Sumo and Japanese Swords Katana

Sumo, the national sport of Japan! Did you know that it has a strong connection to Japanese swords?

The highest-ranking sumo referee, the tachi-gyoji, still carries a short sword on his waist. Of course, it is a real Japanese sword.
Check it out on TV sumo broadcasts.

Why do they carry a short sword on their waist? ? ?
The reason is that they are prepared to commit suicide by disembowelment if they make a mistake in their command! The referee who decides the outcome of the match also steps into the ring with that same resolve.
And Japanese swords still remain in modern life. Japanese swords are carried on the waist with such resolve. Of course, swordsmiths also make swords with the feeling that they will not lose to that resolve.

And another thing is the sumo grand champion's entrance into the ring. There is a person called the tachi-mochi who carries the sword Katana.

This is also a remnant of the Japanese sword culture that remains in the present day.
However, it seems that there is no content inside the sword. The reason is that if it's too heavy, it will affect the posture of the sumo ring. I heard that the real thing stays at home when the kids are not around.
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