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If you are meeting a sumo wrestler, expect it to be awkward. Hear the story of Leslie meeting Gagamaru, and then listen to our chat about the latest banzuke.

Curious about Gagamaru? See episode #125.

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The Battle Huggers vs. the Pusher Thrusters. How sumo has changed over the last few decades and why. There's a LOT of variety in these styles of sumo and nothing is as simple as it seems.

Some kimarite evolved from judo and others are more like swift reactions to what's happening on the clay. We discuss techniques as well as who is really good at certain techniques.

"The yorikiri... the ubiquitous battle hug."

"Oshi sumo... if you're good at it, you can obliterate people with it."

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After some news and sumo poetry, we launch into a discussion of kimarite with Bruce, who thinks we need more of them! To prove his point, he launches into a discussion of the henka. There's a lot of variety in this one simple move! We break down of some of best varieties of this move from Haramafuji, Hakuho, Chiyoshoma, and more.

"The henka is generally frowned upon..."

"You may hear some older fans grumble about Chiyoshoma... the henka dispenser."

"Uncle Sumo was the master of the henka."

"Henka is not a kimarite."

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Part 1 of a multi-episode feature on kimarite, the techniques used in sumo. We start by learning how you can win a sumo match without using any techniques at all. If it sounds confusing, it's all part of the fun! You can win by doing nothing at all.

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Who we loved watching. Who we found fascinating. Who turned up their simmer stare. And who won the March 2023 sumo tournament in Osaka. We thoroughly enjoyed this basho! BIG THANK YOUs to bigSUMOfan.com and Codiak Wood Artistry for sponsoring our Sumo BINGO!

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Days 4-10 of the March basho. It's an exciting free for all sumo tournament. Breaking it down. We're loving it. Thanks be to the sumo gods!

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Y'all. Try as we might, we still manage to bungle up names of sumo wrestlers. It happened in this episode. Wakatakamoto? Wakatakakento? Oof. WakaMOTOHARU. Sorry. Mistakes aside, here's our breakdown of some of our favorite fights in days 1-3 of the March basho.

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We're chatting about another newbie to the highest division, Bushozan. What's his story? Also, remember Daishoho? Yeah, we coludn't either, so we looked him up to refresh our memory.

Knowing a little more about the guys in the top division helps us appreciate them more.

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Fans are thrilled to see Hokuseiho and Kinbozan in the top division. As in, people haven't been this excited since the invention of sliced bread. Find out why so many people are excited to watch them.

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Two parts to this episode. In part 1, we cover the history of the banzuke and how it is created. In part 2, Robert from Big Sumo Fan teaches us how to read the date of a banzuke. If you've ever wanted to make sense of the banzuke, this is the episode for you.

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