Sumo Terminology
- Dohyo-iri (土俵入り)
- Ring-entering ceremony performed before matches begin
- Tachiai (立ち合い)
- The initial charge at the start of a bout
- Kimarite (決まり手)
- Winning technique used to win a bout
- Henka (変化)
- A sidestep move at the tachiai, considered by some to be unsportsmanlike
- Torikumi (取組)
- The schedule of tournament matches
- Kachi-koshi (勝ち越し)
- A winning record (8 or more wins in a 15-day tournament)