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 soon
most beloved traditional sport soon
most beloved traditional sport soon highly visualized this sport dates back
highly visualized this sport dates back
highly visualized this sport dates back more than a thousand years originating
more than a thousand years originating
more than a thousand years originating as a right of the Shinto religion
as a right of the Shinto religion
as a right of the Shinto religion matches are a true window into an
matches are a true window into an
matches are a true window into an earlier era participants wear colorful
earlier era participants wear colorful
earlier era participants wear colorful Shinto Gaara
Shinto Gaara
Shinto Gaara stomping drives evil spirits from the
stomping drives evil spirits from the
stomping drives evil spirits from the ring while tossing sacred salt appeases
ring while tossing sacred salt appeases
ring while tossing sacred salt appeases the Shinto gods before the ring is
the Shinto gods before the ring is
the Shinto gods before the ring is sullied by the Restless peasants what’s
sullied by the Restless peasants what’s
sullied by the Restless peasants what’s surprising about sumo is the sheer size
surprising about sumo is the sheer size
surprising about sumo is the sheer size of the wrestlers a traditional diet that
of the wrestlers a traditional diet that
of the 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
ring girth is advantageous
ring girth is advantageous the rules are simple knock your opponent
the rules are simple knock your opponent
the rules are simple knock your opponent down or out of the ring
down or out of the ring
down or out of the ring wrestler slam slap and toss opponents
wrestler slam slap and toss opponents
wrestler slam slap and toss opponents into submission it usually lasts less
into submission it usually lasts less
into submission it usually lasts less than a minute sumo wrestlers belong to
than a minute sumo wrestlers belong to
than a 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 single from experienced mentors each
single from experienced mentors each
single from experienced mentors each 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 waists a match like
ropes around their waists a match like
ropes around their waists a match like this is a feast for the fans
but no matter what they’re read the
but no matter what they’re read the stylized battle these giants lies the
stylized battle these giants lies the
stylized battle these giants lies the heart of Japanese tradition
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