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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).
Kamizumo (紙相撲, "paper wrestling") is a Japanese pastime or performance which consists of a sumo match between puppets or other inanimate surrogates. The two terms, although homonyms in English, are written with different kanji, and refer to two different but related practices.
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.
Shinto ritual continues to pervade every aspect of sumo. Before a tournament, two gyōji functioning as Shinto priests enact a ritual to consecrate the newly constructed dohyō. Each day of the tournament the dohyō-iri, or ring-entering ceremonies performed by the top divisions before the start of their wrestling day are derived from sumo ...
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 ...
One of the many rituals preceding a sumo bout, in which the wrestlers throw handfuls of salt before entering the dohyō. According to Shinto beliefs, salt possesses purifying properties; as they cast salt into the ring, the wrestlers would then be cleansing the dohyō of bad energy and possibly protecting themselves from injury.
A dohyō (土俵, Japanese pronunciation:) is the space in which a sumo wrestling bout occurs. A typical dohyō is a circle made of partially buried rice- straw bales 4.55 meters in diameter. In official professional tournaments ( honbasho ), it is mounted on a square platform of clay 66 cm high and 6.7m wide on each side.
The specific customs and traditions of each festival vary by location, but the main focus of every festival is a ritualistic prayer for the good health of each baby and a competition between infants held in a sumo wrestling ring. [4] A Shinto priest opens each festival with rituals to pray for the healthy growth of each baby.