When you hear the word Viking, what comes to mind? Did it invoke images and thoughts of Norse gods, two-handed axes, berserkers, or some thorn-head team out of Minnesota? I'm not going to lie that those are some of the first things that came into my mind. Did explorers or Lief Erikson come to mind? I mean, he should. Lief is thought of as the first to set foot in North America 500 years before other Europeans.
They then perform foot stomps to ward off evil spirits and throw salt across the dohyo to purify it and to ward off injury. They then clap their hands to call upon the gods to show them favor and to show their opponent that they are unarmed. They finally stare each other down, hoping to gain the mental edge over their opponent before charging one another, trying to force each other out of the dohyo for victory.