00:00A Sekitori is a sumo wrestler, or Rikishi, ranked in one of the top two divisions of the ranking, Makuchi
00:05and Jurio.
00:06In 2024, there are 70 Sekitori.
00:09The advantages of being Sekitori compared to being ranked in the lower divisions, Makushita, Jonokuchi, Jonidan and Sandanmi, are
00:17to receive a salary, to have their own supporters' club, to wear quality kimonos, to have a
00:23private room in his stable, Rikishi club,
00:25to get married and then live far from the stable, to have tsukbito, lower-division wrestlers
00:30at his service,
00:31to wear a mawashi, a fighting belt, made of silk with sagaris, decorative cords, sturdy during combat
00:37tournaments,
00:38to participate in the ring entrance ceremony, and to wear a ceremonial mawashi for the occasion
00:42called Keshow mawashi,
00:44to have his hair styled with a more elaborate washo-style shonmej for important occasions, to secure his place in
00:49the sumo association for a long-standing Sekitori.
00:53Literally, Sekitori means to have crossed the barrier, as only a small percentage of sumo wrestlers reach this level.
01:00The Sekitori have 15 fights per tournament, in the lower heat, compared to only 7 for the 4 lower divisions.
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