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Everyone Loves Sumo!!!
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YUP! Watched that this morning. Hakuho arguably put Sumo on the international map so to speak. Now no one should be untouchable, but I think with what we know so far. They are over reacting
I wonder if it is less over-reacting and more cultural and political. At least that is the way it seems to me. They want the guy that takes all that spotlight to be back down to his correct size for someone who is a few years post-retirement.
HMan
Doften Savant
It's that plus the fact he's not Japanese, and that it was publicly reported.
Naive me wants to just wish that the JSA is trying to clean up the nasty side of sumo culture, but if so, it's interesting who they decided to start with since it could have stopped with the tall man getting the boot.
SUMO in 6 DAYS!!! WOOT!
Scarcity of tickets leaves foreign sumo fans out in the cold
Almost as soon as general ticket sales began on Saturday for the upcoming May Grand Sumo Tournament, the entire meet was sold-out.
No kidding!
HMan
Doften Savant
Just saw this
. He was huge and one of our only American sumos, not to mention a Yokozuna! 
Akebono, a pioneering giant and ‘proud Hawaiian’ in sumo, dies at 54
"He represented all of us."
Did you even know this had a name?
In the middle of the ring there are "two short white parallel lines" that wrestlers must crouch behind before starting a bout. Introduced in the spring tournament of 1928, they are 35in long, 2.4in wide and placed 28in apart using enamel paint.
In the middle of the ring there are "two short white parallel lines" that wrestlers must crouch behind before starting a bout. Introduced in the spring tournament of 1928, they are 35in long, 2.4in wide and placed 28in apart using enamel paint.
For sure.
Early in the tournament, these lines have to be frequently repainted until they can hold up. It’s usually common enamel paint directly on the clay.
An expression meaning: "this is only the beginning". The lowest division of sumo wrestlers.
As you can see by the pic above, the stands are nearly empty during the tournament for this division. There are 6 divisions, but only the top two are considered professional (paid divisions). A day of sumo starts in the morning and ends around 6PM. Most people don't show up until the upper divisions start (if not just the top division.
The "Gino-sho" is one of three special prizes awarded to wrestlers for performance in a honbasho. This very prestigious award is given to the wrestler who has managed (throughout the basho) to 'lure' his opponents into fighting his way, usually by using a variety of different techniques. It is not awarded very often (once in every four or five basho). Each of the three special prizes comes with a monetary award of about 2 Million Yen ($12K-$13K).
