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CONN CHRIS · 11-06-2015, 07:12 AM

A brief Sumo primer.

A sumo match is decided simply by having any part of a wrestler touch the ground outside of the circle or by having any part of the body other than the soles of the feet touch the ground inside the circle. The wrestlers can push, pull, charge, slap,throw, et cetera.Matches are frequentlyover in less than one minute (at times, seconds) but can last five or even ten minutes on rare occasions.

There are six main tournaments (called a Basho) each year in the modern era. A Basho lasts 15days.Each wrestler in the top two divisions competes once per day while the lower divisions allow for only 7 matches during the basho.The winner of the basho (Yusho) is the wrestler (rikishi) who notches the most victories.Wrestlers from the same stable (heya) or who share bloodlines are not allowed to face one another.No wrestlers are allowed to face each other more than once during a basho unless there is a tie at the end of the fifteenth day for most wins in which case a playoff is held immediately following the final day fifteen match.During a playoff, the prohibitions against stable mates and relations as well as the no second meeting rule are waived.
Outside of winning the tournament (yusho) wrestlers seek to have a winning record. A wrestler that wins more matches than he loses is said to have achieved a kachi-koshi.Losing more matches than one wins earns a make-koshi.Wrestlers that achieve the minimum kachi-koshi record of 8-7 are assured to keep their ranking for the next basho.
There are six ranked divisions with the highest three (and the only ones that I will be using) being Makuuchi, Juryo and Makushi-ta.

Makushi-ta – consists of 120 rikishi who each have sevenmatches at a basho. A rikishi thatachieves a record of 7-0 while ranked in the top 60 of the Makushi-ta divisionis promoted to the Juryo division.

Juryo – consists of 28 rikishi who each have 15 matches within a basho. Juryo wrestlers that win their division (yusho) or achieve a high record without making yusho can be promoted to the Makuuchi division provided that there is space for them.

Makuuchi – This is the top division in the sport and consists of 42 rikishi divided into two groups; the san’yaku (champions) and maegashira. The san’yaku is further divided into Yokozuna, Ozeki, Sekiwake and Komusubi ranks.The Maegashira are ordered based on prior basho performances and are named Maegashira 1, Maegashira 2, Maegashira 3 andso on.A little more on the champions(san’yaku) division:

Yokozuna – highest rank achieved by winning two consecutive basho and being deemed worthy by a panel that weighs the wrestler’s charactertraits along with sumo reord. A Yokozunacan not be demoted and is expected to retire from the sport when they can nolonger achieve kachi-koshi at a basho. There is no set limit to the number of rikishi that can be ranked at this level.

Ozeki – Promoted from Sekiwake rank after gaining at least 33 wins over 3 consecutive basho. An Ozeki that loses more matches than he wins is not demoted.He has a chance to achieve kachi-koshi (atleast 8-7) at the following basho and would then be demoted if he fails (at which time, he would need 33 wins over 3 basho to again achieve the Ozeki rank).There is no limit to the number of rikishi that can be ranked Ozeki.

Sekiwake – Promoted from the Komusubi rank. Demoted with a losing record.There are only two rikishi allowed at this rank at a time.

Komusubi – Promoted from the Maegashira ranks. Demoted witha losing record. There are only two rikishi allowed at this rank at a time.

About 1-2 weeks prior to each Basho, a ranking sheet is unveiled called a Banzuke.

Each rank level (Ozeki, Maegashira3, et cetera) contain two wrestlers ranked east and west with the east being higher than the west.

11-06-2015, 07:12 AM	#328
CONN CHRIS Global Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 29,120	A brief Sumo primer. A sumo match is decided simply by having any part of a wrestler touch the ground outside of the circle or by having any part of the body other than the soles of the feet touch the ground inside the circle. The wrestlers can push, pull, charge, slap,throw, et cetera.Matches are frequentlyover in less than one minute (at times, seconds) but can last five or even ten minutes on rare occasions. There are six main tournaments (called a Basho) each year in the modern era. A Basho lasts 15days.Each wrestler in the top two divisions competes once per day while the lower divisions allow for only 7 matches during the basho.The winner of the basho (Yusho) is the wrestler (rikishi) who notches the most victories.Wrestlers from the same stable (heya) or who share bloodlines are not allowed to face one another.No wrestlers are allowed to face each other more than once during a basho unless there is a tie at the end of the fifteenth day for most wins in which case a playoff is held immediately following the final day fifteen match.During a playoff, the prohibitions against stable mates and relations as well as the no second meeting rule are waived. Outside of winning the tournament (yusho) wrestlers seek to have a winning record. A wrestler that wins more matches than he loses is said to have achieved a kachi-koshi.Losing more matches than one wins earns a make-koshi.Wrestlers that achieve the minimum kachi-koshi record of 8-7 are assured to keep their ranking for the next basho. There are six ranked divisions with the highest three (and the only ones that I will be using) being Makuuchi, Juryo and Makushi-ta. Makushi-ta – consists of 120 rikishi who each have sevenmatches at a basho. A rikishi thatachieves a record of 7-0 while ranked in the top 60 of the Makushi-ta divisionis promoted to the Juryo division. Juryo – consists of 28 rikishi who each have 15 matches within a basho. Juryo wrestlers that win their division (yusho) or achieve a high record without making yusho can be promoted to the Makuuchi division provided that there is space for them. Makuuchi – This is the top division in the sport and consists of 42 rikishi divided into two groups; the san’yaku (champions) and maegashira. The san’yaku is further divided into Yokozuna, Ozeki, Sekiwake and Komusubi ranks.The Maegashira are ordered based on prior basho performances and are named Maegashira 1, Maegashira 2, Maegashira 3 andso on.A little more on the champions(san’yaku) division: Yokozuna – highest rank achieved by winning two consecutive basho and being deemed worthy by a panel that weighs the wrestler’s charactertraits along with sumo reord. A Yokozunacan not be demoted and is expected to retire from the sport when they can nolonger achieve kachi-koshi at a basho. There is no set limit to the number of rikishi that can be ranked at this level. Ozeki – Promoted from Sekiwake rank after gaining at least 33 wins over 3 consecutive basho. An Ozeki that loses more matches than he wins is not demoted.He has a chance to achieve kachi-koshi (atleast 8-7) at the following basho and would then be demoted if he fails (at which time, he would need 33 wins over 3 basho to again achieve the Ozeki rank).There is no limit to the number of rikishi that can be ranked Ozeki. Sekiwake – Promoted from the Komusubi rank. Demoted with a losing record.There are only two rikishi allowed at this rank at a time. Komusubi – Promoted from the Maegashira ranks. Demoted witha losing record. There are only two rikishi allowed at this rank at a time. About 1-2 weeks prior to each Basho, a ranking sheet is unveiled called a Banzuke. Each rank level (Ozeki, Maegashira3, et cetera) contain two wrestlers ranked east and west with the east being higher than the west. __________________ Check Out My Cards! Last edited by CONN CHRIS; 11-06-2015 at 11:11 AM.