Episode 51: Pre Bout Rituals

We're talking about what sumo wrestlers do before each and every bout on the dohyo. And, we're talking about what YOU like, too, as we got on the socials last week to ask which prebout rituals are your favorite!

1:00 News
5:00 Sumo prebout rituals
15:50 Listener poll about favorite sumo wrestler's pre bout ritual
17:00 Takayasu's bear shrug
19:45 Takakeisho's shoulder roll
20:20 Kotoshogiku's backbend
21:28 Terutsuyoshi's salt throw
22:33 Hokutofuji's slapfest
24:10 Abi's shiko
24:45 Tochinoshin's towel chin tap and shuffle
26:00 Asashoryu's belly thwack
27:00 Harumafuji's dohyo kiss
28:30 Takamisakari's robotic prebout

Sources;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachi-ai
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainoumi_Sh%C5%ABhei
http://factsanddetails.com/japan/cat21/sub138/item757.html
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sonkyo
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/01/21/sumo/sumo-101-pre-post-bout-rituals/
http://outsiderjapan.pbworks.com/w/page/9758524/Sumo%20Wrestling%20
Rituals in the Sumo Ring [所作] - SUMOPEDIA YouTube NHK WORLD-JAPAN
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shikiri
https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202102070000585.html
https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/photonews/photonews_nsInc_202102070000586-0.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomokaze_Y%C5%ABta
https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202102070000586.html'
Mina Hall's The Big Book of Sumo (1997)
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/03/10/sumo/despite-goofball-reputation-takamisakari-solid-career/