Sumo
相撲
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At a Glance
Who It's For
What You'll Learn
Tachi-ai (立合い, initial charge and collision)
Oshi-zumo (押し相撲, pushing and thrusting techniques)
Yotsu-zumo (四つ相撲, belt-grip grappling)
Shiko (四股, sumo squat training) and teppo (鉄砲, pillar striking)
Dohyo (土俵) awareness, balance control, and kimarite (決まり手, winning techniques)
Your First Class
Watch & Learn
Legends of Sumo
Hakuhō Shō (白鵬翔)
Hakuhō Shō shattered virtually every record in Sumo history: 45 tournament championships, 1,187 career wins, and 16 undefeated tournaments. A Mongolian who became the most dominant yokozuna Japan has ever seen, he redefined what was possible in a sport with 2,000 years of tradition.
Hakuho
Chiyonofuji
Taiho
Related Styles
Judo
Judo (柔道, "the gentle way") was founded by Jigoro Kano in 1882. It is a throwing-dominant grappling art with groundwork — newaza (寝技). It has been an Olympic sport since 1964 and is practiced by millions worldwide.
Wrestling
Wrestling is one of the oldest combat sports, with Olympic roots dating to ancient Greek pankration (παγκράτιον) and wrestling events from 708 BC. Modern competitive wrestling includes Freestyle and Greco-Roman styles, emphasizing takedowns, control, and pinning.
Jiu-Jitsu
Japanese Jiu-Jitsu — jujutsu (柔術, "gentle art") — is the original grappling art of the samurai (侍), encompassing nage-waza (投技, throws), kansetsu-waza (関節技, joint locks), osae-waza (抑え技, pins), and atemi (当身, strikes). It is the ancestor of Judo, Aikido, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
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