Well, the primary story-line of the basho has concluded - Kisenosato has retired. Everyone seemed to have very strong opinions about his situation. Should he have retired sooner? Should he have not retired altogether? Did he deserve yokozuna status? Did he not? Is he overrated? Is he underrated? Personally, I was one of the few... Continue Reading →
A new year, a new basho! I hope that everyone had a good holiday, and I know that everyone is ready for sumo action in 2019. So far, the talk of the upcoming Hatsu Basho is the health of the yokozuna and ōzeki. The biggest question mark is the health of Kisenosato. Is he recovered... Continue Reading →
On NorthAmericanSumo.com, we have a page dedicated to Musashikuni Mamu's match history with video links I recently noticed that some of these videos have already been taken down due to YouTube accounts being deleted. For this reason, I feel it is a good idea that I periodically backup some of these videos in gif form. ... Continue Reading →
Musashikuni Manu finished the Kyushu Basho 2018 on Day 13. To be honest, I didn't even know that Musashikuni was in the basho until day 5 or 6, because he sat out his first match due to injury. Well, I am happy that he decided to enter the basho late, because he finished with a... Continue Reading →
Almost halfway done with the Kyushu Basho 2018! Of course, the biggest story has been Kisenosato. After starting 0-4, the yokozuna pulled out of the basho. Will he return in 2019? Most signs seem to point towards yes, but only time will tell. I think the more interesting story, however, is that seven days have... Continue Reading →
The Kyūshū basho is here already!? Not that I am complaining, but it seems like the Aki basho just ended! I think it seems that the two bashos are so close together because we've had so much North American sumo action between them, such as the Georgia Sumo Open and the Texas Sumo Classic. Nevertheless,... Continue Reading →
Musashikuni Mamu completed his Aki Basho 2018 performance on Day 14, finishing with a 3-4 record. His performance was pretty solid. I predicted that he would have a 4-3 record, with a chance of either a 5-2 or a 3-4 performance. It seems that luck unfortunately veered him toward the latter outcome. Of course, I'm... Continue Reading →
We are now seven days through the Aki Basho 2018! This means that we are almost halfway done and starting to see how things are shaking out. In the Makuuchi division, most of the top rikishi (sumo wrestlers) are putting up stellar records, including Hakuho (yokozuna, 7-0), Kakuryu (yokozuna, 7-0), Kisenosato (yokozuna, 6-1), Goeido (ozeki,... Continue Reading →
Want live updates of North Americans in the Aki Basho 2018? Don't forget to follow our Twitter page. Link here! We tweet out live results as well as gifs and videos of matches. So far, Musashikuni is having a good early start, going 2-0 in his two bouts. On the other hand, Wakaichirō had a disappointing... Continue Reading →
The start of the Aki Basho 2018 is only one day away! Lots of things to be excited for during this basho. The yokozuna, Kisenosato, is returning after missing three consecutive bashos due to injury. Will he be able to compete in 15 matches for the first time in a year and a half? Likewise,... Continue Reading →
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