tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082994724210041972.post7820200369886374743..comments2023-10-22T22:50:04.306+09:00Comments on Teaching in Tohoku: Kokutai: SumoCro Stink-roothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11750914350821304626noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082994724210041972.post-4076778401753595142007-10-22T02:38:00.000+09:002007-10-22T02:38:00.000+09:00There's definitely more to it than fat guys pushin...There's definitely more to it than fat guys pushing each other. You do have to be agile and strong, and able to do the right maneuver at the right moment to catch your opponent off guard.<BR/><BR/>-but these guys were just amateurs. The pros definitely don't sit at home eating potato chips. They spend most of their life living and training in special communal "training stables," and there are strict rules about how they conduct themselves in their daily lives. And they're all very much celebrities to the public. It must be a strange life.Cro Stink-roothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11750914350821304626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082994724210041972.post-8206938737531846752007-10-20T13:02:00.000+09:002007-10-20T13:02:00.000+09:00Jeff,I always thought Sumo wrestlers were just big...Jeff,<BR/><BR/>I always thought Sumo wrestlers were just big fat guys. It looks like they are also great athletes.<BR/><BR/>DadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082994724210041972.post-41548367536584969132007-10-20T01:38:00.000+09:002007-10-20T01:38:00.000+09:00Finally, a similarity between Japanese culture and...Finally, a similarity between Japanese culture and life here in the South - both have a fascination with wrestling! (Of course here it is referred to as "wrastlin'!"<BR/><BR/>Also, my kids saw this blog and were very curious about the traditional vestiture of the Sumo participants. Try explaining that one!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10819453067445019248noreply@blogger.com