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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.
Literally 'taken the barrier'. Sumo wrestlers ranked jūryō or higher. Sekiwake (関脇) Literally 'next to the barrier'. The third-highest rank of sumo wrestlers. Senshūraku (千秋楽) The final day of a sumo tournament. Senshūraku literally translates as 'many years of comfort.' There are two possible explanations for the origins of this ...
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).
The tachi-ai (立合い) is the initial charge between two sumo wrestlers at the beginning of a bout. [1] [2] It is a combination of two Japanese words that mean “stand” and “meet”. [3] There are several common techniques that wrestlers use at the tachi-ai, with the aim of getting a decisive advantage in the bout: Charge head-first
Shōdai is a yotsu-sumo wrestler who prefers grappling techniques to pushing his opponents. His favoured grip on the mawashi or belt is migi-yotsu , a left hand outside, right hand inside position. His most common winning kimarite is a straightforward yori-kiri or force out.
Pankratiast in fighting stance, Ancient Greek red-figure amphora, 440 BC. In martial arts, stances are the distribution, foot orientation and body positions (particularly the legs and torso) adopted when attacking, defending, advancing, or retreating. In many Asian martial arts, the most widely used stance is a shallow standing squat. This ...
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 ...
Hōshōryū is the sixth Mongolian to be promoted to sumo's highest rank, and the first wrestler to be promoted to yokozuna since Terunofuji in July 2021. [2] He is the sixth-fastest wrestler to reach the top rank since the six-tournament system was introduced in 1958, doing so in 42 tournaments. [ 98 ]