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The sumo exercise where each leg in succession is lifted as high and as straight as possible, and then brought down to stomp on the ground with considerable force. In training this may be repeated hundreds of times in a row. Shiko is also performed ritually to drive away demons before each bout and as part of the yokozuna dohyō-iri. Shikona ...
This category is for terms used in or derived from the sport of Sumo. Pages in category "Sumo terminology" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.
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).
Following the example of the Nihon Sumo Kyokai and the above style manual: An overuse of Japanese/sumo terms should be avoided: "wrestler" is preferred to rikishi, "top division" to makuuchi, etc. Japanese/sumo terms can be used in moderation for purposes of clarity and style, if the meaning of the terms has first been made clear.
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.
Nearly all of the sumo stables founded by the Edo-based sumo association were founded between 1751 and 1781. [1] During this same period, Edo established itself as a major sumo sports center, and it was common wrestlers from other major metropolises (such as Kyoto and Osaka) to emigrate and train with the heya of the Edo-based sumo association ...
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The yobidashi also build the dohyō for training stables and sumo touring events. The diameter of the ring is 15 shaku (4.55 meters), [1] which increased from 13 shaku (3.94 meters) in 1931. [4] The rice-straw bales (tawara (俵)) which form the ring are one third standard size and are partially buried in the clay of the dohyō.