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My concern is once I boil or wash it I can't exactly undo it. Then again if the pros are doing it then it probably isn't going to be a big problem.

Feeling the material I don't know how you practice without bike shorts. I was planning on buying some but I figured there had to be a way to make it softer and saw that video where a wrestler was boiling his new Mawashi.

You guys are looking pretty good. Wish I could have been there but it's a bit too far from Baltimore.

I'm getting conflicting information so I thought I'd ask the forum. I got a new canvas Mawashi and I have folded it and I'm pressing it with weights. I saw in a JSA video some sumo boil their practice Mawashi to soften them and read in a forum some wash them to soften them. The Mawashi I have will be for practice and competition. It is very stiff and seems like it would hurt to wear without bike shorts. I appreciate any advice

It's from Baki in case anyone is wondering. YouTube combined my enjoyment of sumo and anime fighting tournaments and fed me this.

OK I made this imagine to reply when you commented but it was too big so I had to run it through photoshop to make it smaller. At any rate a few days late here you go

I have to have a backup in case using a Henka every time has some sort of unforseen downside.

The more you know

I got finished doing some new leaping drills a bit ago. Squatting down as low as I can with my hands on my head and firing straight up. 6 sets of 10. A lot of stress on the back and knees so I may need to add a box to land on.

I appreciate your help and I may email him.

Great picture. My very limited knowledge of Japan makes me think you don't have to go far to find mountains in a lot of places.

I appreciate your enthusiasm. I did do most of the obvious stuff first. The first person I emailed was the organizer in DC. They never responded. I also emailed a guy in reading PA which is a bit far but his club is mostly defunct. I emailed a guy in NJ which is way too far and he is also solo. I emailed the people in West Virginia and got no response. I did not call Andrew as he is in California and I don't really know him. I may put my contact info on the website as an organizer and see if there is any interest but I'm working on what I can for now.

Thank you so much for your advice. Box jumps are definitely something I think I should incorporate. I am starting BJJ classes tomorrow at a sports focused training facility. My hope is that will give me some of what I need. Also maybe they'll get interested in sumo. Thanks again you have several good suggestions

Thank you. One of the first things I did was Google all the USA sumo and USSF info. I have tried to contact everyone listed on the USSF website withing 2 to 3 hours of me and I've had limited success. One guy 2 hours away who was kind enough to practice with me despite his leg injury. I'm am still open to finding more people but I have exhausted the obvious avenues. I even met a local martial arts equipment dealer on the recommendation of an instructor I contacted and didn't find any leads.

I have been sprinting uphill from the starting position. It was the only thing I could think of. I try to stay low and move like you do in the foot sliding drill. Glad to hear that it is a recognized effective way to train.