Banzuke

keiko

Training. In a stable it starts early, around 6am.

Keiko is training. In a stable it starts early, around 6am, with the lowest-ranked wrestlers in the ring first. Basic drills like shiko and teppō come before practice bouts. Few stables take visitors, though regional tours include morning training the public can watch.

shiko
The high leg-lift and stamp.
teppō
A training drill: slapping a wooden pole.
moshiai
Practice bouts where the winner stays on.
butsukari
A pushing drill. One wrestler drives into another across the ring.
jungyō
A regional tour between tournaments.

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