Tell me about Sumo?

Question

Plus, I want to learn more about sumo.

Who are the famous wrestlers?

What are the rules?

What is the title for the Sumo champion?

Is there anywhere that I can download wrestling clips?

Anything would be appreciated.

Answer 1

The art of sumo wrestling is so complex, I'll just address the rank structure.

15-day tournaments are held every other month. In the upper ranks each sumo wrestler ('rikishi') has a single bout per day (the lower ranks fight only 7 days.

The goal is to defeat opponents. A rikishi can get promoted up the ranks if he achieves more wins than losses ('kachi-koshi'), basically winning 8 or more bouts. A rikishi who earns more losses than wins ('make-koshi') can get demoted.

From the rankings of Jonokuchi to Sekiwake a rikishi merely has to win the majority of fights (8 or more of 15 bouts as an example). However advancement to the next rank, Ozeki ("Champion") takes a lot more talent such as accumulating 33 or more wins within a 3 tournament stretch (basically win 33+ of 45 bouts).

To earn the top rank, Yokozuna ("Grand Champion"), an Ozeki must usually win back to back tournaments (extremely hard to do, only the best can achieve this accomplishment). Typical Ozeki and Yokozuna typically win 11+ of 15 bouts, while great Ozeki and Yokozuna win 13-15 of 15 matches.

Currently there is only one Yokozuna, named Asashoryu. There are usually anywhere between 2-4 Ozeki, 2-4 Sekiwake, 2 Komusubi, 30 Maegashira. The quantity of wrestlers increases in the lower ranks.

Clips: http://www.banzuke.com/~movies/nagoya2006/070706mov.html

Official site:
http://sumo.goo.ne.jp/eng/index.html

Answer 2

Sumo has its roots in the shinto religion. The matches were dedicated to the gods in prayers for a good harvest. The oldest written records date back to the 8th century. But it is probably more than 1500 years old.

Sumo prints from the 18th and 19th century prove the popularity of the sport in the past. During the last two decades the art of sumo wrestling could establish itself even outside of Japan. Akebono, an American born in Hawaii, became the first American champion to reach the highest rank.

rules
A sumo wrestling match is accompanied by a lot of traditional ceremony. The marching-in of the wrestlers is a sequence of formal rituals. The wrestlers are accompanied by two assistants - one walking in front and one behind him - the one behind is usually hard to spot.

The referee is clad in a luxurious kimono and wears a strange hat. After performing a series of opening rituals, the contest begins.

The wrestling match is all about pushing or throwing the opponent out of the doyo - the ring - or to bring the other guy down on the floor.

Sumo does not know any weight categories. There are a few basic techniques - from pulling the opponents legs to grabbing his belt and trying to throw or carry the opponent out of the ring.

sumo wrestle
Kunisada Utagawa 1786-1864
Kuniyoshi Utagawa 1797-1861
Kuniaki II Utagawa 1835-1888
Kunisada II Utagawa 1823-1880
Hironobu Kinoshita active ca. 1851-72
Junichiro Sekino 1914-1988

belts
they don't have belts they wrestle any one for money a pride

Answer 3

Sumo is a Japanese style of wrestling and Japan's national sport. It originated in ancient times as a performance to entertain the Shinto gods. Many rituals with religious background are still followed today.

The basic rules of sumo are simple: The wrestler who either first touches the floor with something else than his sole or leaves the ring before his opponent, loses. The fights themselves usually last only a few seconds and in rare cases up to one minute or longer.



Kokugikan, the sumo stadium in Tokyo Ryogoku
Six tournaments are held every year, each one lasting 15 days. Three of the tournaments are held in Tokyo (January, May, September), and one each in Osaka (March), Nagoya (July) and Fukuoka (November).

At the top of the sumo wrestlers' hierarchy (banzuke) stands the yokozuna (grand champion). At the moment, there is only one yokozuna, Asashoryu from Mongolia. Once a wrestler reaches the rank of yokozuna, he cannot lose it anymore. However, he is expected to retire as soon as his results are starting to worsen

HOPE THIS HELPS...Good Luck

Answer 4

sumo wrestling is a type of wrestling originated and famous in Japan. The aim is to push your opponent out of the ring. As an advantage sumo wrestlers are fat to help them push and carry. Sumo wrestlers have an average weight of 200 kg.

Answer 5

Sumo Terms and Definitions

http://www.martialartsgate.com/sumo/sumo-terms/

Answer 6

This site will answer many of your questions, as well as explain the history and origins of the sport of sumo.

Answer 7

Felidae's link should help with Sumo.

Good Luck.

Answer 8

It's too complicated to detail here. Have a look here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumo

Answer 9

It's two grossly overweight men dressed in over-sized nappies trying to look fiercely at each other on a bit of coconut matting.
If you were to tell that to an alien who'd just landed he'd be straight back in his space-ship and offski!!!!!

Answer 10

sumo is a popular sport game in Japan..1 answer..i don't know.2 answer..i don't know.third answer..i don't know..and my last answer..i also don't know..wa..to many questions!