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Talk:Rikishi

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In my Japanese class we learned that sumou wrestlers are called "sumoutori." Should that be included? Brutannica 04:32, 13 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Um, also, I think this page is pretty redundant and ought to be merged (or more realistically, deleted) or expanded to describe rikishi more thoroughly. Brutannica 04:34, 13 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"although there are some exceptions, most come from Japan, where sumo is practiced exclusively"

You mean everyone in Japan practices Sumo? Or everyone who practices Sumo is from Japan? You've just said they haven't in the previous sentence! I'll remove it, since it's an obvious logical inconsistency, and see what good it does the world...

84.67.73.190 (talk) 02:07, 30 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It means that Japan is the only place where professional sumo is practiced. It seems perfectly clear to me. P-K3 (talk) 13:01, 31 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Surely sumo is practiced, if in a very reduced capacity, elsewhere in the world. And there are definitely foreign sumo wrestlers, if this isn't otherwise stated. Maybe this sentence could be reworded for clarity. -- Ineffablebookkeeper (talk) 11:11, 2 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It is not practiced professionally anywhere else in the world. Only amateur. A rikishi is by definition a professional sumo wrestler. But I agree it could be reworded.-- P-K3 (talk) 13:27, 2 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]