Sumo Demonstration - Kagami Biraki 2023

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Sumo Demonstration during the 2023 Kagami Biraki & Budo Hajime, at the Nippon Budokan.
Demonstration by Masuda Mamoru, 8th Dan, Osanai Ryu, 3rd Dan, Inoue Goushi, 3rd Dan, Kodama Makoto, 3rd Dan, & Kawaguchi Daigo, 3rd Dan.
The Kagami Biraki is a traditional ceremony that translates to "opening the mirror" (symbolically).
Taking its roots in the Shogunate, it is strongly linked to Budo practice and, naturally, the Budo Hajime (the first practice of the year) is celebrated simultaneously.
At the Nippon Budokan, the ceremony is held at the beginning of January and consists in:
- The Kagami Biraki, with a historical reconstruction (in armor).
- Budo Demonstrations (by the 9 "official Budo").
- Budo Hajime (the first practice of the year, all practitioners present can practice).
- The Oshiruko kai. “Oshiruko” is a traditional and popular sweet azuki bean paste soup with mochi (which symbolizes sharing the mochi that was broken before during the ceremony). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this last part has been canceled for sanitary reasons.
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