Sumo

Definition

sumo /'su:mǝƱ/ (also sumo wrestling ) n [U] ဆူမိုေခၚ ဂ်ပန္ နပန္း။ a sumo wrestler.

Examples

1. ‘Many of the old and traditional art forms like for instance Japanese sumo wrestling could remain their popularity until our days.’
2. ‘The life of a sumo apprentice is demanding and even the most promising youngsters require 5 years or longer to reach the higher ranks and begin to receive a salary as a sekitori (professional).’
3. ‘It used to be that retiring Japanese sumo wrestling champions stayed in the sport after peaking in the ring.’
4. ‘The young-at-heart are sure to enjoy the bouncy castle in Brindleyplace plus the face painting
5. inflatable sumo wrestling and balloon modelling.’
6. ‘Live music
7. sumo wrestling and fire engines rides will be just some of the activities on offer at the fundraising event on Monday to support the Reuben and Friends Appeal.’
8. ‘During my university days we used to share athletic department facilities with people doing other martial arts like Shorinji kempo and judo and sumo.’
9. ‘Often beaten in such wrestling matches
10. he decided to train for a time under a sumo stablemaster named Tamagaki.’
11. ‘We worked really hard to come up with money by doing everything from sumo wrestling competitions to washing cars.’
12. ‘They were quickly able to make sense of how to use aikido for handling rough shoving tactics like what is seen in wrestling
13. sumo and at the beginning of many street fights.’
14. ‘Crouching at opposite sides of a clay-floored ring
15. muscles taut and bodies glistening with sweat
16. the two sumo wrestlers stare each other down.’
17. ‘The basic rules of sumo are simple: The wrestler who either first touches the floor with something other than soles of his feet or who leaves the ring before his opponent loses.’
18. ‘In 726 A.D.
19. Emperor Seibu hosted a sumo tournament in July
20. which then became an important annual palace ritual along with archery contests in January and May.’
21. ‘Japanese people have always loved sumo
22. but now when you go to a basho there are empty seats in the stadium.’
23. ‘There is a mini-collection of sumo memorabilia because President Chirac is a great fan of sumo wrestling
24. which he watches on tapes sent from Japan.’
25. ‘Like just about everybody else
26. I'd had to practice things like sumo
27. judo
28. kendo
29. and jukenjutsu (bayonet fighting) during the war.’
30. ‘Musashimaru
31. the most successful foreign-born wrestler in sumo
32. decided to retire Saturday after suffering his fourth loss at the ongoing Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.’
33. ‘At night
34. Yoroku would take him to the beach where Morihei would engage in sumo bouts with the sons of local fishermen in order to strengthen his body.’
35. ‘In the past two years
36. he has made a careful study of the Japanese martial arts of judo and sumo and applied them as metaphors for the way companies do business.’
37. ‘Japan's venerable old sport of sumo wrestling is a pretty macho endeavor.’
38. ‘The prime minister also told the emperor that sumo has become a craze in his country
39. and the Japanese sumo wrestlers are well known
40. the palace officials said.’