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Terunofuji's Inspiration - Doing Sumo with 1 Arm
With the Paralympics coming up, we're chatting about Yoshiki Fuse, the 1-armed sumo wrestler, and Futabayama, the yokozuna who fought blind in one ey…
4 years, 10 months ago
The Wonderful World of Ushizumo
It's not rodeo. It's not bullflighting. Ushizumo is it's own thing, and it's strangely similar to the sport we all love.
Favorite quotes: "Are you an…
4 years, 10 months ago
Cannabis Sumo Scandals
These cannabis sumo scandals are rather recent developments. We talk about the 2008 and 2009 scandals and also discuss the current pot scandal. And, …
4 years, 10 months ago
What is Terunofuji Doing Now?
Ceremonies, photo ops, press conferences, belts and dohyo iris! Terunofuji is busy these days with big fish, fancy dress robes, and hopefully the Mei…
4 years, 11 months ago
July Basho Days 10-15
We discuss the Kachi-Koshi BINGO winners and the July basho days 10-15. We LOVED the sumo, the drama, and we know you did, too!
If you ever wonder wh…
4 years, 11 months ago
July Basho Days 3-9
Our favorite sumo matches of days 3 - 6. And of course, it leads us to discussions about cuddling, love trains, Monty Python, Hakuho fear, the Staypu…
4 years, 11 months ago
Meisei's Story. Ichiyamamoto's Story. Day 1 and 2 of the Basho.
Ichiyamamoto - who is he and why is his story unusual?
Meisei - why do the ladies on the train love him?
What do we think of days 1 and 2 of the July…
4 years, 11 months ago
What is Ura's story? Who is Chiyonoo?
The BINGO rundown for the July tournament. Chiyonoo- who is he? And popular Ura - what's his story? Who is is small in stature but grand in characte…
5 years ago
US National Sumo Championship
The US National Sumo Championship was held outside of Austin, TX in June, 2021. It was hot fun, and we talked to a lot of different people involved i…
5 years ago
Wakatakakage - When Sumo Runs in Your Family
Wakatakakage. Who is he, and where does he come from? What's his story? Wakatakakage fans unite! We looked into his life and the life of his grandfat…
5 years ago