Grand Sumo Breakdown

2023 looks to be an interesting year. Will we get any new yokozuna or ozeki? Will we even keep the ones we have? Ryan, Mak, Flyric, and Hakuh- I mean Jake discuss.

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This was a rough one. Ryan tries to pick up the pieces while Jake tries to podcast and parent.

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2022 was a wild year in sumo. Every tournament had a different champ, covid demolished the July basho, Mitakeumi gained and subsequently lost ozeki status, Takayasu broke a million hearts... Join the GSB crew to discuss the best and worst of the year! Stay tuned after the credits for our punishment of the year replay.

Also make sure to check out our amateur sumo award show where Jake and Mak were joined by the Sumo Punx and Sake & Sumo's Caleb!

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With 2022 coming to a close, all of us US sumo enthusiasts should look back with pride on one of the biggest growth years our sport has ever seen. Mak and Jake are joined by Caleb Baccus - sumo black belt and Sake & Sumo podcast host - as well as the SUMO PUNX! Congratulations to all our award winners and thank you to everybody who helped make 2022 a great year for sumo!

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After hundreds of responses, the 2022 popularity poll results are in! Find out who are the most and least liked rikishi of the year in GSB's 4th annual event.

Oh also Jake's baby is here.

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Five junior san'yaku slots? Eight?! Who the hell knows? Ryan takes his best guess. Also Jake apologizes in advance...

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It's time for the Kyushu Review-shu! The guys scrape the depressed pile of Jake off the floor and discuss the final heartbrea- I mean basho of 2022!

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Sometimes an event feels cursed, like the whole universe is conspiring to keep a good thing from happening. The Houston Open was one such event, but the sumo way is to keep moving forward! Nick Ton and Shogeki Sumo powered through to make the tournament a great one no matter what. First-time competitor Nate Hudson joins us to talk about how it went.

Also, since Jake fumbled it so bad, here are the special prize winners he was trying to remember:

Outstanding Performance: Madison Guinn

Technique: Jared Tadlock

Fighting Spirit: Khalil Collins

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***SPOILERS THROUGH DAY 8***

Which of the co-leaders can continue their dominance into week 2? We have some shoddy guesses for you.

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GSB's better-late-than-never preview is here! Enjoy our long, meandering opinions that even manage to stay on topic some of the time.

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