sumo
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Sumo is a form of competitive wrestling where two opponents try to force each other out of a circular ring or knock each other to the ground using techniques like throwing, shoving, and pushing. It is a traditional sport that remains culturally significant and widely practiced as a professional competition.
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Key facts
- Martial art.image
- Asashoryu fight Jan08.JPG
- Martial art.imagecaption
- A sumo match () between Asashōryū (left) and Kotoshōgiku in January 2008
- Martial art.name
- Sumo
- Martial art.focus
- Clinch fighting
- Martial art.hardness
- Full contact
- Martial art.country
- Japan
- Martial art.ancestor_arts
- Tegoi
- Martial art.olympic
- No, but IOC recognized
- Sport.name
- Sumo
- Sport.imagesize
- 220px
- Sport.union
- International Sumo Federation (Amateur)Japan Sumo Association (Professional)
- Sport.first
- Japan, 7th century (antiquity)Japan, mid-17th century (Edo period, modern)
Article
27 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Antiquity (pre-1185)
- Japanese Middle Ages (1185–1603)
- Edo period (1603–1867)
- Since 1868
- Rules and customs
- Professional sumo
- Sumo divisions
- Women and sumo
- Professional sumo tournaments
- A professional sumo bout
- Controversies
- Exhibition
- Life as a professional sumo wrestler
- Salary and payment
- Amateur sumo
- Japan
- Outside Japan
- International competition
- Clothing
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Further reading
- External links
is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring () or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by throwing, shoving or pushing him down).
Sumo originated in Japan, the only country where it is practised professionally and where it is considered the national sport. It is considered a , which refers to modern Japanese martial arts, but the sport has a history spanning many centuries. Many ancient traditions have been preserved in sumo, and even today the sport includes many ritual elements, such as the use of salt purification, from Shinto.