Name: 誰也沒想到的相撲大國 (The country no one expected to dominate sumo)
Uploaded: 2025-05-27T02:58:36.000Z
Duration: 14 min 45 s

Two gigantic dudes, a circle, first one out or down, loses.

兩個大塊頭，圍成一個圈，誰先出來或倒下，誰就輸了。

You probably also know it's big in Japan, the only place where it's a professional sport.

你可能還知道它在日本很受歡迎，因為日本是唯一將其作為職業運動的地方。

But what you may not know is that Japanese wrestlers don't dominate sumo.

但您可能不知道的是，日本摔跤手並不主宰相撲。

Here's a list of the last ten to claim the top ranking.

以下是最近十次榮登榜首的名單。

Three are Japanese, one is American, and the rest are all from the same country.

三個是日本人，一個是美國人，其餘的都來自同一個國家。

Not China, or Korea, it's not even in East Asia.

不是中國，也不是韓國，甚至不在東亞。

This country is further west, and only has 3 million people.

這個國家更靠西，只有 300 萬人口。

For the last 25 years, Mongolians have dominated sumo, even as Japan stacks the odds heavily against them.

在過去的 25 年裡，蒙古人在相撲比賽中一直佔據著主導地位，即使日本也對他們不利。

They've got some unusual moves, Mongolian-type techniques.

他們有一些不尋常的動作，蒙古式的技巧。

那麼，蒙古人是如何做到這一點的呢？

And what does it mean for a sport so distinctly Japanese?

這對一項具有鮮明日本特色的運動意味著什麼？

Baseball's been the national sport in America for about one century.

一個世紀以來，棒球一直是美國的全民運動。

Football's been England's for about one and a half.

足球屬於英格蘭已經有一年半了。

It may have started as a religious dance for men to display their strength to the gods.

它最初可能是一種宗教舞蹈，供男子向神靈展示自己的力量。

Around the 17th century, sumo evolved into a professional sport, but continued to be much, much more.

大約在 17 世紀，相撲演變成了一項職業運動，但它的內涵仍然非常豐富。

One very early morning last week, I reached Ter, the Tokyo-based creator behind the Sumo

上週的一個清晨，我聯繫到了 "相撲 "背後的東京創作者特爾。

Shinto is the indigenous religion of Japan.

Japanese people don't really practice that much Shinto.

However, they do acknowledge it as part of their culture, per se.

不過，他們確實承認這是他們文化的一部分。

Before every bout, wrestlers clap to attract the attention of the gods, raise their arms to show they don't have weapons, and stomp to crush evil spirits.

每次比賽前，摔跤手都要鼓掌以吸引神靈的注意，舉起手臂以示沒有武器，跺腳以壓制邪靈。

Win by pushing your opponent out of the circle, or get any part of him other than his feet to touch the ground.

將對手推出圈外，或讓對手除腳以外的任何部位接觸地面，即可獲勝。

職業相撲是嚴格為男子而設的。

Unlike other combat sports, sumo does not have weight classes.

與其他格鬥運動不同，相撲沒有體重等級之分。

But becoming a pro sumo wrestler takes a lot more than genetics.

但要成為職業相撲手，需要的不僅僅是遺傳基因。

As teenagers, sumo wrestlers move into special homes called stables, where if they wake up at 5 in the morning, they train rigorously for hours.

相撲運動員在青少年時期會搬到一個叫做 "馬廄 "的特殊住所，如果他們早上 5 點起床，就會在那裡進行長達數小時的嚴格訓練。

They consume gallons of this ultra-protein-rich stew and repeat every day for years.

他們每天都要食用數加侖這種富含超多蛋白質的燉肉，並重復多年。

Even the way the sumo wrestlers walk when they waddle, it's actually to train their muscles for stability.

即使是相撲選手蹣跚走路的方式，實際上也是為了訓練肌肉的穩定性。

他們生活在相撲之中，喝著相撲的水，呼吸著相撲的空氣。

Wrestlers compete in tournaments to climb up these 11 official rankings.

摔跤運動員通過比賽來提升這 11 個官方排名。

But only those in the top 5 get much media attention and money.

但是，只有排名前 5 位的選手才會得到媒體的關注和資金的青睞。

At the very top is the yokozuna, or grand champion.

It's a special ranking, awarded by a council of officials and prominent Japanese figures to wrestlers who win two or more major tournaments in a row.

這是一個特殊的排名，由官員和日本知名人士組成的理事會授予連續贏得兩次或兩次以上重要比賽的摔跤手。

And just as importantly, act disciplined and stoic, in and out of the arena.

同樣重要的是，在賽場內外都要表現得嚴於律己、堅忍不拔。

You need to be a saint, especially if you hold the highest rank in sumo.

你需要成為聖人，尤其是如果你擁有相撲的最高地位。

There have only been 74 in the last 393 years.

在過去的 393 年中，只有 74 次。

Japan worked for centuries to keep sumo Japanese.

幾個世紀以來，日本一直努力使相撲保持日本風格。

但在 20 世紀 70 年代，它遇到了一個巨大的問題。

So I learned about this story from a fan.

我是從一個粉絲那裡得知這個故事的。

I had never watched sumo wrestling before, nor had I ever covered Mongolia.

我以前從未看過相撲，也從未報道過蒙古。

But I love the challenge of going out, talking to whoever might have the answers, and going wherever I could find more information about this.

但我喜歡挑戰，喜歡走出去，與可能有答案的人交談，去任何能找到更多相關資訊的地方。

That's what makes good journalism on YouTube.

But obviously, going wherever the internet takes you comes with some risk.

但很顯然，無論互聯網帶你到哪裡，都有一定的風險。

Probably less privacy, definitely more spam, text messages, and in the worst case, it could lead to identity fraud.

隱私可能會減少，垃圾郵件和簡訊肯定會增多，最糟糕的情況是可能導致身份欺詐。

Now I stay safe thanks to my subscription to Incogni.

現在，多虧訂閱了 Incogni，我才能保持安全。

They keep all my personal data safe and secure wherever I am on the internet.

無論我在哪裡上網，它們都能確保我所有個人數據的安全。

And I'm thrilled to have them sponsor this episode of Search Party.

我很高興他們能贊助本期 "搜索派對 "節目。

Now the first thing to understand is that there are these things called data brokers.

現在首先要了解的是，有一種東西叫做數據經紀人。

They take your personal information, your addresses, your logins, even your social security account, and they sell them to businesses.

他們獲取你的個人信息、地址、登錄名，甚至是社保賬戶，然後賣給企業。

That's what leads to those spam calls, those spam text messages.

這就是導致垃圾電話和垃圾簡訊的原因。

But it's also how your personal information could end up in the hands of criminals.

但你的個人信息也可能是以落入犯罪分子之手。

Now we have the right to take our data back from those data brokers, but it would take me years to do it.

現在，我們有權從那些數據經紀商那裡拿回我們的數據，但我要花好幾年才能做到。

I'd have to go out and find them, request it all myself.

我必須出去找他們，親自提出申請。

The first thing you do is you create an account.

你要做的第一件事就是創建一個賬戶。

You tell Incogni whose data you want back.

您可以告訴 Incogni 您想要回哪些數據。

Second, you grant Incogni the right to work on your behalf.

其次，您授予 Incogni 代表您工作的權利。

They'll contact those data brokers and request them to move your data.

他們會聯繫那些數據經紀商，要求他們轉移你的數據。

Step three, you sit back and watch them do it.

第三步，你坐在後面看著他們做。

Incogni will let you know every step of the way.

Use the code SEARCHPARTY at incogni.com slash searchparty and you're going to get 60% off their annual plan.

在 incogni.com 上使用代碼 SEARCHPARTY slash searchparty 即可享受年度計劃六折優惠。

That's the plan I've been on for two years.

If you want to stay safe on the internet and you want to support Search Party, this is a great way to do it.

如果您想保證上網安全，又想支持 "搜索黨"，這是一個很好的方法。

So the code is SEARCHPARTY at incogni.com slash searchparty.

是以，代碼是 SEARCHPARTY at incogni.com slash searchparty。

Thanks again to Incogni for continuing to support this channel.

再次感謝 Incogni 繼續支持本頻道。

Now we're going to take you back to Japan in the 1970s.

現在，我們將帶您回到 20 世紀 70 年代的日本。

In the 1970s, Japan was becoming a wealthy country.

20 世紀 70 年代，日本逐漸成為一個富裕的國家。

More men could make a living in finance or tech, comfortable jobs that paid well.

更多的男性可以在金融或科技領域謀生，這些工作舒適且收入豐厚。

But it meant fewer felt a desire or need to choose the grueling sumo lifestyle, causing recruitment levels to plunge.

但這也意味著，越來越少的人願意或有必要選擇艱苦的相撲生活方式，導致招募人數驟減。

Desperate for wrestlers, the Japan Sumo Association started encouraging stables to recruit foreigners.

由於急需摔跤手，日本相撲協會開始鼓勵馬場招募外國人。

Japanese immigrants had brought sumo there decades before, so many men were familiar with it.

幾十年前，日本移民將相撲帶到了這裡，是以很多人都熟悉相撲。

They also tended to have large athletic physiques.

Chad Rowan was 6 feet 8 inches and 330 pounds when sumo recruiters met him in the 1980s.

20 世紀 80 年代，相撲招募人員見到查德-羅文時，他身高 6 英尺 8 英寸，體重 330 磅。

They invited him and a few other Hawaiians and Samoans to train in Japan, where he quickly rose through the ranks.

他們邀請他和其他幾個夏威夷人和薩摩亞人到日本受訓，他在那裡迅速嶄露頭角。

In just five years, he became the first-ever non-Japanese yokozuna.

僅用五年時間，他就成為有史以來第一位非日本橫綱選手。

He was 100 pounds heavier and had taken a Japanese ring name, Akabono Taro, which means

他的體重增加了 100 磅，並取了一個日文戒指名--Akabono Taro，意思是

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