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09-10-2009, 10:56 PM

There certainly is women's sumo in Japan. I saw this one on TV and she was tossing members of a boy band around like they were match sticks.

It has none of the traditions and exposure of traditional sumo, but it exists.

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09-11-2009, 02:53 AM

^ hahaha!

and yet i'm disappointed, .... if they wore traditional sumo outfits i'm sure under exposure wouldnt be an issue.
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I thought the 相撲 ring (土俵) was bordered by a thick rope?

Those are rice bales buried in the clay.
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Cheers

They take a hell of a beating!


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and yet i'm disappointed, .... if they wore traditional sumo outfits i'm sure under exposure wouldnt be an issue.
???

Really???

Who would want to watch a 300 pound Japanese woman half naked?

I don't like being sexist, but I think this is a style best suited for men...

Ozkai, I have been training Muay thai for years now, but I only just began competing recently. I'll stick with it for a long time.

Side note, I think Sumo is cool; it's have to be the best martial art for street. I mean, they could put what most of us would call a big and well built guy right through a brick wall! Once they knocked you down, I doubt you'd want to get back up... the only down side is not everyone has the right "build" for it.


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09-11-2009, 11:22 AM

haha come on who wouldnt want to watch a couple of 300lb ladies wrestle naked?!

it must already exist somewhere on interwebsland.

someone else go google.

I'm too afraid.
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09-11-2009, 02:19 PM

And the next Grand Sumo tournament starts tomorrow!!!! Yes!
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Cheers

They take a hell of a beating!


That they do! (imagine the forces at play!) They play a big role in deciding many matches too.
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???

Really???

Who would want to watch a 300 pound Japanese woman half naked?

I don't like being sexist, but I think this is a style best suited for men...

Ozkai, I have been training Muay thai for years now, but I only just began competing recently. I'll stick with it for a long time.

Side note, I think Sumo is cool; it's have to be the best martial art for street. I mean, they could put what most of us would call a big and well built guy right through a brick wall! Once they knocked you down, I doubt you'd want to get back up... the only down side is not everyone has the right "build" for it.
Men would

That's awesome.. How do you make a living when training all the time?

I thought Sumo looked boring in the begginning when I used to watch it on Japanese NHK TV.

I started watching it more and more and really got into it and knew all the names of the wrestlers. It is cool and those guys certainly take a beating as fast as it looks.


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Are you watching?
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