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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.
Amateur sumo wrestlers wear a cotton mawashi of any color without the looping accorded to the senior professional's training garb. Additionally, they may wear a tag on the front of their mawashi that identifies them individually or the nation they are competing for, depending on the competition.
Yobidashi are employees of the Japan Sumo Association, but like the wrestlers, they are affiliated with the stables. [9] Like gyōji , new yobidashi recruits can only begin their career under the age of 19 and must have completed compulsory education. [ 8 ]
“As sumo wrestlers, we couldn’t really play around at all,” said Tanaka, 47, who admitted he wasn’t a particularly strong competitor. “So now I want everyone to be able to earn 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).
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.
Shōdai Naoya's talents were first noticed by the coach of the Uto Boys Sumo Club while he was playing sumo in the park at Uto Elementary School. In 5th grade he competed in the national sumo competition, and while at Kakujō Middle School he was an alternate member of the winning team at the All-Middle School sumo championship.
Shimazuumi Sora (Japanese: 島津海 空, born Nakazono Sora (中園 空, Sora Nakazono) on May 18, 1996) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Nishinoomote, Kagoshima. He debuted in sumo wrestling in March 2012 and made his jūryō debut in March 2022. His highest rank has been maegashira 12. He wrestles for Hanaregoma.