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 sumo
most beloved traditional sport sumo
most beloved traditional sport sumo highly ritualized this sport dates back
highly ritualized this sport dates back
highly ritualized 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 stomping drives evil
Shinto Gaara stomping drives evil
Shinto Gaara stomping drives evil spirits from the ring while tossing
spirits from the ring while tossing
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 wrestlers presence what’s surprising
wrestlers presence what’s surprising
wrestlers presence 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 knock your opponent down or out
simple knock your opponent down or out
simple knock your opponent down or out of the ring wrestlers slam slap and toss
of the ring wrestlers slam slap and toss
of the ring wrestlers slam slap and toss opponents into submission it usually
opponents into submission it usually
opponents into submission it usually lasts less than a minute sumo wrestlers
lasts less than a minute sumo wrestlers
lasts less than a minute sumo wrestlers belong to staples which function like
belong to staples which function like
belong to staples which function like clubs and are where they learn the finer
clubs and are where they learn the finer
clubs and are where they learn the finer points of sumo from experienced mentors
points of sumo from experienced mentors
points of sumo from experienced mentors each match is an opportunity for sumo
each match is an opportunity for sumo
each 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
system or down
system or down at the top are the Yokozuna or Grand
at the top are the Yokozuna or Grand
at the top are the Yokozuna or Grand Champions in the ring they are
Champions in the ring they are
Champions in the ring they are distinguished by the large ropes around
distinguished by the large ropes around
distinguished by the large ropes around their waists
their waists
their waists a match like this is a feast for the
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 ranked a
but no matter what they’re ranked a stylized Battle of these Giants lies at
stylized Battle of these Giants lies at
stylized Battle of these Giants lies at the heart of Japanese tradition
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