【Submission Season 1 Episode 1 (2016)】

These Japanese "schoolgirls" are Submission Season 1 Episode 1 (2016)making sumo wrestling great again.

Two Japanese sumo girls are seen twisting, throwing, and body dropping each other with ease in a promotional video for a high school sumo tournament.

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The video, entitled "Sumo Girl 82 techniques", showcases the 82 known winning techniques of sumo wrestling and is a promotional video for the High School Sumo Kanazawa Tournament.

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In order to win a sumo match, you have to force your opponent out of the ring, or make them touch the ground with any part of the body other than their feet.

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The high school tournament, which falls on May 21, takes place every year and has been held since 1915.

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The girls, who are a tad different from the sumo wrestlers we're used to seeing, aren't actual high school students nor professional sumo wrestlers. It's Japanese actress Misaki Jimbu along with a university student -- who are both part of the competition's marketing campaign.

Could've fooled us though.

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We don't know about you, but we wouldn't want to be stuck in a wrestling ring with this duo.

[H/T: SoraNews]

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