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Literally 'taken the barrier'. Sumo wrestlers ranked jūryō or higher. Sekiwake (関脇) Literally 'next to the barrier'. The third-highest rank of sumo wrestlers. Senshūraku (千秋楽) The final day of a sumo tournament. Senshūraku literally translates as 'many years of comfort.' There are two possible explanations for the origins of this ...
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 this merger, the sumo association carried out several reforms long requested by Takasago, including the presence of a high-ranking wrestler from each side of the hanamichi to examine the promotions and demotions and the election of association directors, with low-ranking wrestlers delegating their voting rights to their stablemasters. [8]
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Shōdai Naoya (正代 直也, born November 5, 1991) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Uto, Kumamoto. He is in the Tokitsukaze stable. He is a right hand inside-type wrestler. His highest rank is ōzeki. He has two gold stars for defeating a yokozuna and seven special prizes, six for Fighting Spirit and one for Outstanding ...
Sumo Wrestlers - Commodore 64 - 1985 (published exclusively in North America and Europe) Sumo Fighter: Tōkaidō Basho - Game Boy - JP 1991 (NA 1993) Super Duper Sumos - Game Boy Advance (NA October 26, 2003) Sumo Slam - non-commercial flash PC game by Orange Fox Games - 2007; Spaceman Sumo - BlackBerry - 2009; Tsuppari Ōzumō Wii Heya (JP ...
London’s Royal Albert Hall, the gilded concert venue known for an annual “Rule Britannia” singalong, is preparing to host a different kind of spectacle: Sumo wrestling. Camera shutters ...
Takarafuji is a yotsu–sumo wrestler who prefers a hidari–yotsu, or right hand outside and left hand inside grip on his opponent's mawashi. His most common winning kimarite are the two most popular techniques in sumo, yorikiri or force out, and oshidashi or push out.