CITY HEIGHTSCITY HEIGHTS — The opponents square off just outside the ring, east versus west. They bend in a respectful bow and step into the circle, meeting at the center before crouching to their ...
Wendy Altschuler has traveled around the world with her husband and three sons. Her kids agree that Japan has been their favorite destination. Sumo wrestling was the highlight of their trip. My kids ...
Numbers are hard to come by, but participation in the Wanpaku sumo tournament, an event for children, has dropped from 70,000 kids in 1994 to 33,000 in 2014. Starting last year, a qualifying round was ...
A focus on the Japanese sport of sumo, building community, sharing history at second SoCal Sumo Open
JJ Jones never made it to the sumo wrestling tournament in 2007, but the flyer for the tournament stayed on his wall and served as inspiration for him to pursue sumo wrestling a few years later.
It's a scene you would expect to see in Tokyo. But the sound of bare feet padding, and bodies thudding on the mat of a sports hall in Belfast signals an unlikely first - the ancient Japanese tradition ...
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