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Yorikiri, or the "frontal force out," is another one of sumo's common winning techniques. In this move, the wrestlers are in very close contact, using full bodily force to drive the other one out of the ring. The attacker successfully pushes the other out while maintaining a grip on his opponent's mawashi (loincloth) at all times. 

For more information on the various winning sumo techniques, check out the Japanese Sumo Association's list here.

#2

Tsukidashi, or the "frontal thrust out," is one of the more common winning techniques in sumo. The attacker forces his opponent backwards and out of the ring using a continuous arm thrusting motion. It is similar to the previously mentioned oshidashi ("frontal push out") except the attacker doesn't have to keep his hand on his opponent's body at all times.

For more information on the various winning sumo techniques, check out the Japanese Sumo Association's list here.

#1

Oshidashi, or the "frontal push out," is one of the most common winning techniques in sumo. While keeping his hands on his opponent at all times, the attacker pushes him out of the ring without gripping the mawashi (loincloth).

For more information on the various winning sumo techniques, check out the Japanese Sumo Association's list here.

Shiko is the sumo wrestler's ceremonial leg raising and stomping. In the first figure, the rikishi plants his feet on the ground in a squatting position. As in figures two and three, he then proceeds to raise his left leg straight up and keep this position for a few seconds before planting it firmly back in the original position, shown in figure four. Then, as in figures five and six, he raises his right leg in the same way he did his left. Finally, he returns to the original squatting pose shown in both one and four. Shiko is meant to demonstrate a rikishi's balance as well as flexibility and it requires a lot of training. Rikishi who compete in the six championship tournaments in Japan are said to perform shiko 200 to 300 times in a day.