Home > Industry/Domain > Sports > 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.

Industry: Sports

Contributors in Sumo

Become a Contributors

Sumo

San'yaku

Sports; Sumo

Three ranks. The "titleholder" ranks at the top of sumo. There are actually 4 ranks in sanyaku: yokozuna, ōzeki, sekiwake and komusubi, since the yokozuna is historically an ōzeki with a licence to ...

Sandanme

Sports; Sumo

Third level. The third lowest division of sumo wrestlers, above jonidan and below makushita.

Sanbangeiko

Sports; Sumo

Practise technique where two rikishi fight over and over until exhausted.

Sagari

Sports; Sumo

The strings inserted into the front of the mawashi for competition. The sagari of sekitori wrestlers are stiffened with a seaweed-based glue.

Rank and file

Sports; Sumo

Term used by Mike and Kenji to describe the Maegashira-ranked rikishi in Makuuchi.

Kyujo

Sports; Sumo

A wrestler's sitting out (absence from) a tournament, usually due to injury.

Kyūjō

Sports; Sumo

A wrestler's sitting out (absence from) a tournament, usually due to injury.

Featured User

Featured blossaries

Gdelgado

0

Terms

13

Blossaries

2

Followers

Christmas Facts

Category: Culture 1

4 Terms

Silentchapel

0

Terms

95

Blossaries

10

Followers

Mergers and Acquisitions by Microsoft.

Category: Business 3

20 Terms