Here, the first character means "corner", but serves as a phonetic element as one reading of it is sumi, while the second character means "force". ![]() There is also an alternate spelling of 角力, which can be found in the Nihon Shoki. The characters from sumai, or sumō today, mean "to strike each other". The written word goes back to the expression sumai no sechi ( 相撲の節), which was a wrestling competition at the imperial court during the Heian period. The spoken word sumō goes back to the verb sumau/sumafu, meaning "compete" or "fight". Despite this setback, sumo's popularity and general attendance has rebounded due to having multiple yokozuna (or grand champions) for the first time in a number of years and other high-profile wrestlers grabbing the public's attention. These have also affected the sport's ability to attract recruits. Most sumo wrestlers are required to live in communal sumo training stables, known in Japanese as heya, where all aspects of their daily lives-from meals to their manner of dress-are dictated by strict tradition.įrom 2008 to 2016, a number of high-profile controversies and scandals rocked the sumo world, with an associated effect on its reputation and ticket sales. Life as a wrestler is highly regimented, with rules regulated by the Japan Sumo Association. Many ancient traditions have been preserved in sumo, and even today the sport includes many ritual elements, such as the use of salt purification, from Shinto. It is considered a gendai budō, which refers to modern Japanese martial arts, but the sport has a history spanning many centuries. Sumo originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally and where it is considered the national sport. "striking one another") is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a rikishi (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring ( dohyō) or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by throwing, shoving or pushing him down). When you walk around the back side of the wall, you come to a secret area where 2 fortune cookies, grenade shells, missiles, Nuclear Warhead and Portable MedKit are stashed on a platform in the lava.Sumo ( Japanese: 相撲, Hepburn: sumō,, lit. Instead, turn to your right and walk along the stone ledge that borders this area. Inside the silver key door, don't jump onto the bobbing columns in the lava.Blast through it and you'll find a secret area that holds missiles, Sticky Bombs, a flash bomb and a Nuclear Warhead. In the corner to the left, you'll see a crack in the wall. When you climb the tall ladder that you have to make a running jump to, turn around and look behind you.Once inside you will find a Guardian Head, grenade shells, Portable MedKit and 2 medkits. If you time it right, the wall will open up and you step inside the secret area without being sliced from the blades. ![]() Time it to where you can jump from the spinning column and push on the beige area. Turn around and face the outside and look for the beige area against the wall as it spins around. Time one of the two spinning blade columns to where you can ride in one of the areas the blades aren't in. This secret is sort of tricky to get to.Push on the couch and it will lower revealing a secret area with 2 medkits and a case of Sticky Bombs inside. Inside of the red key door, there is a red couch on the wall just past the 1st spinning blade obstacle.The wall will open revealing a secret area that holds a Riot Gun and 2 medkits. ![]()
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