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Wednesday, 4 March 2009

Sumo Wrestling: Part 5

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Location: Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan
Event: Grand Sumo Tournaments
Date taken: September 22nd, 2008
Camera equipment: Nikon D300 + Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D



16 comments:

Mama Duck said...

Oh, that must have been so interesting to see in person!

Mojo said...

Now if you could just get Evelyn to wrestle Sasha... that would be something!

I'm kidding. Sumo looks almost as much like dance as wrestling. I guess it's all the ceremony that comes with it.

Kinda looks like the little guy came out of this one on top too!

CK Ng said...

Hey Mojo, if I could get Evelyn to wrestle Sasha, I won't be sitting inside the stadium taking these pictures anymore! LOL! :D

Digital Flower Pictures said...

The guy in the first shot looks pretty limber. The 105 did really well. I have a copy now and love it.

stan said...

I assume it's not as exciting as muay thai in thailand? But looks intriguing enough to get a ticket to catch a match when I'm finally in Jap.

Lori said...

Just a little different than WWF:) Happy WW.

Anonymous said...

Woah that's cool! I'd like to see that tooo in person - must be exciting to witness something like that!

Maureen Hayes said...

Here a sport I know nothing about, but I enjoyed the photos anyway!

Mine is up at:

http://beingchronicallyillisapill.blogspot.com/2009/03/wordless-wednesday-inside-sunken-forest.html

Happy WW!

Anonymous said...

Great Shots, I love seeing them. Wish I could see it first hand though.

NickTay said...

They are awesome to watch!

Robin said...

I've always wondered what the significance of their clothing is with those stick things hanging off.

Anonymous said...

Did he end up out of the ring and on the floor?

Anonymous said...

Wonderful pictures. I would love to see them in person. But not in the ring with them of course.

Tricia said...

Fascinating, my first thought when someone says wrestling is WWF which is too bad because I know there are so many other (real) forms of wrestling out there. I like how controlled everything seems.

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MattM3 said...

Cool pics!

Anonymous said...

Eee! Are you allowed to pull your opponent's hair like that?? :P

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