Sumo wrestler Somagahana Fuchiemon, c. 1850

* Umanosuke Ueda, ( 上田馬之助, 20 June 1940 – 21 December 2011 ) — This aggressive guard, a former wrestler in real life, has been seen in Honey Comb Maze, Square Maze, Sumo Rings, Grid Iron and Bridge Ball.

* Shinoburyo ( 忍竜 ) — Sumo wrestler in Japan who appeared in the game Sumo Rings during the series.

* Noboru " Shin " Suganuma ( すがぬま伸, born 5 July 1952 ) — Loyal member of Takeshi's Gundan, whom wore red and who was a pathetic sumo wrestler in Sumo Rings.

Chobei had a friend called " Isenoumi Godayu " ( 7th Isenoumi stablemaster ) with whom he played the game Igo, who had once been a Sumo wrestler " Kashiwado Sogoro " ( former shikona: " Kyonosato ") and now was a " Toshiyori " ( a stablemaster of Sumo ).

* Exposing a Japanese Sumo wrestler of selling Geishas to England for their skill in performing the tea ceremony.

Any wrestler who reaches one of them is entitled to purchase one of the membership shares in the Japan Sumo Association, regardless of the total number of tournaments they have spent in the top makuuchi division.

Usually at the instigation of the Japan Sumo Association they can make a recommendation that a particular ōzeki-ranked wrestler has the necessary attributes to be promoted.

If a wrestler is deemed to have met the criteria then he will be visited in his training stable by a member of the Sumo Association Board of Directors who will formally give him the news.

The salary is higher than for a maegashira and also the wrestler is usually called to appear to flank the chairman of the Sumo Association during the speeches he makes on opening and closing days of the 15-day tournaments that are held six times a year.

* The next scene seems a kinky variation on David and Goliath: a lean, supple, petite female Sumo wrestler with her hair flared up in a tall tophawk ponytail ( the last detail is probably meant to evoke the traditional chonmage topknot required of Japanese Sumo wrestlers ) mounts the catwalk to confront a stereotypically large, lumbering, heavyset male Sumo wrestler.

* A masseuse in a white nurse's uniform with white garter suspenders and sheer white stockings administers a full-body hot-oil massage to the humiliated male Sumo wrestler on a steam-bath table.

At the end of each honbasho tournament the judging committee members also have the responsibility to decide the ranking of the wrestlers for the following tournament, which includes making the initial formal recommendation for the promotion of a wrestler to the rank of ozeki to the Sumo Association board of directors.

As part of this campaign, Miller Brewing ran a series of highly distinctive television commercials in the winter of 1993 – 1994 showing several fictitious " extreme sports " such as " Wiener Dog Drag Racing " ( which featured two wiener dogs racing each other at a drag racing strip ), " Sumo High Dive " ( which depicted a Japanese sumo wrestler diving off a platform ) and " The Miss Perfect Face-Off " ( which featured beauty pageant contestants playing ice hockey ).

* Emmanuel Yarborough, an American Sumo wrestler

* Kiyoseumi Takayuki, Sumo wrestler

* Tamaasuka Daisuke – Sumo wrestler

The view of the Sumo Association is that this is a tradition that has been firmly maintained through the centuries, so it would be a dishonor to all of their ancestors to change it.

" He said he would take responsibility by resigning from the Sumo Association if she took the stand.

Typically, both male and female contenders would compete in the same events, however, during series six, this format was removed, and as such female contenders would play easier games such as Swingshot, whilst the male contenders would play more difficult games, such as Sumo Ball or Dogfight.

Of the 2007 season, both SVA Imports and Sumo Power 350Z currently competes in the EDC ( European Drift Championship ), which is run by a different organization to D1, and in Formula D, Foust took runner up spot at round 1 and at round 2, Chris Forsberg would score its maiden victory in his Roadster equipped with a VK56DE from a Nissan Titan.

Prodan would form Sumo.

The Cafe Einstein was opened in 1982 by Omar Chaban ( who would end up convicted for the fire in another club 22 years later, see " Fire at Cromagnon Nightclub "), featuring some of the first presentations of three underground bands: Sumo, Soda Stereo, and Los Twist.

Hogan and the Giant decided that before they got in the ring and wrestled they would face off in a Sumo Monster truck competition on the roof of the Cobo Hall.

Sumo wrestlers are ineffective in MMA because the sports are vastly different from one another in achieving victory ; striking techniques and submissions are required for MMA and neither are taught in sumo wrestling.

card at the Osaka Dome in Osaka, Japan between MMA legend Royce Gracie and Sumo legend-turned-fighter Akebono Taro.

Nihonshoki records the wrestling match in which Nomi no Sukune and Taima no Kehaya held during his era, as the origin of Sumai ( Sumo wrestling ).

Contras based in Costa Rica operated on Nicaragua's Atlantic coast, which is sparsely populated by indigenous groups including the Miskito, Sumo, Rama, Garifuna, and Mestizo.

Rank is determined only by performance in Grand Sumo Tournaments ( or honbasho ), which are described in more detail below.

There is also an International Sumo Federation, which encourages the sport's development worldwide, including holding international championships.

The ( now ex -) stablemaster and three other wrestlers who were involved were arrested in February 2008, after which Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda demanded the Sumo Association take steps to ensure such an incident never happens again.

Inline-four diesel engines, which are lower revving than gasoline engines, often exceed 3. 0 L. Mitsubishi still employs a 3. 2 L inline-four turbodiesel in its Pajero ( called the Shogun or Montero in certain markets ), and Tata Motors employs a 3. 0 L inline-four diesel in its Spacio and Sumo Victa.

Sumo rules prevent wrestlers from the same heya meeting in regular tournament bouts ( playoffs excepted ) which meant Takanohana avoided not only his brother and Takanonami but also sekiwake Akinoshima and Takatoriki.

** Fukuoka Kokusai Center, an indoor arena, one of four venues which have Sumo Tounaments.

This led the pro-Inoki audience to riot, resulting in New Japan being banned from the Sumo Hall, which was its home arena ; the ban was rescinded in 1989, when New Japan did their first show back in Sumo Hall on February 22.

As with virtually all positions in the Sumo Association, including the wrestlers and the oyakata, the gyōji take on a professional name, which can change as he is promoted.

A tokoyama ( 床山 ) is a hairdresser employed by the Japan Sumo Association to cut and prepare sumo wrestlers ' hair, which is done in a chonmage style.

The Sumo Association ranks them according to experience and ability and only the most senior tokoyama are entitled to prepare the more ornate oicho, or ginkgo leaf form of topknot, which sekitori ranked wrestlers wear in their bouts and on other formal occasions.

The Mohe were divided into various tribes, the most powerful of which were the Sumo Mohe.

Riesa is also known for the Erdgasarena, a large hall which hosted the European Sumo Wrestling Championship in October 2003 and the World Sumo Wrestling Championship in October 2004.

He injured his right knee towards the end of the May 2010 tournament which required surgery and forced him to cancel plans to have a second wedding ceremony in Bulgaria, at the Evksinograd resort in Varna, during the European Sumo Championships.

Although some aspects of the internal family tree within this family are uncertain, it is clear that Miskito stands apart from Sumo and Matagalpan, which seem to share a common lower node, and that in the past Miskito was heavily influenced by other Misumalpan languages.

Today the relationship has been reversed: many former Sumo speakers have shifted to Miskito, which has in turn heavily influenced the Sumo dialects.