The World Sumo Championships are coming up on October 12-13 in Osaka, Japan. Team USA's representative in the openweight division will be Robert Fuimaono, who won gold at the US Sumo Nationals 2019 to earn his spot. Robert typically competes in heavyweight, but Roy Sims edged him out in an amazing best of three series... Continue Reading →
The World Sumo Championships are coming up on October 12-13 in Japan. Team USA's representative at the women's middleweight division will be Cody Coleman (formerly Cody Stout), who won gold at the US Sumo Nationals. Cody co-operates Welcome Mat Sumo NOLA in New Orleans, which has been regularly featured on NorthAmericanSumo.com. They are one of... 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 →
Helen Delpopolo has long been a competitor of amateur sumo, winning multiple golds at the US Sumo Nationals and performing very well at the World Sumo Championships. Readers of NorthAmericanSumo.com also know that Helen is the current president of the United States Sumo Federation (USSF) - the primer sumo organization of the USA. She is... Continue Reading →
Fans of North American sumo recognize the name Ed Suczewski. He has medaled at the US Sumo Open in two different weight-classes (lightweight & light heavyweight); he has won gold at the US Sumo Nationals in two different weight-classes (middleweight and light heavyweight); and he has competed at the World Sumo Championships. Readers of North... 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 →
I am extremely excited for this post on NorthAmericanSumo.com! As many readers know, we are entering the prime season for North American sumo wrestling. The US Sumo Nationals is coming up on February 9th (Kansas City), and the US Sumo Open is on March 23rd (Long Beach). Also, a new event is joining our big... 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 →
Whenever I talk to someone that is unfamiliar with North American sumo, their first question is always, "How does North American sumo compare to Japanese sumo?" This question can be interpreted in two different ways. The first interpretation involves the quality of the rikishi (sumo wrestlers), and whether rikishi competing in North America would be... Continue Reading →
