Japan's National Sport

Sumo is a Japan's national sport. If someone says about Japan's sport, most of people will say about the Sumo. Sumo is a style of wrestling. I think it looks softer than Western wrestling. It is an original sport of Japan.

The rules of sumo are very simple compared with those of Western wrestling. There are 70 basic fighting techniques, the wrestlers fight to push the opponent out of the ring or make any part of his body, other than the feet, touch the ground. Matches last from a few seconds to a few minutes. If no decision is reached within five minutes of fighting time, a three- or four-minute extension is allowed. If there is no decision at the end of the overtime, the wrestlers must start all over again after another two bouts. Such marathon matches are rare, occurring only a few times a year.

I think this sport looks very easy to play but it must use much of power to wrest. The wrester must have strong body. I have ever seen Sumo in youtube and I think every wrester has very large body. They must have a lot of weight. If I played Sumo with a Sumo professional, I would die in a few second. It looks awesome. ~o~

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