The terms are used to describe an Okinawan martial art related to the system of karate. The first term is Japanese and the second is a phrase only used in Okinawa; Okinawan dialect; uchinaguchi dialect.
The characters in Japanese kanji used for "Okinawan sumo" are [沖縄相撲] and the English term used for these characters are "Okinawasumou." The Okinawan web site describing this unique martial practice is http://okkb.org/about-okinawa/okinawa-sumo.
If you practice Okinawan karate then the study of the culture is important to you and this aspect of Okinawan martial arts will be of interest.
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