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Sumo Wrestling.

Published on Nov 28, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

SUMO WRESTLING

IS A JAPANESE STYLE OF WRESTLING.
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WHAT IT IS

competitive full-contact wrestling sport where a rikishi (wrestler) attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring (dohyō) or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet

WHY IT WAS MADE

  • It was first made to entertain the shinto deities.
  • It was also made to entertain the people.
  • It was also made so people could get extra money.
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WHEN AND WHERE IT WAS MADE.

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL SUMO TOURNAMENTS BEGAN IN THE TOMIOKA HACHIMAN SHRINE IN 1684, AND THEN WERE HELD IN THE EKŌ-IN IN THE EDO PERIOD
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