粘り相撲

Sumou must be purely Offensive Sumou. However there will be times when you will not be in charge of the offense, for instance when you have lost at the Tachiai.

At these times however the answer is not defense, but Tenacious Sumou.

What this means you must still exercise Offensive Sumou, though factually you are on the defensive. You must for instance refuse to step back with all your might. This is what having Sticky Hips means.

On day 5 of Kyuushuu Basho 2004 Tochinonada fought Chiyotaikai and though he got hit at the Tachiai and pushed up with strong Nodowa he actively fought Chiyotaikai's charge, refused to take evasive steps back and fought with real Sticky Hips. And won exactly because of this.