With the awful news of Hibikiryu’s passing due to his injury in the March tournament, we thought we should follow up on our recent injury episode before the next basho gets underway. Our sincerest condolences to his family and stablemates.
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With the recent terrible injury to Hibikiryu, we thought it was about time we had a deeper discussion on some of the many injuries we’ve seen in sumo. Please note we are not healthcare professionals or anything, but we do think there are some common sense improvements that can be made to this sport we love.
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For our yearly dose of posting garbage on our favorite date, please join us this year for some long lost footage from the golden age of American sumo wrestling. Special thanks to our guests, Whatta, Sumo Kaboom, Mr JWags, and our field correspondent B.
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Now that he’s called it a career, let’s take a look back on the legendary Kotoshogiku and toss in some fun music trivia while we’re at it.
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From deep in the annals of the “I Thought I Posted This Episode Already” archives comes our January 2021 interview with Blaine Henry, curator of The Fight Library, a hub for combat sports of all kinds. Check out his podcast and blog for boxing, MMA, jiu-jitsu, and even weird stuff like sumo wrestling!
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Join Mak, Jake, and Ed for our fifth and final (for now) episode on learning to exercise like a sumo wrestler. Check out ussumo.org for more on the United States Sumo Federation.
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Check out our results from our second annual popularity poll. Big thank you to everyone who responded and helped spread the word, we got way more responses than last year! Let us know if there are any particular comparisons or results you’d like to hear more about.
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It’s finally here! The gargantuan, star-studded, literally-marathon-length recap episode to the hot mess of a year that was 2020. With special guests: Sumo Kaboom, Mr JWags, USSF’s Ed, Sumo Mainichi, Tachi-Ai’s Andy, Jason Harris, and our field correspondent B! Stay tuned after the credits for our favorite GSB punishments of the year.
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Part 4 of our series on sumo fitness focuses on stretching out those hips.
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Time to hit some stuff. Join Mak, Jake, and Ed to add another sumo exercise to our routine.
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