Sumo+Wrestling

=__**Sumo wrestling**__ = //by Thomas Dozeman//  The word //Sumo// comes from a ancient Chinese legend, where two gods faught over an island by sumo wrestling. In the early days sumo wrestling was very violent and they faught to the death. But since then the rules have changed.This sport originated from Japan, the only country that practices this professionally. Thier are about15[| tournaments] a year. This is a very ancient sport and they still will do certain rituals today.The wrestlers take a lot of time for [|preparation] before these events.  To a [|professional sumo], you have to practice a lot every day. Some sumo wrestlers will get up at 5am.to start practice, and they end at lunchtime. Once they finish their lunch, they will practice more till 5pm. That's a total of almost 12 hours!  all this hard work pays off though, because sumo wrestling is a job, meaning they get their own [|salary].  And believe it or not, when it comes to sumo wrestling their are some gender issues and other conflicts to.  Sumo wrestling is an [|amateur] sport so kids that are in high school can even start doing small competitions around their area.  bibliography to take a quiz on sumo wrestling click here