Why Are Sumo Players Fat And Big Like Giants, Turns Out This Is The Reason

Illustration of sumo players (Unsplash)

YOGYAKARTA - Sumo Sports is very popular in Japan. Sumo is a traditional sport from the country of tikura. This wrestling competes with two people with fat or big bodies, in contrast to other sports whose fighters usually have a stiff or muscular body. So why is the sumo player big?

Sumo is a wrestling sport that has a unique characteristic, namely the players are fat bodies. The sumo players will duel in the arena circle to knock each other down and push their opponents off the line. Players who experience these two things will be declared defeated. Many are wondering why the sumo player is fat?

Exercise sumo has a long history in Japanese culture. Before becoming a wrestling that many people watched, Sumo used to be a ritual form. The sumo ritual aims to respect the spirits of Shinto's religion.

The Sumo ritual has been carried out since the Yayoi period (300 SM-300M). At that time, the strongest people would show their strength in front of the spirit as a form of respect and gratitude for the good harvest.

Over time, the Sumo ritual developed into an arena to compare strength. Fighters will exert their strength to compete empty-handed.

In the period of Edo (1603-1868), Sumo became an official tournament in Japan. Initially, the sumo match could only be followed by elites. But now Sumo is open to all people.

Over time, the Sumo tournament has officially become an official sport contested. The sumo players are also professional athletes. In today's sumo matches, some rituals are also still preserved. Like when wrestlers pat their hands to attract the attention of the gods, beat their feet to repel evil spirits, and throw holy salt.

Initially in the old sumo match, the fighters were not required to be big. In the past, the Sumo athletes were not overweight. But over time, many sujo athletes were big and tall.

The big-bodied sumo players are considered to have many advantages. The big sumo athlete is said to be easier to win the game. Big-body sumo athletes will make it difficult for opponents to win mawashi (handles in the belt) and encourage and put it down.

That's a review of why a fat Sumo athlete. Even though he is fat, the sumo athletes live a regular lifestyle, ranging from eating, sleeping, and practicing.

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