Milena Velba § Forum

crucial for the high rank of a Sumo wrestler in Japan are just his results at six major annual tournaments, the honbasho , each about two weeks played. The first honbasho of the year hatsubasho , which takes place in Tokyo, started last Sunday and of course we have used this opportunity to learn about the Japanese national sport of times closer.

We arrived at noon in Ryogoku, but because the high-level fights start until later, walked a little through the neighborhood and were looking for a restaurant where we can enjoy the traditional food of sumo fighter, the chankonabe . This is a kind of stew with lots of protein deposits, the reach to take the sport in huge quantities around their fighting weight or to keep. To Sumohalle around, there are many restaurants that specialize in chankonabe , some of which are well run by former Sumokämpfern. We found a nice place that had a lunch offer, have enjoyed the very tasty food and are then went into the arena.

We had bought tickets for the cheapest places, but were all very well watching from up there. After the invasion of hochranigen Sumokämpfer had moved closer and the hall had filled up more and more, my eyes looked at the ring then something like this:

It's absolutely fascinating how such a popular sport can remain as close to their traditions. There are of course no video screen in the hall, not even a display panel, as we know it. For every action there a prescribed rite, which must be carried out. The time between two fights is much longer than the fighting itself, some of which are decided in seconds. (A fight actually lasted only a few seconds, as one of the fighters sent in the initial collision Loss towers took a step to the side and the other fall as the front left.)

For particularly interesting fights awarded by sponsors cash prizes. Before the battle banner with the logo of the sponsor carried by the ring after the fight and the winner gets a stack of envelopes (which he must naturally receive with a special gesture).

Some of the fighting was really exciting and have all lasted 30 seconds and thanks to small radios that you could borrow in the hall and on to receive a British commentator did, you could realize even some of sporty nuances.

Finally, there was still an arc of a dance of the fighters, which carried out this with a Japanese longbow some impressive and beautiful movements. It has absolutely been worth this insight into the entanglement of modernity and tradition to get and I have indeed brought the Sumosport little closer, which is more interesting than the one at we know of rings.

Last week I also had two language courses in my final exam and thanks to some learning application has also worked very well. The physics courses are both rated only on the basis of homework, which means that my holiday has now officially started! The plans for the free time are still not entirely clear, it is still so offer some objects in Tokyo around, it is also may be possible with the family of a friend to come out and ski. You will of course learn all the time here.