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Mochikyūkin (持ち給金, lit. "salary holdings" or "possession wages") is a system of payment for sumo wrestlers that supplements the basic salary that sekitori earn. This bonus is calculated using a fairly complex formula. When a wrestler enters professional sumo, he is credited with 3 yen. [1]
The benefits are considerable, as toshiyori are guaranteed employment until the mandatory retirement age of 65 and are allowed to run and coach in heya (sumo stables), with a comfortable yearly salary averaging around ¥15 million. [1]
Jūryō wrestlers, like those in the top makuuchi division, receive a regular monthly salary as well as other perks associated with having become a sekitori, or a member of the two upper divisions in sumo. Sumo wrestlers ranked in the divisions below jūryō are considered to be in training and receive a small allowance instead of a salary.
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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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.
In June 2011 Sōkokurai and the Sumo Association reached a deal by which he would be paid the equivalent of a makuuchi wrestler's salary for the next year. [8] However, he still filed a suit demanding his reinstatement to sumo. [ 8 ]
Theo, a nine-year-old child from Australia, tries to spar against former sumo wrestler Towanoyama in the sumo ring at Yokozuna Tonkatsu Dosukoi Tanaka in Tokyo, Japan on June 30, 2023.