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ceremony before the match - dohyô-iri
 "ring entering ceremony" = all makuuchi wrestlers (from 2nd rank)
mount the dohyô wearing their colourful keshô-mawashi


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ceremony before the match
shikiri
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chirichôzu = open palms up indicates the rikishi is concealing no weapon
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shiko = foot stamping - to banish evil power and to activate the leg´s muscles
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niramiai  = fixate on the opponent
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shiko = foot stamping  (2)
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shiko = foot stamping  (3)
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kiyome-jio = purification ritual with salt which cleans the dohyô
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kiyome-jio = purification ritual  (2)
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niramiai  = fixate on the opponent  (2)
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niramiai  = fixate on the opponent  (3)
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kiyome-jio  (3)
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rikishi in east and west
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Kampftechniken
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starting the fight
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starting the fight  (2)
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fighting scene
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fighting scene  (2)
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morozashi = grasping under shoulder
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morozashi = grasping under shoulder  (2)
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fighting scene  (3)
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end of the fight
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end of the fight - falling from dohyô
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