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 →
[Author Edit: Although I thought that I was reusing the original header image from a legitimate source, John Gunning informed me that it was actually an image taken by him and reused without his permission. I have removed my original header image by his request, and will replace it when I have the time to... Continue Reading →
NorthAmericanSumo.com has a page dedicated to Wakaichirō Ken's match history with video links. I think it is a good idea to periodically backup these videos in gif form, in case they are ever removed from YouTube. Creating these gifs and providing YouTube links (hopefully) draws traffic to the original video, too, which benefits those that... Continue Reading →
Last week, I created a who's who list of women in North American sumo for the year of 2018. It is only natural, therefore, to also create a who's who list of men in North American sumo for the year of 2018. This list only contains competitors born in North America and also compete in... Continue Reading →
The topic of women in sumo has recently garnered notable attention. Much of this conversation started in April of 2018, when Ryozo Tatami, the mayor of Maizuru, collapsed on the dohyo during a sumo event. Two women rushed to his aid, and they were promptly asked to leave the dohyo while providing emergency medical treatment. ... Continue Reading →
Ever wanted to break into the world of amateur sumo? Maybe hone your sumo skills even further? Or just want to learn more about sumo? Here is a wonderful opportunity to achieve your goals! André Coleman, Cody Stout, and Welcome Mat Sumo will be holding a sumo camp in New Orleans from 6:00 PM on... 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 →
Like last basho, I created a chart for the popularity of the Aki Basho 2018 across days on Reddit.com/r/sumo, as measured by the number of daily post views and comments. Well, I created this chart again for the Kyushu Basho 2018! Click here to get a full-sized image of the chart! Interestingly, the number of... Continue Reading →
Wakaichirō Ken wrapped up his Kyushu Basho 2018 performance on Day 14. Unfortunately, it was his second 2-5 performance in a row. I'm sure that the young rikishi (sumo wrestler) is disappointed in this result. I predicted that he would finish with a 5-2 record, so maybe I jinxed it! So why did Wakaichirō have... 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 →
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