{"id":1399,"date":"2024-11-08T23:22:22","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T14:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/budobooks.jp\/?p=1399"},"modified":"2024-11-08T23:22:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T14:22:23","slug":"sumo-a-thinking-fans-guide-to-japans-national-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/budobooks.jp\/?p=1399","title":{"rendered":"Sumo: A Thinking Fan&#8217;s Guide to Japan&#8217;s National Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/budobooks.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/71Ulvfg3bL._SL1500_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1400\" style=\"width:268px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>By\u00a0David Benjamin<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><em>Sumo: A Thinking Fan&#8217;s Guide to Japan&#8217;s National Sport<\/em> by David Benjamin offers a lively, humorous introduction to the dynamic world of sumo, Japan\u2019s treasured national sport. In this updated edition of The Joy of Sumo, Benjamin peels back the layers of sumo&#8217;s cultural mystique, revealing a high-energy sport packed with skillful techniques and strategies. For both newcomers and seasoned fans, this book dives into sumo&#8217;s complexities: the sport&#8217;s most unforgettable matches, strategies like \u201cthe Hooker,\u201d \u201cthe Bulldozer,\u201d and \u201cthe Matador,\u201d and the stunning moves that define its excitement. Benjamin also explores the intrigue of backroom politics, match-throwing controversies, and the impact of foreign wrestlers on sumo&#8217;s future. With a keen sense of humor and an insider\u2019s enthusiasm, Sumo provides a captivating, behind-the-scenes look at the athletes, rituals, and thrilling clashes that make sumo a truly unique sport.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image animated backInDown\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-image-650e4d1e\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sumo-Thinking-Japans-National-Classics\/dp\/4805310871?&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=budobooks-20&amp;linkId=94dca1238ca76ceef1bd802c7272cd1f&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/budobooks.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1376\" style=\"width:300px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This link is for Amazon.com, but it can be purchased from most Amazon stores.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By\u00a0David Benjamin Sumo: A Thinking Fan&#8217;s Guide to Japan&#8217;s National Sport by David Benjamin offers a lively, humorous introduction to the dynamic world of sumo, Japan\u2019s treasured national sport. In this updated edition of The Joy of Sumo, Benjamin peels back the layers of sumo&#8217;s cultural mystique, revealing a high-energy sport packed with skillful techniques and strategies. For both newcomers and seasoned fans, this...","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1400,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sumo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/budobooks.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/budobooks.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/budobooks.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/budobooks.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/budobooks.jp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1399"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/budobooks.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1399\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1401,"href":"https:\/\/budobooks.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1399\/revisions\/1401"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/budobooks.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/budobooks.jp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/budobooks.jp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/budobooks.jp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}