Welcome Mat Sumo NOLA Edition is hosting another wonderful sumo event. BEER AND SUMO will be held on Saturday, May 4th at the Welcome Mat Mixed Martial Arts Academy in LaPlace, LA. For those who don't know, this location is right outside of New Orleans, so it makes for a wonderful weekend getaway. My prior... Continue Reading →
Today's post is a review of Musashikuni Mamu's performance in the Kyūshū Basho 2013. I could only find video for three of the seven matches, so this post doesn't give a full perspective of Musashikuni's performance in this basho. Nevertheless, I still enjoy making gifs of these early matches, and thereby this post may contribute... Continue Reading →
This week, I decided to create more gifs of Wakaichirō's prior matches. I find it interesting to review his early performances, but I also find it oddly relaxing to make these gifs. There is a little bit of zen to be found in going back through these old basho. In this post, I provide gifs... Continue Reading →
As mentioned in my last few posts, some YouTube accounts that upload sumo videos are being taken down due to these accounts being deleted. I periodically download videos of Musashikuni and Wakaichiro to ensure that I have copies, but I do not do it near enough. So, to help motivate myself, I like to make... Continue Reading →
The US Sumo Open 2019 concluded last weekend, and it was quite the event! There were upsets but also dominant performances; there were lopsided matches but also very close contests; there were regulars winning medals but also newcomers winning medals. Most of all, it was a lot of fun! All the competitors should be proud... Continue Reading →
Every basho, I create a chart that tracks the popularity of the basho on Reddit.com/r/sumo, as measured by the number of daily discussion thread comments. I made one again for the Haru Basho 2019, which includes the popularity of the Kyushu Basho 2018 and the Hatsu Basho 2019. Click here to see a full-sized image... Continue Reading →
For those who want to watch the US Sumo Open live, here is the livestream link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsFTo_Uah9g . The prelims start now, and the finals begin at 1:00 PM Pacific Time.
In addition to the Haru Basho 2019 wrapping next weekend, we also have another exciting sumo event - the US Sumo Open 2019! The US Sumo Open is one of the two premier sumo events in North America. Whereas the US Sumo Nationals, the other premier event, is restricted to only US competitors, the US... Continue Reading →
For those that follow our upcoming events page, you know that Welcome Mat Sumo NOLA Edition is hosing a USSF Sumo Ref Clinic on March 15th and 16th, which will feature instruction by long-time sumo referee, Matt Davis. Matt is certified by the International Sumo Federation (the first American, in fact), and he as refereed... Continue Reading →
Phew! It seems like almost no time has passed since the last basho! This is partially because of the US Sumo Nationals occurring in the past month as well as the interviews that we have hosted with Justin Kizzart, Ed Suczewski, and Helen Delpopolo. I also have to give a shout-out to Tachiai.org for producing... Continue Reading →
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