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    Oyakata activities

    in Ozumo Discussions

    Posted

    He hasn't ever read the manga

    He hasn't missed much. ;-)

    You wanna pick a fight?! (Laughing...) I love Naruto, for the most part at least.

    Myself, I await an opportunity to point out the real-life Naruto to an anime or manga fan...

    You can do that, but I doubt they wll be very impressed (sadly)^^

    You are all delusional, One Piece is the best manga out there ;-)

    One piece? Is that one of them Pokeymans?

    Yamamotoyama makes a big splash

    in Off-topic

    Posted

    Things I have learned about Yamamotoyama since training with him/spending time with him:

    -Falls asleep very easily in the back of my Toyota Prius C, which is the best testimonial to its suspension and quiet smooth ride.

    -Likes the music of Cyndi Lauper.

    -Is a big fan of the Loco Moco and now specifically asks to be taken to Bob's Hawaiian in Gardena whenever possible so he can get a double-order of it on one plate. We're trying to get the restaurant owner to name it the "Yama Special."

    -Is a huge otaku and has a bookshelf in his apartment that is chock full of just manga. He lent me some of his issues of Rurouni Kenshin after I asked for a recommendation. He's a huge fan of Assassin's Creed as well.

    P.S. that's Yama I'm pushing in my avatar.

    On the other hand I'm amazed to learn that he can actually fit inside a Prius! :D

    I've, on multiple occasions, fit both Yama and Byamba (so a total of... 850 or so pounds?) into my Prius C at the same time. A testament to Japanese engineering for sure.

    U.S. Sumo Nationals Livestream

    in Amasumo Discussions

    Posted

    One of the frustrating things about doing sumo in the US is that the competition is one of two levels:

    1) The die-hards that have been doing it for years.

    2) Novices who may have had a strong background in another grappling art but aren't attuned to the specifics of sumo.

    My opponent in the second video is an experienced folkstyle wrestler but doesn't train as often in sumo. I'm a little spoiled to have training from two former professionals who have been trying to drill tachi-ai into me. However, I don't have very many equally experienced/skilled partners to train with, so it's hard for me to progress as fast as I like to.

    Such is the life of a niche sport aficionado.

    Yamamotoyama makes a big splash

    in Off-topic

    Posted · Edited by Kasutera

    Things I have learned about Yamamotoyama since training with him/spending time with him:

    -Falls asleep very easily in the back of my Toyota Prius C, which is the best testimonial to its suspension and quiet smooth ride.

    -Likes the music of Cyndi Lauper.

    -Is a big fan of the Loco Moco and now specifically asks to be taken to Bob's Hawaiian in Gardena whenever possible so he can get a double-order of it on one plate. We're trying to get the restaurant owner to name it the "Yama Special."

    -Is a huge otaku and has a bookshelf in his apartment that is chock full of just manga. He lent me some of his issues of Rurouni Kenshin after I asked for a recommendation. He's a huge fan of Assassin's Creed as well.

    P.S. that's Yama I'm pushing in my avatar.

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    Yamamotoyama makes a big splash

    in Off-topic

    Posted

    Yamamotoyama lives in LA and Andrew Freund, in the video, basically acts as his manager getting him media gigs all over the country. If you've seen a sumo wrestler on American TV in the last year or so, chances are it's either Yama, Byambajav Ulambayar, or both of them. Here's both on a recent episode of The Bachelorette:

    http://abc.go.com/shows/the-bachelorette/episode-guide/season-11/04-week-3-sumo-wrestling-sex-education-and-clint-jjs-bromance

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    Who's LA local?

    in Off-topic

    Posted

    Hey guys,

    Is anyone else on this board in the Los Angeles area? Just curious as to who might be interested in sumo and sumo-adjacent (Mongolian Nadaam festival next month with bokh wrestling!) activities that are going on around here.

    Let me know so I can expand my network of IRL sumo buddies!

    U.S. Sumo Nationals Livestream

    in Amasumo Discussions

    Posted

    Speaking of Manny and Yonezuka- I found this old article about them on page 46 to 50. Over 20 years and they are still dreaming about sumo in the Olympics.

    https://books.google.com.au/books?id=IT0DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA46&lpg=PA46&dq=me+sumo+stay+big&source=bl&ots=HSbgdRm1M4&sig=c7j8OWyd1hZZioCveQIrwVQh8_Y&hl=en&sa=X&ei=InuDVf-nA5fW8gW-_oCQCg&ved=0CDAQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q&f=true

    Thanks for this!

    Yeah, it's funny how since sumo is such a niche thing in the US, certain people like to claim they've gotten in on the ground floor and build hype around themselves, making fan pages and whatnot, then they do a serious tournament like the Open and go up against one of the Mongolians and get knocked flat on their asses.

    My sister, however, is insisting on celebrating me as the first Cuban-American rookie lightweight sumo champion, which, if you get that specific, must probably be true.

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    U.S. Sumo Nationals Livestream

    in Amasumo Discussions

    Posted

    お疲れ様でした。

    Well done and thanks for your "basho report"!

    ありがとうございました！次のを目指して頑張ります！

    Next big amateur tournament in the US is the U.S. Sumo Open in LA in August, which I thankfully don't have to fly out for.

    U.S. Sumo Nationals Livestream

    in Amasumo Discussions

    Posted · Edited by Kasutera

    Fortunately for me, they decided there were enough competitors for a "rookie" division for all classes this year, for people who have competed in two or fewer major sumo tournaments. In the rookie lightweight division consisting of three wrestlers, I placed first!

    In the actual lightweight division, the one that counted, I placed fourth out of seven, losing only to the two guys who ended up winning first and second, both also former champions, so for my first every showing at nationals, I'm pretty satisfied with myself :-)

    The 1st place medalists who are (as of now) going to the world championships are as such (this is all from memory, I don't think it's been officially published anywhere):

    Men's Lightweight: Trent Sabo

    Men's Middleweight: Kena Heffernan

    Men's Heavyweight (and Openweight): Roy Sims (newcomer who's a former football player and a BEAST)

    Women's Lightweight: Jenelle Hamilton

    Women's Middleweight: Helen Delpopolo (veteran who came out of semi-retirement in commemoration of the recent passing of prolific judo and sumo coach Yoshisada Yonezuka)

    Women's Heavyweight (and Openweight): Jasmine Jones

    I will post a link to the formal results once they get posted.

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    Ryogoku Kokugikan's other uses

    in Off-topic

    Posted

    Yes, because there is absolutely NO cross-over fandom between sumo and pro wrestling, and certainly there's been NO cross-over of talent either! They are two separately different spheres of fandom and should never ever ever ever touch ever, and this is totally not a condescending and patronizing opinion to have!

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