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Encyclopedia > Kinjite

Kinjite (禁じ手 or 禁手 lit. forbidden hand) are various fouls that a sumo wrestler might commit that will cause him to lose the bout. They are: Sumo ) is a competition contact sport where two wrestlers or rikishi face off in a circular area. ... Andrell Durden (top) and Edward Harris grapple for position during the All-Marine Wrestle Offs. ...

  • Striking the opponent with a closed fist.
  • Grabbing the opponent’s hair.
  • Jabbing at the opponent’s eyes or solar plexus.
  • Simultaneously striking both of the opponent’s ears with the palms.
  • Grabbing or pulling the opponent’s groin.
  • Grabbing the opponent’s throat.
  • Kicking at the opponent’s chest or waist.
  • Bending back one or more of the opponent’s fingers.

Any of these is grounds for immediate disqualification owing to the potential for long-lasting harm to the wrestler involved. They are exceedingly rare and unlikely to be seen in the higher divisions of sumo, especially by the sekitori wrestlers. Future Infantry Soldier Technology is the British Ministry of Defences program as part of the Future Soldier project. ... Young Girl Fixing her Hair, by Sophie Gengembre Anderson Hair is a filamentous outgrowth from the skin, found mainly in mammals. ... The solar plexus, also known as the celiac plexus, plexus cœliacus or plexus solaris, is an autonomous cluster of nerve cells (see Plexus) in the human body behind the stomach and below the diaphragm near the celiac artery in the abdominal cavity. ... The groin is the crease at the junction of the torso with the legs and the adjacent region that includes the external genitals. ... A sekitori is a sumo wrestler or rikishi who is ranked in one of the top two professional divisions: makuuchi and juryo. ...


Perhaps the most common foul committed is the grabbing of the opponent’s hair. Since it is tied up in a form of chonmage one's hand can become inadvertently tangled in it during a bout. The chonmage (丁髷, ちょんまげ) is a form of Japanese traditional haircut worn by men. ...


Whilst grabbing the throat is not allowed, pushing your opponent backwards with an open hand against the throat (called a nodowa) is permitted.


In addition, there are moves that are permitted to professional rikishi and forbidden to more junior (school level) wrestlers. One such move is harite — slapping the opponent's face with an open hand. Rikishi (力士) is a term most commonly used to describe a professional sumo wrestler. ...


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SC: Profile: Great Kinjite (355 words)
The word "Kinjite" in Japanese translates to "Forbidden Object" which is something this wrestler is. Schooled in various martial arts techniques Kinjite is a rarity in the squared circle.
The Great Kinjite is a young japanese man who wears a fl silk "Gi" to the ring and in gold is written on the side of his pants in traditional hiragana the saying "The Pearl Of The Orient".
No one has seen the true face of Kinjite for his face is always covered by a mask of the "Kabuki"...a theatre mask that represents different emotions and moods...but this one today...
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