JPNS 2209 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Sodo, Aikido, Japanese Calligraphy
23 Sep 2016
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Jpns 2209 - lecture 15 - traditional sports. The japan sumo association holds 6 tournaments per year. Each tournament lasts a duration of 15 days. The sumo stadium used is kokugikan: banzuke (the ranking list) Sekitori (professional sumo wrestlers) receive monthly salaries from their affiliated association. Yokozuna: the grand champion; the highest ranked sumo wrestler: rikishi (sumo wrestlers) Mawashi (silk belt about 10m long, 4-5 kg) Weight: over 75kg: dohyo (sumo wrestling ring) Center circle of elevated hard clay ring. Turiyane (suspended roof models of a shrine) Water and salt are used to respect shinto deities and purify the ring. Women are prohibited to go on sumo wrestling rings. Kendo: it was added to school curriculum in the early decades of the 20th century, japanese fencing, shinai: bamboo swords, men: face masks, do-ate: body protectors. Kyudo (japanese archery: acquired its name in the 20th century.
