Got back from the trip to Vegas with Matt, Matt & Asayo to check out the Grand Sumo Tournament. We all had a spectacular time and the tournament itself was a treat to see. The wrestlers were divided up, East vs. West, into multiple matches, one after another, bodies slamming into each other. One legal rule is that wrestlers can hit their opponent with an open hand---there was one match that essentially involved a wrestler bitch slapping his opponent out of the ring. How hilarious is that? Although we saw the reigning champion Yokozuna, Asashoryu, lose in the match we attended, he apparently won Sunday night and then beat out the Friday & Saturday opponents to win the entire tournament. Good for him--I even heard his son was born while he was in Vegas and he plans on training his son for sumo.
One of the most entertaining aspects of the weekend was that after the tournament, in the Mandalay Bay hotel, the sumo wrestlers all hit the casino floor, playing blackjack and slot machines. Per sumo tradition and rules, they are supposed to remain in their traditional kimonos, sandals and done-up hair whenever in public. What a funny juxtaposition!
Check out all the pictures from the trip.
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