What Is a Yokozuna? Sumo’s Highest Rank and Separate Ring Entrance
Yokozuna is the highest rank on the makuuchi …
What Is a Sekitori? Why Juryo Marks Sumo’s Great Divide
In an explainer published on 25 May 2025, the…
What Is Torinaoshi? Sumo’s Rematch Is Not a Matta
A *torinaoshi* is a completely new bout order…
Is Yokozuna Promotion Automatic? Championships, Equivalent Records and Recommendation
Yokozuna promotion is not an automatic calcul…
Sumo Ranks in Order: One Simple Line from Yokozuna to Jonokuchi
Professional sumo’s six divisions, from highe…
Can a Demoted Ozeki Return Immediately? The Ten-Win Route Explained
An ozeki demoted to sekiwake after consecutiv…
Hands Down to Start, Hands Down to Lose? A Sumo Beginner’s Guide
“Putting a hand down” describes two very diff…
Is Hair Pulling a Foul in Sumo? Forbidden Moves Without Armchair Officiating
Deliberately grabbing an opponent’s head hair…
What Is a Sekiwake? The Rank Below Ozeki and the 33-Win Guideline
Sekiwake is the makuuchi rank below ozeki and…
The Ringside Cushion That Quietly Shows a Sumo Wrestler’s Rank
A wrestler may bring a ringside waiting cushi…