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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).
Enhō Yūya (Japanese: 炎鵬 友哉, born 18 October 1994 as Yūya Nakamura (中村 友哉)) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Ishikawa Prefecture.He made his debut in March 2017 and was a member of Miyagino stable, under the guidance of former yokozuna Hakuhō, until his transfer to Isegahama stable in March 2024.
Sumo Wrestlers - Commodore 64 - 1985 (published exclusively in North America and Europe) Sumo Fighter: Tōkaidō Basho - Game Boy - JP 1991 (NA 1993) Super Duper Sumos - Game Boy Advance (NA October 26, 2003) Sumo Slam - non-commercial flash PC game by Orange Fox Games - 2007; Spaceman Sumo - BlackBerry - 2009; Tsuppari Ōzumō Wii Heya (JP ...
Netflix will give a May launch to “Sanctuary,” an eight-episode sports drama series set in the specialized world of Japanese sumo wrestling. Produced by the Slowtide company for the streamer ...
Takamiyama was the first to retire, becoming a coach under the name Azumazeki and founding Azumazeki stable, the first foreign-born sumo wrestler to do so. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] In 2003, former yokozuna Musashimaru also retired and in 2013 founded Musashigawa stable , the second stable to be founded by a wrestler of foreign origin.
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.
In September 1989 [5] while Chiyonofuji was still active, the Japan Sumo Association decided to proffer the special status of ichidai-toshiyori (one-generation sumo-elder using his ring name as his elder name) to him, [17] [18] but he declined it because he intended to inherit another elder name. [1]
The show stars Wataru Ichinose in the role of Kiyoshi Oze, an outspoken and violent young man who joins the world of professional sumo under the shikona, or ring name, Enno for the sake of money. [1] The name of the series was chosen to represent the dohyō, a place where wrestlers bet on their future and which is forbidden to outsiders. [2] [3]