sumo
n.
form of Japanese wrestling in which a contestant loses if forced from the ring or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touches the ground
Sumo
is a competitive
contact sport where two
wrestlers (
rikishi) attempt to force one another out of a circular ring (
dohyo) or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. The sport originated in
Japan and is still very popular there today, being the only country where the sport is practiced professionally. The Japanese consider sumo a
gendai budō: a modern
Japanese martial art, even though the sport has a history spanning many centuries. The sumo tradition is very ancient, and even today the sport includes many ritual elements, such as the use of
salt for purification, from the days sumo was used in the
Shinto religion. Life as a rikishi is highly regimented, with rules laid down by the
Sumo Association. Professional sumo wrestlers are required to live in communal "sumo stables" known in Japanese as
heya where all aspects of their daily lives - from meals to their manner of dress - are dictated by strict tradition.
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Sumo (disambiguation)
sumo
Noun
1. a Japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches the ground
(hypernym) wrestling, rassling, grappling
(classification) Japan, Nippon, Nihon
Sumo (das)
n.
sumo, Japanese kind of formalized wrestling by extremely heavy men
sumo
adj.
top; ultimate
sumo (m)
n.
sumo, form of Japanese wrestling in which a contestant loses if forced from the ring or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touches the ground
sumar
v.
add, sum up, total; unite
sumir
v.
plunge; sink, submerge, submerse