Watching sumo wrestling in Japan can be an exhilarating experience. But what happens when you get to attempt a few weighty jumps and chops, right here in the city? Dhvani Solani gave it a try and emerged heavyweight champ with one telling blow
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| FAT SUIT BECKONS! Inside a room filled with posters of sumo wrestlers and a cheering audience, we squeeze ourselves into a comically unstable sphere, toppling over while trying to find an outlet for our legs. The best way to feel good about your body? Check yourself out in a fat suit. We haven't seen better before-after pictures. |
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| PUMP UP THE AIR: The helper pumps air into a padded one-size-fits-all (unless you are a real sumo wrestler, that is) sumo suit through a long nozzle. The suit inflates to a point where you feel like one of the clumsy, wobbly Russian dolls. A head protector is strapped on for protection. |
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| SAY A LIL' PRAYER FOR ME: Sumo wrestling is traditionally a disciplined sport with strict rules. But here, you make your own! We make up our own commencement ritual, and then slap our thighs, clap our hands and stomp our feet. Does that scare our opponent? No. But it is definitely a lot of fun. The imaginary gong strikes and the cheering begins. The referee gives the go-ahead and we lunge to gain the upper hand. |
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| Bouncing Balloney! The only rule of this game is that you can't use your hands. So you push your opponent from all sides and rush into him when he is still trying to recover from a shove. And what happens once you manage to overthrow your opponent? He flails around like a flipped turtle, until someone helps him up. Win the three exhausting rounds (super workout for your shoulders too) for the grand prize: the opportunity to leap on your rival, and land smack on his belly. Thank you airbags, neither party got hurt and we needed several seconds before those giggles would subside. |
Now, Yokozuna was no real sumo wrestler, but while we could only think of him as we wore a fat suit that promised to transform us into a menacing wrestler.
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With an air pump for assistance, we couldn't help our snorting bouts, no offence to the mighty wrestlers.
Since most of us will never binge-eat ourselves to touch a massive 250 kgs, or weigh enough to topple real sumo wrestlers, we decided to take a trip through Japanese tradition by signing up for a dummy sumo wrestling session in a wrestling ring or a dohyo in suburban Andheri.
At: LazerTag, Chitrakoot Grounds, Andheri (W); Call: 66797212 / 9819042183. Cost: Rs 120
for three rounds. Open: 3 pm-10 pm (weekdays), 11 am-10 pm (weekends).
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