuchi Takeminakata, pulling hair, enter ring, crouch position, tournament held, sumo sport, official entrance, official tournament, edo period, sumo wrestling, false start,