10 interesting facts that you did not know about the sumo

Sumatori - not clumsy fat men, and very fast, creative and thoughtful athletes. < 1. Sumo is very dynamic. Fighters need to think fast: 10 seconds (this is the standard duration of the match) fighter can replace 2-3 times to change tactics.





2. Sumo - a very traumatic sport. Initial contact - it is a clash of two average 155-kilo fighters with a combined speed of 50-60 km / h. In injury in the first place his knees, then his elbows, back and neck, ankles and toes.





3. Emotions sumo be impossible. People with a torn ligament have no right to even say "fuck." You say - departures.





4. Sumo - it's kind of a religion, in part - a national show. Sumo wrestler is required to improve the mood of the Japanese. It's hard to explain, but it felt in kazhldom sumo wrestler, in their behavior, in their quest to come up with something different, not only in combat but also in the ritual.





5. Tales of high-calorie food, which overeat sumatori - a legend. Their main food contains 100-150 calories, but just eat it from the belly and immediately asleep after eating. Gain weight required for sumo is not easy, it requires a special type of metabolism.





6. By the way, for admission to the training of fighters forced to lose fat, and only then - to collect the so-called operating weight. Operating weight - a muscle plus fat. The fact that above a certain limit "dry" it is impossible to increase muscle.





7. biceps and triceps famous sumatori about the same volume as a normal human foot.





8. To win it is necessary to either displace an opponent outside the dohyo (diameter of 4, 55 m), or make the surface of the touch anything other than foot. In general, the wrestlers are divided into specialists in the fight at the waist and shocks.





9. In sumo slap allowed, but only an open hand, however frequent knockouts.





10. in the top flight makuuti 42 fighter. In each of the six annual tournaments - 15 rounds, that is, to arrange every meeting with every possible. Therefore, the elite, the first 15 wrestlers who meet each other, and if someone "from below" starting to break out the leaders of the group, brought him to the elite fighters.





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