in traditionally, sumo is exclusively practiced by men in grand sumo women are not even allowed to stuck inside the dodo for holy ring. and yet, here they are the pacific. i'm also going to become a real champion, has been my dream for ever. and i will give everything to make it country look, i'm one of the, it's important to differentiate between grand sumo, those famous big guys in japan. and the international sumo federation, or i ss which features athletes from 87 countries. both institutions oversee competitive, sumo wrestling, the i ss,

participates in the world gains and has included women wrestlers for over 20 years . of course, there are plenty of japanese participants in the i ss as well. the 20 year old we'll have to go with leads and practices. sumo in tokyo, which you probably wouldn't guess by looking at her. or would you think this young woman is a sumo wrestler? real has faced her fair share of doubters, not as ago. you can't be too serious about it or women all week as a sports, not at a pro level. i've had many more critiques, but since i have started going to university and i have goals and do everything to achieve that are going to call the phone. meanwhile, the guys up assume x up recognize my efforts and of to me all their support. so i

can run a couple of domestic notices on particularly thankful for that because it is something that i would never have thought possible in the past. i mean, besides studying at tokyo scale, university real hopes to compete at the upcoming single world championships for the 1st time. rio is actually the 1st female wrestler to be allowed to join the club. a small revolution. it doesn't matter if you male or female or what a 2 of anyone can compete. of course you need to have technique if you get strong enough and if you make good use of your racing skills, a smaller person can actually defeats a bigger one. not the whole still so that the success of the rest of it is defined by many things that add up to the unique style on the side of the courtyard. and not the point of course, it's nice to have a proper stage like we see here. so yeah, good not good, but it's,

there is none. simply mock one with your feet in the sand and go for it as much as you have seen that you can build up everything from scratch on your very own. need to pick it up on. the arena is called a dojo and features traditional elements like a spot for the god of martial arts. the salt which is used to purify the wrestling circle. and in some cases like here, no air conditioning, even in the hot summer months. the fighting ring itself has 4 entrances, named after the cardinal directions. the 2 opponents designated east and west try to make the best possible use of the 4.55 meter diameter ring. the basic role is to never step out of this uh co, no, to touch the ground, the sound except with the souls. you'll see how much the 3rd law, but they all prohibited techniques. and i'm a to assume that, for example, aiming at the face or it packing the nag cause this or from a concert for 2 months,

does a lot of professional brands, even though it's a little bit different. so there are few attributed techniques then, and i'm interested in the good, good and not good at the call, the grabbing the harris and know got you what's going on. so besides the fact that there are few of forbidden moves in grants, you know, you're watching the basic technical rules that assume i will remain the same for the community to issue. getting into proper sumo shape means lots of 1st. how does this muscle work? especially on the legs, since most of a single athlete power is based in their lower body. we only simply suffered a foot injury, which is why she's trying to work around it at today's training session. she doesn't mind overseeing her colleagues matches instead the other sports and then counter doesn't last 90 minutes to and there is no competition and the who school is more point. so i assume it is probably the only

school that only needs a body and the will to be the stronger one on that. and from there it is usually more or less 2nd. so to the matches, decided on, i get it can be incredibly suspenseful. i find that amazing right, not that selmore. the real sacrifice is a lot for her dream of being a world star in women sumo. she commutes the 40 kilometers between the dojo and her student department and the outskirts of the oklahoma 4 times a week. the plus, she spends plenty of time preparing meals to

in this way i make sure to eat as much privacy and as necessary. it's kind of kind of more log into i'm before competitions. i sometimes have to balance my weight to, to, to or to look up some of the plan. i have to put a lot more fluids into categories. for instance, the well, the, the real lives a normal college students life when she comes to her focus solely on her support. she won every under 18 title in japan before becoming world youth champion in 2019, not easy as athletes fund themselves and amateur assumed. well, what are the most, do you typically when a certificate or maybe sometimes a metal or even at the world championships

for so. so the societal recognition for young women that carried themselves with confidence or chief things out of the ordinary can still be rare in japan. but real wisant bothered mind at all in this respect, i think it's great that japanese idols as pop culture style, so known, started smooth as modest legal, and don't get down about things or they couldn't call you coming across as cute is secondary when you, with this how much the person develops and they really cost they spend on use. it are not enough to hold the grand c most bound on women in the ring goes so far back. no medics were once asked to leave. the ring by announcer's dislike trying to help a medical emergency during the opening of a competition in kyoto. women please leave lorraine

the, the bands, origin lines and the claim that women are impure due to that period or the scenes and killed her through international attention, sparking discussions and japanese media. and while the japan sumo association eventually apologize, women still aren't allowed to take part in grant's email data, thoughts and ideas it's matched. a small world championships are held annually in different cities around the world. today, 150 wrestlers from 28 countries will do you get out in tokyo, emits this lively chaos real prepares for opening fights and the individual women's middle weight category. that's under 73 kilograms. per 1st opponent is monica sky, but 25 from poland. of course, you can't forget to about to your opponents,

the focus and go the wheels 1st. boat is impressive. coming to a close just as quickly as it started time for a 2nd bell when leaving the ring and rio couldn't have hoped for a better start. i got determined strength what i've been training so hard for over the last month that went well for me. wrestlers of both genders, each compete in 5 different ways. classes. there are also team competitions. so you can only win metals for individual achievements. single consists of a pre defined amount of throwing and pushing techniques and is fairly straightforward. the constant cry of the quotes in the quota from the rest means

remaining and much the defender. no, they're still in the ring. minor injuries and split lips are fairly common. just as you're fine, meanwhile it's time for rio's next fight. for next step to the final, gather yourself again. of the opponents, ukraine's cutting their opponents. nick puts an abrupt end to rio stream. even if the disappointment is momentarily overwhelming, real still has a shot at the 3rd place in the world rankings. and looking at the bigger picture, there's plenty to be happy about. unlike entrancing both. and the trustee mode

doesn't to have a problem recruiting young wrestlers based on the increasing number of competitions women sumo in japan, has had particularly high growth and popularity over the last decade. you can't get excited about to grow into something that you don't even know about when you call them up for that should i like to tell you that many people don't know not assume that will fit in. and the fact that women seemed that exist associate not, then when i doing it, i really hope this change and, and i can help inspire people to give it a try. what they don't like telling tulsa, tossing up on. and it's a long day. it's competing real meets hung, gary and roxanna ball here in the ring. the secures the bronze and real will keep on fighting,

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