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Japanese Sumo Wrestling

Among the activities associated with this as pushing and shoving, lifting, heaving,
country, also called the land of the slapping and other similar moves are
rising sun, there is perhaps none which allowed, while punching, hair pulling,
is as iconic of Japan as is Sumo kicking the vital areas, and eye gouging
wrestling. Steeped in thirteen centuries are not. The Sumo outfit It consists of a
of history and tradition, Sumo originally 30 foot loincloth tightly bound and
served a religious and cultural purpose called a mawashi, which is used during
as a means of entertaining the deities to training as well as official
ensure a good harvest for the season. competitions. A length of twisted string,
Over time, as Japan became embroiled in called a sagari, is tucked around the
wars, Sumo was transformed into a form of front of the waist portion of the belt.
military training, exclusively practiced The sagari represents the sacred ropes
by samurais and beyond the sight of the that hang in front of Shinto shrines. The
common man. Feudal lords, with their referee Each Sumo match is closely
share of warriors, also conducted their watched by a referee called a gyoji.
own tournaments in their castles, which Dressed in an elaborate costume, the
was aimed at increasing the one on one gyoji watches over the two protagonists
mortal combat skills of their warriors. and constantly inform them that the bout
Towards the sixteenth century, with Japan is still ongoing or whether one of them
in a period of lasting peace, Sumo have unknowingly stepped on the circle
eventually found its way back towards the and therefore have already lost the
royal court, as it now transformed itself match. Gyojis also use a gunbai to
into an imperial sport. Over time, strict identify the winner of the match. A
rules were formulated as Sumo evolved gunbai is a wooden fan. The Sumo rankings
into something close to what we know & status As Sumo strictly observes a
today simply as Sumo wrestling. The hierarchal order, each level of Sumo is
rituals of Sumo Opponents start by expected to behave according to their
performing the chiri-chozu, where they rank and status. The lowest rank is the
squat across each other, extend their junior rikishi. They are expected to do
hands, then clap once. After this, each the cleaning chores, as well as help out
opponent performs the shiko, which is in preparing the lunch. Junior rikishis
best described as an exaggerated act of are not allowed to have breakfast, but
foot stomping ritual. Then each opponent are allowed to sleep after a very heavy
takes a fistful of unrefined salt and lunch, which serves the function of
throws it over the ring, as a accelerating weight gain. Sekitoris are
purification ritual. Salt was believed to the next higher rank. Sekitoris spend
have purifying power over evil spirits, most of their time in training, and have
while purity and purification rituals the junior rikishis serve as their
play a very important role in Shinto occasional manservants. Sekitoris are
rituals, which was once the dominant already considered privileged. Sumo
religion in Japan. Understanding the wrestling has been gaining widespread
rules The main objective of a Sumo popularity in recent years. The enjoyment
encounter is to get an opponent to step of a Sumo match will certainly be
or land outside the competition circle, increased if we have a deeper
or get any part of his body to touch the understanding of all the rituals,
ground. The first person to get his symbolisms and pageantry that Sumo stands
opponent to do so wins. Most moves such for.




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