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Sumo (pron. su-moh) wrestling originated in Japan as a ritual ceremony to the gods of good harvest. It is said that the Japanese people came about through the outcome of a Sumo contest between the gods. Sumo gained the patronage of the Imperial Court in the 8th century and never lost popularity.
When Gichin Funakoshi (former family name of Tominakoshi) the founder of modern day Karate, was first introduced to Japan by the Founder of Judo, Jigero Kano to the 1921 annual Martial Arts Festival sponsored by the Budokai in Kyoto, Japan.