Sumo

Sumo

Sumo is a form of full-contact wrestling in which two wrestlers attempt to force eachother out of the circular ring or to touch ground with any body part other than the soles of their feet. The sport has a long history and is deeply influenced by tradition and ritual.

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gyōji

Sports; Sumo

A sumo referee.

gunbaidori

Sports; Sumo

When the judges agree with the decision of the gyoji.

dohyo

Sports; Sumo

The clay ring in which the sumo wrestlers hold their matches, made of a specific clay and spread with sand. A new dohyō is built prior to each tournament.

ginosho

Sports; Sumo

The technical merit prize awarded to a Maegashira rikishi who displays exceptional technique and variety in winning at least 8 of his 15 bouts.

fusenpai

Sports; Sumo

No fight loss. The loss recorded by default due to absence for a bout. If a wrestler withdraws from the tournament, one fusenpai will be recorded against him on the following day, and simple absence ...

dohyo-matsuri

Sports; Sumo

The ceremony to purify the dohyo on the first day of a tournament.

dohyō-iri

Sports; Sumo

Ring-entering ceremony, performed only by jūryō and makuuchi divisions. The east and west sides perform their dohyō-iri together, in succession; the yokozuna have their own individual dohyō-iri ...