Finishes: Colors & Stains

Boiled down to its most basic elements, sumo is a sport of satisfying simplicity. Wrestlers can win one of two ways: by forcing their opponent out of the ring, or by making them touch the ground with any part of their body except the soles of their feet.

In sumo, there are 82 kimarite, or match winning techniques and 5 non-techniques or way to lose, all defined by Japan Sumo Association. You can learn the most frequently used techniques with videos.