After earning his first gold medal this spring at the Texas Classic, former pro wrestler Jared Tadlock has high hopes for the next leg of the Texas championship season: the first ever Cowboy Cup Sumo Open!
The Cowboy Cup takes place June 11th at noon central at the Panther Pavilion in Fort Worth TX. Streaming details coming soon.
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What a weird tournament. All that chaos in week one just for that result? Don’t get me wrong, it makes sense in the big picture but it feels like it deserved something… whackier?
Also in order to fulfill our podcast punishments from this and previous bashos, the last segment of this episode is pure misery…. Watch us suffer live on the youtube version!
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Barely 4 months after trying sumo for the first time, wrestling coach Jordan Karst is the American middleweight sumo champion. Join us to discuss his adventures in wrestling and in expanding his hobbies during the pandemic.
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***SPOILERS THRU DAY 8***
Wtf is this basho….
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Today we’re joined by Yamamoto Sumo Dojo’s Danny Avila, 2022 light heavyweight bronze medalist and new USSF board member! We talk about last month’s Nationals, training in California, and the illness that has sidelined him for nearly 2 years.
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Are Terunofuji’s injuries finally catching up to him? Can Wakatakakage follow up his March yusho? Ryan, Mak, Flyric, and the shambling zombie of Jake discuss all this and more.
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Ryan and Jake review a very silly and inconsistent banzuke that seems to thoroughly debunk every rule of thumb that we’ve discovered so far…
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***US Nationals this Saturday, April 23rd on Youtube! 10-4 MDT!***
On the eve of the National Championships, Mak and Jake are joined by the legendary Kelly Gneiting to talk about what to look for this weekend and hid journey in sumo so far.
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Anime enthusiast and World Games qualifier Angel Delatorre joins us to discuss why Hinomaru Sumo is the best anime ever. Also we talk a bit about real life sumo I guess.
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You heard it here first folks, Ryan finally has his priorities in proper order. Banzuke math is now officially higher on his list than his sweet baby daughter.
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Grand Sumo Breakdown 