If you thought sumo a sport of slow moving fat guys in thongs engaged in an aggressive shoving match, guess again.
As any follower of Sumo knows, Sumo wrestlers are fast, strong, and agile. They also know how to take a fall real well. And they get tossed around a lot.
The following is a series of falls, tumbles, and throws from several tournaments: Sept '06, May '07, July '07 in Nagoya, and Sept '07. There's also scenes from an outdoor exhibition in April '07.
I went early in the day for the Nagoya Basho and caught some of the junior wrestlers so this vid has wrestlers from the very top to the very bottom of the sumo hierachry.
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As any follower of Sumo knows, Sumo wrestlers are fast, strong, and agile. They also know how to take a fall real well. And they get tossed around a lot.
The following is a series of falls, tumbles, and throws from several tournaments: Sept '06, May '07, July '07 in Nagoya, and Sept '07. There's also scenes from an outdoor exhibition in April '07.
I went early in the day for the Nagoya Basho and caught some of the junior wrestlers so this vid has wrestlers from the very top to the very bottom of the sumo hierachry.
Music by Seven Cycle Theory:
http://www.myspace.com/sevencycletheory
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Pretty cool.
That's one heck of a video Dave. Must have taken you ages to put it all together.
Indeed. They look like you took them live. If that is the case that is great.
yeah, that's footage that I shot from about 3-4 tournaments. One clip is from my digital photo camera's video function at the Sept 2006 tournament. There's also footage from Nagoya's 2007 tournament and the outdoor event they put on at Yasakuni every April.
Awesome, as a fellow sumo fan, I appreciate your work! See you at the Aki basho!
It was worth watching.