This weekend we had the good fortune of being able to attend a professional sumo wrestling tournament. We feel very fortunate to have attended one of the most unique elements of Japanese culture. Several of our Japanese friends have never even been to an actual sumo match. Although our seats were in the very back of the arena, we still had a great view. The first few matches went almost unnoticed by the crowd. Then, as the day progressed, bigger names began to square off and the crowd began to grow and pay more attention. By the end of the day there was not an empty seat in the house and everyone was paying close attention. The matches were pretty exciting. The only catch was that the actual fight only lasted anywhere from 5 seconds to maybe just under a minute. The rest of the time was filled with ceremonious throwing of salt, chanting, etc... It was definitely a great experience and is one I'm sure very few people we know will ever be able to lay claim to. And of course, we got some pretty good pictures of the big sweaty fellows in action!
I was kind of worried that this guy was going to steal Sarah from me. I was more worried about him eating her for lunch than making her his girlfriend. I had to show him what's up and he ran off with his tail between his legs. I was just glad I didn't have to hurt him before his match.-Brandon Carney
2 comments:
Okay, Brandon, what ever you say. I'm sure he was real scared, in fact you were as likely as a food source as Sarah.
Why is the month listed as November instead of December on the blog page?
hey hook me up with the picture(s) from the christmas party last weekend!
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