 Sumo wrestling is traditionally considered Japan’s national sport. The sport is surrounded by ceremony and ritual and is considered a gendai budō‚ a modern Japanese martial art.  The precursor to sumo probably originated in China during the Han Dynasty. The first sumo-like match in Japan occurred in 453 at the funeral ceremony of Emperor Ingyō. The sport is also associated with Shinto ritual where a human ceremonially wrestles with a kami‚ a Shinto spirit or god.
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History of Wrestling “No sport is older or more widely distributed than wrestling” (Encyclopedia Britannica). Wrestling has been part of people’s life styles in hand-to-hand combat‚ to actual competition till one of the opponents die‚ and now present day where the sport is for winning but not causing death. Many people think that the Greeks made and started wrestling but records show around 3000 B.C. the Egyptians and Babylonian started wrestling. The Egyptians and Babylonian mainly used wrestling
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Grundbrecher English 1; Wednesday 03/06/2013 Wrestling The sport of wrestling helped mold me into the man I am today. Wrestling can be more than just a sport‚ as it was to me. Wrestling teaches young boys‚ and girls discipline‚ self respect‚ and hard work. Wrestling definitely gave me an entirely new understanding as to what hard work and dedication meant. I never could have possibly imagined that a sport could impact my life as much as wrestling did. I am extremely grateful for everything my
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Wrestling can help you build a good self-esteem and can teach you to have self-control. Wrestling is a rough sport that involves strength training to give the wrestler the skill he needs to take on his/her opponent (Cooper). Wrestling is a high powered sport that helps you rely on your perservance and determination to out skill your opponent. Wrestling teaches you to be fearless‚ and gives you a mental toughness‚ and it gives you structure. A wrestler’s power should come from their legs‚ a tight
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Wrestling is a contact sport which includes two competitors fighting against each other by holding the rival in special positions and throwing them to the ground. Wrestling has been around for thousands of years. Wrestling is considered the oldest competitive sport by many and made its first appearance in 708 B.C at the Ancient Olympic Games. Today there are more than 1000 different styles of wrestling. There are unique forms of wrestling that are found in various countries throughout the world (Lancaster
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ENTERTAINMENT is an action‚ event or activity that aims to amuse and interest an audience of one or more people. It is the audience that turns a private recreation orleisure activity into entertainment. The audience may have a passive role‚ as in the case of persons watching a play‚ opera‚ television show or film; or the audience role may be active‚ as in the case of games. Entertainment can be public or private‚ involving formal‚ scripted performance‚ as in the case of theatre or concerts;
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Sumo wrestling is one of the oldest forms of martial arts in Japan‚ and it is still a major sport that is populär with both men and women there. In ancient times‚ sumo contests were held only in the courtyards of Shinto shrines as a religious ritual performed for the gods to encourage them to grant a good harvest. Ritual is‚ therefore‚ an important part of the sport. Before each match‚ contestants sprinkle salt on the ring and rinse their mouths in a ritual purification. Nowadays‚ sumo wrestling
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Girls and Wrestling Should girls be able to wrestle? I wanted to know the answer to this question and see what other people thought about this topic. I started out by looking for articles on the internet and talking to my wrestling coach Justin Ruiz to see what he thought about women’s wrestling. I am interested in this because a lot of people don’t believe that girls should be able to wrestle. I researched the question‚ I talked with my coach‚ and I did my own reflective thinking in order to disclosure
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Today anyone that watches professional wrestling knows that it is sport mixed with entertainment. Over the years the sport has become popular worldwide but nowhere more than North America‚ Europe‚ and Japan. All the way into the 1920s professional wrestling was very much considered a sport that was real. It was after the 1920s that professional wrestling became associated with what we call fakery‚ which in other words is theatricals or admitting to fake outcomes. For a while it seemed that because
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case‚ I am not a typical 11th grader. Because this year‚ I decided to try wrestling for the first time. I’ve always had experience with martial arts such as boxing‚ kickboxing‚ and Capoeira – a fight that was disguised as a dance by Brazilian slaves in the 1500s. Also‚ I’ve done school sports and athletic activities such as indoor and outdoor track‚ and lacrosse. But‚ until this year‚ I had never done any form of wrestling‚ which is a sport that has always piqued my interest. The exhilaration of
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