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Life Lessons From Sumo (大相撲)

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I have had a personal document where I write down life lessons from Sumo . Basically things I've noticed about life that I see exemplified in sumo in some way or form. Yesterday, I thought to start cataloging them down by blogging. After catching up on today's final bout, I was doing an analysis and decided to write. A lot of times, I write the lessons as I watch during the tournament but I think I may share some of what I've learned in the past on this blog. Sometimes, the lessons are from watching something Sumo related like Dosukoi Sumo Salon or even from a Hometown Stories episode on NHK that featured the sport. Writing them here provides a way for me to have them all in one place where I can easily find them by tags. It also allows me to add on without having a long document.  Aonishiki won the January tournament . It was not an easy win. He won again by a playoff. Congratulations to him. I was clapping for him. It is an impressive win because he just got promoted t...