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Sumo (Japanese: 相撲, Hepburn: sumō, Japanese pronunciation:, lit. ' striking one another ') [1] is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a rikishi (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by throwing, shoving or pushing him down).
A sumo wrestler who is ranked too highly for his abilities and gets poor results. Yamaiku (やまいく) In sumo slang, getting sick or getting injured. Yaochō (八百長) 'Put-up job' or 'fixed game', referring to a bout with a predetermined outcome. Yobiage (呼び上げ) The formal call made by the yobidashi in the ring.
Kimarite (Japanese: 決まり手) is the technique used in sumo by a rikishi (wrestler) to win a match. It is officially decided or announced by the gyōji (referee) at the end of the match, though judges can modify this decision. The records of kimarite are then kept for statistical purposes.
Hakuōhō Tetsuya (Japanese: 伯桜鵬 哲也, born Tetsuya Ochiai (落合 哲也, Ochiai Tetsuya) on August 22, 2003) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Kurayoshi, Tottori. After a successful amateur career, he turned professional in January 2023, via makushita tsukedashi system, winning that division's championship and being ...
Kinboshi (金星, lit. gold star) is a notation used in professional sumo wrestling to record a lower-ranked wrestler's victory over a yokozuna.. It is believed that the term stems from the usage of the terms shiroboshi (lit: white star) to designate a bout victory, and kuroboshi (black star) to designate a bout defeat.
7/19: Sumo wrestling crying good luck. July 19, 2019 at 5:00 AM. In Japan, letting a sumo wrestler make your baby cry is considered good luck ... Apple clarifies Siri privacy stance after $95M ...
Kotozakura Masakatsu (琴櫻 将傑), born 19 November 1997 as Masakatsu Kamatani (鎌谷 将且, Kamatani Masakatsu), is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Chiba Prefecture. He wrestles for Sadogatake stable, a sumo stable previously run by his grandfather, former yokozuna Kotozakura, and currently run by his father, former sekiwake ...
Any of these is grounds for immediate disqualification (hansoku) owing to the potential for long-lasting harm to the wrestler involved. They are exceedingly rare and unlikely to be seen in the higher divisions of sumo, especially by the sekitori wrestlers. Additionally, if a wrestler's mawashi becomes undone, they will be similarly disqualified ...