Been watching and loving sumo since 2016. I am 76 and my sumo buddy was 65. We first saw a vid of an interview with Yokazuna HAKUHO. We were intrigued; started watching videos on TH-cam and NHK World TV's GRAND SUMO HIGHLIGHTS during tournaments. We were instantly hooked (as are most people who are exposed to this great sport). Sumo has so many levels of interest past the wrestling: spiritual ceremonies, traditions of the different clothing, 82 wrestling techniques, the new names rikishi get and the whole history of sumo which is ancient. Sumo naturally becomes an addiction. Enjoy the journey.
I think I added something to my bucket list. I knew there was more to sumo than meets the eye. But this is fascinating! The culture of the sport and how people love it.
A small warning, the majority of sumo is boring tradition and long winded talks, a match can take dozens of minutes to start. Most of what we see on tv is purely highlights and severely trimmed down. Basically 90% of watching sumo is sitting there and waiting for matches. Edit: not to say the tradition isn’t interesting but watching it over and over gets old, and it gets old quick.
Fascinating sport and cultural tradition. Sumos are athletes more like skilled strategists than just relying on brute force or strength. They must be disciplined and mindful of their art and skill. All honorable and respectful of the discipline. Amazing.
Some years ago, there was a official sumo basho in Vancouver, all the top rishi were there, including Akebono. Everything was just as would have been done in Japan, including the proper clay, straw and other materials, all flown in in advance. I attended the first day, and it was packed with Japanese flown in on charter flights just for the occasion, there was no English spoken and virtually no English signs... As you approached the venue, there were all sorts of flags flying and the sound of the particular drum to call in the crowds on the tannoy... The whole day was spectacular and completely immersive in Japanese culture.... Amazing
@@jlim003 When did I say leave Sumo to the Japanese?... The most successful sumo of all time is Mongolian not Japanese, no one stopped him from doing that. There is also no one stopping an organisation from outside Japan setting up a professional Sumo League, but no body does because they don't want to. You can't expect Japanese Sumo to change their hundreds of years of tradition to make it more accessible to foreigners, why should they? If people outside of Japan really cared enough about professional Sumo for everyone they would set up their own bashos, but they don't because there isn't enough interest. There is still Sumo outside of Japan though, there are championships and open tournaments all the time. But no one gets paid professionally because not enough people watch it... its simple economics. Its not up to Japan to do anything about this, why should they care.
@@jlim003 There are countless other sports that are practiced in national leagues that heavily restrict foreign entry, because they are national leagues. The ones that are popular enough outside of those countries have leagues in many other countries too along with international competition. Professional Japanese Sumo is not a international competition, it is Japan's national sport.
@@jlim003 You are still completely missing my point.... its a Japanese sport run by a Japanese organisation in Japan. They can do what they want. If you want to set up your own Sumo organisation go right ahead. You calling that racist is some seriously snowflake shit, get over it. Anyway, done talking to you because I can tell you are not the kind of person who can understand anything when they have a personal problem with it. Go rage somewhere else. I couldn't care less.
A lot of people think they have regular “fat people” fat. Almost all of a sumo’s fat is subcutaneous, or stored under their skin. Of course this isn’t very healthy but “regular” fat people have a lot of fat stored in their organs as well.
@Roy Sunshine as a american when i think of sumo i think of just two fat guys more or less hugging while looking into each others eyes blushing and knowing there love could never be
AceMaster Studios Don’t generalize him. He’s one of the stupid ones. No matter the culture if you can’t see this as an amazing sport of spirit and heart you lack something intellectually. It’s unbelievable the feats these guys do. The speed and flexibility needed to be a great sumo wrestler. I’m American. Only closet gays like him think about homosexuality when they see sumo.
Damn, i hope people in our country has that discipline of choosing the right leader just like how they choose the rikishi for the yokozuna title and those leader work hard like a rikishi aiming to become a a great yokozuna.
Really enjoyed this video. It was filled with a lot of great information on this sport that I am really begin to enjoy with each passing tournament since November of 2018.
They hand make everything you see! And as a wood worker/ship write i can appreciate the time that must take.. They train 10 yrs just to paint the promotional board they hang out front. Takes em 3 days to paint it even haha
tks a lot for posting. Its helps a lot all the person like me, who has interesting on knowing a little bit more about this milenar art. Im from Brazil.
A lot of respect for these people, they're more flexible than I am and I'm a twig lol. The anime Hinomaru sumo got me more interested in them, I recommend watching it.
1) Who knew Sir Paul Mcartney is a Sumo fan. Wow 2) How big is Sumo wrestling in Japan these days? Is it a growing or dieing out?? From watching this video it is steeped in culture and tradition and rituals.
becoming a yokozuna sounds like its more trouble than its worth. not only you should be the best in our sport which should be more than enough, but a council still has to decide if you're "worthy" to be one, and you also need to publicly swear to be a good boi.
Because, innovation has diminishing returns. Everyone expects things to advance when we hit a wall a while ago and now things are destined to level out and repeat.
From what I read the place in the trenches for a sumo to succeed is most likely a situational nose tackle or a mauler type guard. They wouldn't be able to get sacks or halt pass rushers, but they can eat up a ton of blockers and double teams. (If they don't get called for holding)
The gyoji are supposed to be some sort of divine connection to the gods, yet the gods wont protect them from a million dollar baby sort of accident lol
If a rikishi doesnt have the correct character to be a yokozuna, then how was he allowed to be a wrestler in the first place? Sounds like a contradiction.
Yeah grabbing the neck like that and pushing up is called attempted murder in the USA. Also I recently played through all of the Famicon and Super Famicon Sumo games (theirs a lot) Its interesting to note that sumo is very hard to get right right in video game form. None of the games I played were any good, and most of them had very clunky controls. I wonder if someone finally made a good Sumo video game?
Basically chanko nabe is chicken stew. But it is usually more than broth, chicken and vegetables. It can contain scrambled egg, tofu chunks and many different kinds of veggies. Every sumo stable ( where the wrestlers train and live ) has their own recipe for chanko and it may vary depending on what vegetable is in season.
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They're stoic, disciplined, and graceful all at the same time! There's so Much beauty and culture here.
I’m a 65 year old retired Texan grandmother who loves Sumo!
Bella Bijou cool!
That's awesome!
Been watching and loving sumo since 2016. I am 76 and my sumo buddy was 65. We first saw a vid of an interview with Yokazuna HAKUHO. We were intrigued; started watching videos on TH-cam and NHK World TV's GRAND SUMO HIGHLIGHTS during tournaments. We were instantly hooked (as are most people who are exposed to this great sport).
Sumo has so many levels of interest past the wrestling: spiritual ceremonies, traditions of the different clothing, 82 wrestling techniques, the new names rikishi get and the whole history of sumo which is ancient.
Sumo naturally becomes an addiction. Enjoy the journey.
As someone who usually just watches Grand Sumo Highlights, Sumopedia is a really cool addition to get the more cultural stuff about sumo
I think I added something to my bucket list. I knew there was more to sumo than meets the eye. But this is fascinating! The culture of the sport and how people love it.
A small warning, the majority of sumo is boring tradition and long winded talks, a match can take dozens of minutes to start. Most of what we see on tv is purely highlights and severely trimmed down. Basically 90% of watching sumo is sitting there and waiting for matches.
Edit: not to say the tradition isn’t interesting but watching it over and over gets old, and it gets old quick.
@@mrmonsterhunter808 have you seen baseball or football? Haha
@@octopus8420 Sumo is so much worse. Its not just dowtime and commercials, its ceremonies and blessings over and over. Trust me dude, its way worse.
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I was amazed by Sumo for the first time when I saw Yokosuna Chiyonofuji on TV in Japan 1981. It is a combination of everything in art .. i love it!
Fascinating sport and cultural tradition. Sumos are athletes more like skilled strategists than just relying on brute force or strength. They must be disciplined and mindful of their art and skill. All honorable and respectful of the discipline. Amazing.
Some years ago, there was a official sumo basho in Vancouver, all the top rishi were there, including Akebono. Everything was just as would have been done in Japan, including the proper clay, straw and other materials, all flown in in advance. I attended the first day, and it was packed with Japanese flown in on charter flights just for the occasion, there was no English spoken and virtually no English signs... As you approached the venue, there were all sorts of flags flying and the sound of the particular drum to call in the crowds on the tannoy... The whole day was spectacular and completely immersive in Japanese culture.... Amazing
This is the best and purest combat competition. Simple and accurate test of strength and skill. My new favoirite sport.
Wrestling is the best and most purest combat competition.
@@jlim003 You know there is sumo outside of Japan aswell? no one stopping people doing that.
@@jlim003 When did I say leave Sumo to the Japanese?... The most successful sumo of all time is Mongolian not Japanese, no one stopped him from doing that. There is also no one stopping an organisation from outside Japan setting up a professional Sumo League, but no body does because they don't want to. You can't expect Japanese Sumo to change their hundreds of years of tradition to make it more accessible to foreigners, why should they? If people outside of Japan really cared enough about professional Sumo for everyone they would set up their own bashos, but they don't because there isn't enough interest. There is still Sumo outside of Japan though, there are championships and open tournaments all the time. But no one gets paid professionally because not enough people watch it... its simple economics. Its not up to Japan to do anything about this, why should they care.
@@jlim003 There are countless other sports that are practiced in national leagues that heavily restrict foreign entry, because they are national leagues. The ones that are popular enough outside of those countries have leagues in many other countries too along with international competition. Professional Japanese Sumo is not a international competition, it is Japan's national sport.
@@jlim003 You are still completely missing my point.... its a Japanese sport run by a Japanese organisation in Japan. They can do what they want. If you want to set up your own Sumo organisation go right ahead. You calling that racist is some seriously snowflake shit, get over it. Anyway, done talking to you because I can tell you are not the kind of person who can understand anything when they have a personal problem with it. Go rage somewhere else. I couldn't care less.
Ura's reaction to his sakura mawashi is the most wholesome thing on youtube.
It's so cool how Ura was so excited for his new cherry blossom mawashi. Goes to show his true passion for the sport and it's traditions
ugly USA trash
@@zurypuebla8879 ????
Anyone who thinks sumo are just "fat guys in diapers who wrestle each other" need to watch this.
They should also know that sumo wrestlers have more muscle mass than body builders too.
A lot of people think they have regular “fat people” fat. Almost all of a sumo’s fat is subcutaneous, or stored under their skin. Of course this isn’t very healthy but “regular” fat people have a lot of fat stored in their organs as well.
@@mrmonsterhunter808 exactly
Never thought i would say this..What an beautyfull sport with all the traditions and symbolic...love it.!!!👍👍👍
some of those body throws/slams are pretty brutal
@Roy Sunshine as a american when i think of sumo i think of just two fat guys more or less hugging while looking into each others eyes blushing and knowing there love could never be
@@jamesfranxx6151 You definitely are an American.
AceMaster Studios Don’t generalize him. He’s one of the stupid ones. No matter the culture if you can’t see this as an amazing sport of spirit and heart you lack something intellectually. It’s unbelievable the feats these guys do. The speed and flexibility needed to be a great sumo wrestler. I’m American. Only closet gays like him think about homosexuality when they see sumo.
james franxx seems like you need to come out my man. On your time. In today’s culture it’s totally fine to be gay. Don’t be scared.
@@mathiasb2616 jokes
These dudes are fucking awesome. I wish I could manage a fraction of that dedication to put towards anything.
Very informative , Respect .
Damn, i hope people in our country has that discipline of choosing the right leader just like how they choose the rikishi for the yokozuna title and those leader work hard like a rikishi aiming to become a a great yokozuna.
Really enjoyed this video. It was filled with a lot of great information on this sport that I am really begin to enjoy with each passing tournament since November of 2018.
6:05 that slap happened so fast
happened so fast you cant even talk about it. ohh yeaaahh
They hand make everything you see! And as a wood worker/ship write i can appreciate the time that must take.. They train 10 yrs just to paint the promotional board they hang out front. Takes em 3 days to paint it even haha
Ura still doing well to this day. Recently reached his highest rank of komusubi as of January 2024!
tks a lot for posting. Its helps a lot all the person like me, who has interesting on knowing a little bit more about this milenar art. Im from Brazil.
4:04 if any pro-wrestling heads recognized it, that's the theme of Taka Michinoku.
I thought so!
Also, two of them techs that were shown look like something Pro Wrestlers use. Samoan Drop & the DDT.
I would love to see more Sumo wrestlers do other kinds of wrestling, as well as other kinds of wrestlers trying their hand at Sumo.
That’s what quite a few Mongolian born rikishi fight. They fight using Mongolian wrestling moves
So... in case you missed it, this soundtrack is lowkey fire...
sounds like naruto music
@@austinearle4698 Same composer
I straight-up would like a copy of this soundtrack. This shit is goooooood
@@WormyJester8 Is it available in spotify?
@@clintbeamquillope3123 The song from: 4:05 is called Yamato Suite Part 4 by group Musashi, it's on TH-cam
The most amazing and wonderful sports in japan!
A lot of respect for these people, they're more flexible than I am and I'm a twig lol. The anime Hinomaru sumo got me more interested in them, I recommend watching it.
Heck yeah!! I watched the anime and read the manga! It was amazing!
There is an intensity in SUMO not found anywhere else.
1) Who knew Sir Paul Mcartney is a Sumo fan. Wow
2) How big is Sumo wrestling in Japan these days? Is it a growing or dieing out?? From watching this video it is steeped in culture and tradition and rituals.
Wow, we can see Ura's belt being made! That's awesome!
Thank you very much for posting
Ura 😭😭😭
...Hope he can eventually come back from injury.
He's getting there
Ura: "Winning is the only way i can pay the artisan."
Masanobu: "I mean money works too but okay."
Excellent video. Thank you.
Man, I fucking love Sumo, full of tradition, full of beauty, never change.
Akebono the Hawaiian legend
Okay, now I'm a fan. Thanks!
Hmmmm....chankonabe! I want to eat 😋 some. Looks delicious. Nap afterwards 😴 sounds 😴 awesome too
4:44 never seen that move before
It's a fireman carry( in wrestling) also known as kata-guruma ( in Judo)
@@joatanpereira4272 solid move if you can pull it off
Boruto did it
@@thebassknuckler
Ura can do it.
dude those seats are way better than the chair stadium seats
becoming a yokozuna sounds like its more trouble than its worth.
not only you should be the best in our sport which should be more than enough, but a council still has to decide if you're "worthy" to be one, and you also need to publicly swear to be a good boi.
Sounds easy to me, honestly.
You just have to walk the walk and talk the talk.
4:03 This was Taka Michinoku's entrance music in WWF wrestling.
I am now the foremost Sumo expert I know.
Many thanks for posting this.
haha when i heard about Chankonabe it reminded me of the one Sumos video who does training in US
love sumo
Sumo is an art.
Art of de fat
Fascinating martial art. Please Japan, never change!
Too late, it's changing for centuries now because of western civilization.
Awesome introduction. Love it
My belly fats are having fun watching this
they maybe overweight but they are extremely healthy, beautiful sport
lmao the soundtrack sounds like a naruto battle soundtrack
lmao god damnit i can't unhear it now
It's by same the same composer.
05:25 this bout could be neckbraking for the sumotori in the black belt! It looks extremely dangerous.
Why does this feel like it was shot in the 90s
Because, innovation has diminishing returns. Everyone expects things to advance when we hit a wall a while ago and now things are destined to level out and repeat.
@@dickrichard626 you took the comment too seriously dude. I just meant the video had 90s documentary vibes.
@@ronpaulssecretary Not really. Lol it's facts. Take it leave it. Food for thought. Don't ask questions, you don't want the answers too.
@@ronpaulssecretary define: "90's vibes" Its an illusion. I rest my case.
fascinating af
why is naruto soundtracks being played in the background of this lol i aint complaining i think its pretty good touch
i could eat chankonabe right now, looks nice
This is very impressive
E Honda best Yokozuna of all time 😂
E Honda is an ozeki, not a Yokozuna.
What happens if there are no active Yokozuna? Who does the ring opening ceremony?
Sphere723 The highest rank Rikishi (Sumo Wrestler) alive.
If there are no active Yokozuna, just don't do it.
Ura is a very moe gracious creature
Yes he is. He is also respectful, friendly, enthusiastic about sumo and very courageous.
And from a woman's point of view Ura is adorable 😊.
Love Akebono and Takanohana; anything on Konishiki?
5:42 when i saw his knee i was like nope this is it
super interesting channel , unlucky is not active anymore
There's something to be gotten from their charging attacks and takedowns.
i want to become yojozuno!
Anyone who has played D-line or O-line in football can relate a lot to this;
Rips, curls, hooks, control the chest, good stuff
Hell yeah. Plus, it's one of the only other places you can see masses of men that are lightning fast.
From what I read the place in the trenches for a sumo to succeed is most likely a situational nose tackle or a mauler type guard. They wouldn't be able to get sacks or halt pass rushers, but they can eat up a ton of blockers and double teams. (If they don't get called for holding)
Harimanage is straight up DDTing your opponent.
5:30
Almost looked like a DDT!
Same principle, actually, but you're not trying to spike the opponent's head in that case.
Ok, so why is Taka Michinoku's theme tune used in ep 3? 4:04
Great video
Thank you for the information, very comprehensive...
great videos; just wish each was a lot longer.
the referee can make them start over if their breathing is not in sync? never knew that. that sounds very strange.
The gyoji are supposed to be some sort of divine connection to the gods, yet the gods wont protect them from a million dollar baby sort of accident lol
9:01 thats takayonama on the left
If a rikishi doesnt have the correct character to be a yokozuna, then how was he allowed to be a wrestler in the first place? Sounds like a contradiction.
What is the difference if I just eat junk foods and McDonald’s if endurance is not major factor but explosiveness
Higher protein is shown to increase muscle mass in the absence of weight training more than higher fat.
I get so motivated seeing this
Yeah grabbing the neck like that and pushing up is called attempted murder in the USA. Also I recently played through all of the Famicon and Super Famicon Sumo games (theirs a lot) Its interesting to note that sumo is very hard to get right right in video game form. None of the games I played were any good, and most of them had very clunky controls. I wonder if someone finally made a good Sumo video game?
Are we gonna ignore that Russian Tie Snap at 5:19, that is pure skill. Who's the rikishi?
5:04 dat pose tho
I came here to understand Baki dou
These guys can do the splits.
They have been in training since they were 15. In their sumo training they are taught how to get the body flexible and how to fall without injury.
i miss Robert Mensing
Sumo love love
Chido.
i wanna be sumo :O
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So you telling me that these guys can relate to football?
TH-cam has got me fully diving into shit I would never ever watch.
IF anyone can find that bomb ass naruto style soundtrack, please tell me what its called, cause I Can't find it easily.
Some people here have commented that it's from the same composer as Narutos music. Maybe that will help to find it.
chunko nabe? where can I get the recipes?
Basically chanko nabe is chicken stew. But it is usually more than broth, chicken and vegetables. It can contain scrambled egg, tofu chunks and many different kinds of veggies.
Every sumo stable ( where the wrestlers train and live ) has their own recipe for chanko and it may vary depending on what vegetable is in season.
URA 💖
Where is Sukune rib grab?
Por favor en español ! Graciasss...
HOLAAAA ...LO MISMO DIGO !!!!
I didn’t I think today would be the day that I was going to become addicted to sumo wrestling but guess that just happen
Happens every time 😄
Enjoy the journey ✌
Ya they are powerful athletes but 500 pounders dont live long
Yeah you're right, but there are no active rikishi that are that heavy.
Sorry are we playing Naruto Theme songs during this, it's distracting :)
I have to try chanko nabe
Isn’t this naruto music
6:32 the deity must have a thing for Thicc men.