Raiden

Around 8 years ago there was alot of hype around Svet and how Sumo was making some major head way in the US. In a great marketing campaign from Andrew Freund, Svet was on TV, in magazines, and all over the media talking about Sumo. Svet was the poster boy, and got people talking sumo that would ordinarily nver talk sumo. I even read an article on him in Grappling magazine (mostly a mag about MMA and submission wrestling like ADCC). What ever happen to Svet and Andrew? Are they still around? They did a lot for the sport. There was some talk about sumo in the Olympics around that time.

History is unclear why perhaps teh most dominant Sumotori of all time never was given the rank of Yokozuna. Any one here have theories they can share? How is this possible, and should he not be given an honorary rank of Yokozuna?

Thanks guys! Yeah, I found that Ronin website myself, but it looked pretty out of date. Like 5 years out of date. But that schedule you attached was from this week, so it looks like there is still Sumo going on. Not sure about competitions though. I'll call them none the less and figure out how I go about qualifying. How do wrestlers in the US qualify? Do they have to be National champions?

Hello, I am a grappler who would like to compete in sumo. How does one do that in Canada? Also, is there Canadian Nationals? As a Canadian sumo wreslter in the light weight class, how would I qualify for the World Championships? What route do I have to take in terms of qualifying tournaments? Do I have to win the Nationals, then place in the top 2 in my weight class at the North Americans or something like that? Thanks for any help you guys can give me! I appreciate it!