• ashi-tori - grabbing the opponents leg to bring him down
• banzuke - the official tournament ranking list
• basho - a tournament
• dohyo - the wrestling ring, a circle
• dohyo-iri - the rituals at the beginning of a match
• gyoji - name for the referee
• harite – open-fisted slap to side of opponent’s face
• hataki-komi - a quick side step and push
• kan – sixth sense in the ring
• ketaguri - pulling the opponent's legs
• mawashi - the silk belt of a wrestler
• ozeki – second rank from top
• ozumo - another word for wrestling
• rikishi - another word for wrestlers
• shiko – stamping of feet on ground to strengthen legs
• sumotori - the same as rikishi
• tachiai – initial charge at the beginning of a bout
• tawara – narrow bales of straw that mark the dohyo perimeter
• tegata – rikishi handprint, the sumo equivalent of a signature
• yokozuna - the highest sumo rank, from which a rikishi cannot be demoted
• yoshu – a tournament victory
• yorikiri - grabbing the opponent at his belt

Vegas Grand Sumo Championship
Sumo practices & rituals
The Rules of the Game
Basic sumo slang or more frequently used terms
Dohyo mawashi
Sumo Ranking System
Sumo Techniques
Sumo Techniques 2