Therefore, the sumo wrestler can be said to be yorishiro (object representative of a divine spirit) in a Shinto ritual as well as miko, and a person who excels in martial arts and as a samurai at the same time.
この事から力士は巫女と同じく神事として神の依り代であり、同時に武芸に秀でた者または武士ともいえる。