Grand Sumo Breakdown

Today we sit down with Makini Manu, gold medalist in December's NASC tournament in Vegas and all around butt-kicker. Makini tries his hand at everything, from football to pro wrestling to... dodgeball?

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Ryan actually did a great job on this one. Nobody tell him though, his ego is big enough already.

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How much sumo can fit under one roof? 2021 US heavyweight champ Jose and World Games qualifier Yaleidy Galindo test the limits.

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As an excuse to revisit fun stories from the deep history of sumo (or at least the last few years), we introduce the Grand Sumo Breakdown Miscellaneous Hall of Fame or Whatever We Want. It's a working title, give us a break. We plan to continue the series soon, so send us your ideas for nominations!

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It's about time we had another Iowan on the show! Today we catch up with Ohayo Sumo's Jake Book about his start in sumo and his personal quest into the history of sumo here in America.

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We're joined by our rivals from Sumo & Sake to discuss the upcoming season to crown the Texas State Sumo champions of 2022. We laugh, we learn, we teach some fellow podcasters how it's really done. Keep an eye on the Lonestar Sumo Youtube channel for the Texas Classic on February 19th!

*Language warning because Justin has a potty mouth*

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This banzuke's a doozy. Between a huge pileup at the top and a huge gulf in the middle, there's only one tattooed celebrity who can bring us through this...

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The first tournament of 2022 is in the books and boy did it deliver some crazy matches and surprises. Join us to hear what we think of our newest ozeki, the condition of our beleaguered yokozuna's knees, and much more!

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Jake and Mak check in with the rapidly-growing Ohayo Sumo Association out of Ohio (A+ pun, bravo). Darius is a co-founder of the original club and Ben has recently started a "franchise" club in Dayton. Find Ohayo Sumo on Facebook to join in if you're in the area and look for the Ohayo Sumo podcast for more interviews around the community.

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***SPOILERS THROUGH DAY 8***

Can Mitakeumi keep it up? Can Terunofuji come back? Do we take Tamawashi for granted? Can Akua go one day without landing on his face? All this and more!

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