Whew! Like everyone at this time of year, I am a little overwhelmed with how busy life can be! Nevertheless, this is my favorite post to write - Who's Who in North American Sumo 2019. In this post, I recap the major competitors at the national-level in North American Sumo. This post focuses on the... Continue Reading →
The World Sumo Championships are coming up on October 12-13 in Osaka, Japan. Team USA's representative at the lightweight division will be Cornelius Booker, who won gold at the US Sumo Nationals 2019 to earn his spot. Readers of NorthAmericanSumo.com know that Cornelius is one of the top competitors in American amateur sumo, previously competing... Continue Reading →
This is a reminder to check the upcoming events page! The Georgia Sumo Open is on September 21st in Duluth, Georgia. Last year, it had some of the best competition in America competing against each other, and this year is guaranteed to be the same. In fact, the Georgia Sumo Open is steadily becoming the... Continue Reading →
Several weeks ago, I posted a recap of the Fitcon2019 Sumo Cup. It was a wonderful tournament, and I was blessed to have Casey Burns and Cornelius Booker provide so much video from the event. I mentioned in my prior post that I would make a second post featuring more footage from the event. Unfortunately,... Continue Reading →
For weeks beforehand, I had been hearing rumblings that Kelly Gneiting was organizing a sumo tournament to gather some of the best amateur sumo wrestlers from around America - and even the world - to take place sometime between the US Sumo Open and the World Sumo Championships. I got to say, it seems that... Continue Reading →
The US Sumo Nationals wrapped up last Saturday (2/9/2019), and what a great day of sumo! There were so many exciting storylines and amazing matches, most of which I will recap and highlight below. If you don't want the results spoiled before watching, however, be sure to watch the complete video of the US Sumo... Continue Reading →
The U.S. Sumo Open and the U.S. Sumo Nationals are the two largest sumo events in North America. This leaves the door open for another competition to lay claim to being the third largest sumo event in North America, which the organizers of the Georgia Sumo Open seem determined to do. This year, the Georgia... Continue Reading →
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