the origin of sumo wrestling

this is the reason why sumo wrestlers wear that loincloth and only that loincloth ...

Once upon a time, in a far away some country which is not Japan, there was a kingdom. A competition was held by the king for entertainment. The rules of the competition was simple. 2 players stand in a square tile which is approximately 2m by 2m and compete to push each other out. it was such that those able to buy and wear armour had the advantage.

However, there was a boy, who was poor, but needed to join the competition for the prize. because he was poor, he could'nt afford any armour, but only one loincloth... Everyone laughed at him for not using any armour at the competition, but the results shocked everybody.

the boy emerged as champion, and the king questioned him, why he had to use a loincloth and nothing else.

The boy answered: My family was poor, but i had to win no matter what, so i just had to try my best.

The king was touched. He decided to change the rules to that players can only wear one cloth around the hips during the match, so that the poor had no disadvantage, and also to commemorate the determination of the boy. The cloth was then named after the boy, whose name was Royeen Kroff.