Stretch , 2017
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Japanese ink on paper

Stretching is one of the essential and most important practice of a sumo wrestler.
It is difficult to believe but they are as flexible as ballet dancers or sport gymnasts.
While 2 students take place in a center of a class covered with bare earth to fight, others are doing extensive stretching.

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