Sumo - Ken To Fude No Ryu Kenshu Kai Karate

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SUMO(相撲)

Aikido	Bojutsu	Bujinkan	Daito Ryu Aiki Jujutsu	Genbukan	Goshin Jujitsu
Iaido	Jinenkan	Jodo	Judo	Jujutsu	Juttejutsu
Kamajutsu	Karate	Kendo	Kenjutsu	Kenpo Kai	Kusarigamajutsu
Kyudo	Naginatajutsu	Naha Te	Nakamura Ryu	Nanbudo	Ninjutsu
Nippon Kempo	Okinawan Kobudo	Puroresu	Shindo Yoshin Ryu	Shinkendo	Shintaido
Shootfighting	Shorinji Kempo	Shurikenjutsu	Shuri Te	Sojutsu	Sumo
Taido	Taiho-jutsu	Taijutsu	Tegumi	Tenshin Shoden Katori	Tessenjutsu
The Samurai	Tomari Te	Toyama Ryu	Yabusame	Yagyu Shinkage Ryu
Budo	Bushido	Enlightenment	Ninja Disciplines	Samurai Sword	Seishin Teki Kyoko

Current professional sumo tournaments began in the Tomioka Hachiman Shrine in 1684, and then were held in the Ekō-in in the Edo period. They have been held in the Ryōgoku Kokugikan since 1909, though the Kuramae Kokugikan had been used for the tournaments in the post-war years until 1984.

Sumo is a competitive contact sport where a wrestler (rikishi) attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring (dohyo) or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet.

On rare occasions the referee or judges may award the win to the wrestler who touched the ground first, this happens if both wrestlers touch the ground at nearly the same time and it is decided that the wrestler who touched the ground second had no chance of winning as, due to the superior sumo of his opponent, he was already in an irrecoverable position. The losing wrestler is referred to as being shini-tai (“dead body”) in this case.

There are also a number of other rarely used rules that can be used to determine the winner. For example a wrestler using an illegal technique (or kinjite) automatically loses, as does one whose mawashi (or belt) becomes completely undone. A wrestler failing to turn up for his bout (including through a prior injury) also automatically loses (fusenpai). After the winner is declared, an off-stage gyoji (or referee) determines the kimarite (or winning technique) used in the bout, which is then announced to the audience.

Entrance Ceremony
The entrance ceremonyis a showcase to introduce the fighters who will be performing in the evening's events.Typically they form a circle around he outside of the ring facing the audience then they turn inwards to face each other.

Pre-bout rituals
Before a fight, the wrestlers perform a complex and ancient ritual.First, they raise their legs and stomp down onto the ground to scare away demons.

Some then sprinkle salt onto their bodies to ward off injury, but all throw salt into the ring to purify it.

On entering the ring the wrestlers crouch opposite each other and stretch out their hands before bringing them back and placing them on their knees.This signifies that they are ready to fight.

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"SUMO MAY SEEM ANACHRONISTIC, BUT THE VERY MODERN APPEALOF THE SPORT INDICATES THAT IT IS NEITHER A RELIC NOR A NOVELTY" - Will Ferguson

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