six times a year these giants battle each other for top placement in Japan’s
each other for top placement in Japan’s
each other for top placement in Japan’s most beloved traditional sport
most beloved traditional sport
most beloved traditional sport sumo highly ritualized this sport dates
sumo highly ritualized this sport dates
sumo highly ritualized this sport dates back more than a thousand years
back more than a thousand years
back more than a thousand years originating as a right of the Shinto
originating as a right of the Shinto
originating as a right of the Shinto religion matches are a true window into
religion matches are a true window into
religion matches are a true window into an earlier era participants wear
an earlier era participants wear
an earlier era participants wear colorful Shinto guard stomping drives
colorful Shinto guard stomping drives
colorful Shinto guard stomping drives evil spirits from the ring while tossing
evil spirits from the ring while tossing
evil spirits from the ring while tossing sacred salt appeases the Shinto gods
sacred salt appeases the Shinto gods
sacred salt appeases the Shinto gods before the ring is sullied by the
before the ring is sullied by the
before the ring is sullied by the Restless peasants what’s surprising
Restless peasants what’s surprising
Restless peasants what’s surprising about sumo is the sheer size of the
about sumo is the sheer size of the
about sumo is the sheer size of the wrestlers a traditional diet that
wrestlers a traditional diet that
wrestlers a traditional diet that includes choco lava a stew made from
includes choco lava a stew made from
includes choco lava a stew made from fatty meats cabbage eggs and bean
fatty meats cabbage eggs and bean
fatty meats cabbage eggs and bean sprouts helps them bulk up entering the
sprouts helps them bulk up entering the
sprouts helps them bulk up entering the ring girth is advantageous the rules are
ring girth is advantageous the rules are
ring girth is advantageous the rules are simple
simple
simple knock your opponent down or out of the
knock your opponent down or out of the
knock your opponent down or out of the ring wrestler slam slapped it usually
ring wrestler slam slapped it usually
ring wrestler slam slapped it usually last
last
last last-minute sumo wrestlers belong to
last-minute sumo wrestlers belong to
last-minute sumo wrestlers belong to stables which function like clubs and
stables which function like clubs and
stables which function like clubs and are where they learn the finer points of
are where they learn the finer points of
are where they learn the finer points of sumo from experienced mentors which
sumo from experienced mentors which
sumo from experienced mentors which match is an opportunity for sumo
match is an opportunity for sumo
match is an opportunity for sumo wrestlers to move up the complex ranking
wrestlers to move up the complex ranking
wrestlers to move up the complex ranking system or down at the top are the
system or down at the top are the
system or down at the top are the Yokozuna or Grand Champions in the ring
Yokozuna or Grand Champions in the ring
Yokozuna or Grand Champions in the ring they are distinguished by the large
they are distinguished by the large
they are distinguished by the large ropes around their waist
ropes around their waist
a match like this is a feast for the
a match like this is a feast for the fans
but no matter what they’re ready a
but no matter what they’re ready a stylized battle these giants lies at the
stylized battle these giants lies at the
stylized battle these giants lies at the heart of Japanese tradition
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