Kimarite (決まり手 kimari-te) are winning techniques in a
sumo bout. For each bout in a Grand Sumo tournament (or
honbasho), a sumo referee, or
gyoji, will decide and announce the type of kimarite used by the winner. It is possible (although rare) for the judges, or
shimpan to modifiy this decision later. Records of the kimarite are kept and statistical information on the preferred techniques of different wrestlers can be deduced easily. For example the a
pie chart of the kimarite used by each
sekitori in the past year can be found on the
Japan Sumo Association webpage for each individual rikishi.
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