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A comedic sumo performance, a type of match common to exhibition matches and tours, similar in concept to the basketball games of the Harlem Globetrotters; often used to demonstrate examples of illegal moves. Shonichi (初日) 'First day'. The first day of a tournament, or the first win after a series of losses. Shukun-shō (殊勲賞)
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.
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.
Defend your innocent sumo from sumo bullies by chowing down on some grub. Equipped with a huge bowl of rice and a pair of chopsticks, eat as much as you can to grow bigger and stronger. Then ...
It's a glossary of words, many of which are used almost exclusively in sumo and are therefore specifically sumo terms. It's not intended to relate much to the articles, since the articles will avoid the more obscure terms in favor of translations, but is precisely supposed to give definitions of Japanese words someone new to Sumo may encounter ...
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).
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