FORMER Arsenal star Lukas Podolski has revealed a new training method – sumo wrestling.
The 130-cap German international, 33, joined Japense outfit Vissel Kobe in March 2017.
ルーカスが大阪場所観戦に来てくれた！
場所前には大阪の九重部屋宿舎に来て稽古にも参加してくれたルーカス！
言葉は通じないけれどお互いにリスペクトする志だけで仲良くなれる！
今日はユニフォームにサイン付きのプレゼントいただきました！
Danke ルーカス！！！ pic.twitter.com/PElTIqvqt3
And he has been doing his best to soak up the local culture after being pictured wearing a mawashi (Sumo belt).
Podolski has scored 10 goals in 39 games for the J League outfit.
And he joked that the new techniques he learned can be put to use on the field as he crouched in a Sumo pose at training.
David Villa and Andres Iniesta have joined Podolski in a star-studded Vissel team.
Using what I learned at yesterday's sumo in training today. ??♂️??
昨日相撲で習った事を早速練習で使ってみました！??♂️?? #Poldi #Sumo @HakuhoSho69 @KOKONOE_RYUJI pic.twitter.com/ZFnPfYxKiQ
Japanese football is on the up and a number of talents have decided to play in the J League.
Former Cardiff striker Jay Bothroyd has settled in the Asian country after a brief stint in Thailand.
And while he has admitted Japanese culture is a shock to the system, with tattoos a taboo, Bothroyd called on more players to join him.
The England international, 36, is aiming to be the first Englishman to win silverware in the country with his Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo team-mates.
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