Oh hello there, sumo wrestling. [Staind voice] It’s been awhile. In January (hey back off, sumo word travels slowly, but it’s always worth the wait), Musashikuni Mamu and Tomisakae Ryutaro, a pair of ...
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Sumo wrestler Konishiki Yasokichi rates eight sumo fights in movies and TV shows, such as "Memoirs of a Geisha" and "Isle of Dogs," for realism. Konishiki discusses the accuracy of throwing techniques ...
In the UFC today, the most a fighter can weigh is 265lbs – but that wasn’t always the case and it made for some truly wild events. Originally, the sport of 'Ultimate Fighting' was launched to find out ...
There is life after sumo. Konishiki, the sport’s first American-born star, rose through the ranks of Japan’s sumotori quickly, respecting the sport’s tradition, but smashing through its rigid ...
Konishiki, left, instructs proper technique and form to sumotori Breydon Gono, 12. Konishiki was the first foreign sumotori to reach the rank of ozeki — the second-highest ranking in sumo. Retired ...