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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Kuroboshi

Sports; Sumo

Black star. A loss in a sumo bout, recorded with a black circle.

Juryo

Sports; Sumo

Ten ryō, for the original salary of a professional sumo wrestler. The second-highest division of sumo wrestlers, below makuuchi and above makushita, and the lowest division where the wrestlers ...

Jūryō

Sports; Sumo

Ten ryō, for the original salary of a professional sumo wrestler. The second-highest division of sumo wrestlers, below makuuchi and above makushita, and the lowest division where the wrestlers ...

Kyokai

Sports; Sumo

Or Sumo Kyokai. The governing body of professional sumo in Japan.

Kōshō seido

Sports; Sumo

Public Injury System. Introduced in 1972, this system allowed a wrestler who had been injured in the ring during a tournament to sit out the next tournament without any effect on his rank. It was ...

Komusubi

Sports; Sumo

Little knot. The fourth-highest rank of sumo wrestlers, and the lowest san'yaku rank.

Kosho

Sports; Sumo

A status given to an injured rikishi that guarantees his place on the banzuke for the tournament he will miss due to the injury. The injury must be sustained during a hon-basho bout.