Sumo Kaboom

The 67th Yokozuna, Musashimaru, coaches sumo today and just got a new recruit from Hawaii. So, what's Musashimaru's story and why this connection to Hawaii? More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game: www.sumokaboom.com Big Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch in the US? Try Big Sumo Fan ! Twitter @SumoKaboom Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/ Facebook https://www.facebook...

Some words immediately tell the listener that the speaker is a sumo wrestler. Certain phrases and slang describe body types, money, and love. We tried to research this ourselves and ran into a wall of information we couldn't understand. So thank goodness for Mai, avid sumo fan and podcast listener, who helped us understand some sumo-specific terminology. If you are interested in Japanese language,...

Curious minds want to know. Want to know more about all that salt throwing on Okinoumi at his retirement ceremony? Want to know how to make a yokozuna belt for your ferret? BIG thank you to bigsumofan.com for sponsoring our BINGO game. If you need sumo merch in the US, try Big Sumo Fan ! More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game: www.sumokaboom.com Twitter @SumoKaboom Instagram https://www.instagr...

Now that the excitement and drama is over, we can talk calmly about who thrilled us, surprised us, and bored us at the professional sumo tournament in Japan. Also, because we recorded this late at night, there's a bit more cussing and laughing about slightly inappropriate things? Now we have to wait abother 6 weeks for more sumo. BIG thank you to bigsumofan.com for sponsoring our BINGO game. If yo...

There's too much sumo to cover in a single episode, so we can only mention our favorites. Oh the surprise losses! Oh the excitement! Our Sumo Kaboom BINGO game is available to play every basho. 500 BINGO cards are available the Thursday before the basho begins. Go to www.sumokaboom.com for more details and to sign up. It's free. And, it's sponsored by bigsumofan.com. More about Sumo Kaboom and our...

The boys are back and it's a true free for all. Hokutofuji! Atamifuji! Surprising losses! Amazing wins! And we're only on day 3! Newsflash Day 1: 6:47 Day 2: 21:50 Day 3: 32:13 Our Sumo Kaboom BINGO game is available to play every basho. 500 BINGO cards are available the Thursday before the basho begins. Go to www.sumokaboom.com for more details and to sign up. It's free. More about Sumo Kaboom an...

After lots of news, Leslie gives us some info on Nishikigi and his record as third slowest to rise to sanyaku. Which got us thinking... so, who was even slower? BINGO starts next week! Our Sumo Kaboom BINGO game is available to play every basho. 500 BINGO cards are available the Thursday before the basho begins. Go to www.sumokaboom.com for more details and to sign up. It's free. More about Sumo K...

This episode describes one of sumo's darkest moments - a death of a sumo wrestler in 2007. We discuss the incident and then focus on what the JSA says it is doing to prevent this from happening again. Our Sumo Kaboom BINGO game is available to play every basho. 500 BINGO cards are available the Thursday before the basho begins. Go to www.sumokaboom.com for more details and to sign up. It's free. M...

First, some of you got to meet The GOAT, Hakuho, so of course, we have to share some of your stories! It's not every day that you get to meet a piece of sumo history. After feel-good fan stories, we talk about Haramafuji's scandal and the incident that began random drug testing in the Japan Sumo Association. Our Sumo Kaboom BINGO game is available to play every basho. 500 BINGO cards are available...

Part 2 of a multi-episode series on sumo scandals. The concept of "yaocho," or match-fixing, is nothing new in sumo. In this episode, we take a deep dive into accusations, evidence, and changes that have been made to try to keep this practice out of the ring. Lots of research goes into our episodes, and you can find that research on our Show Notes page. Our Sumo Kaboom BINGO game is available to p...

Between the years of 2007 and 2012, several scandals rocked the sumo world. We're diving into what happened. Part 1 explores gambling and its connections to the shady world of the yakuza. 0 Sumo News 5:30 Sumo Scandals Part 1 Our Sumo Kaboom BINGO game is available to play every basho. 500 BINGO cards are available the Thursday before the basho begins. Go to www.sumokaboom.com for more details and...

Chiyonokuni's life and career, how he might be remembered, and then a game of Random Facts About Chiyonokuni. All with Dave of Sumo Mainichi. More about Sumo Mainichi https://sumomainichi.podbean.com Sumo Mainichi's YouTube livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@sumomainichi158/streams Dave and Amy do daily breakdowns of the sumo during each basho, and we love their show. Give it a listen! They are...

Hear who won our BINGO game and the nitty gritty and gross facts about mawashi wear. Plus, we'll break down our favorite moments from days 11-15 of the July basho. We have a new ozeki! 0 Hellos and BINGO winners, poetry and news 13:15 Day 11 21:20 Day 12 26:30 Day 13 32:20 Day 14 40:10 Day 15 Our Sumo Kaboom BINGO game is available to play with every basho. 500 BINGO cards are available the Thursd...

ANYONE could win this July basho. We're at day 10 and loving the names on the leaderboard. Our Sumo Kaboom BINGO game is available to play with every basho. 500 BINGO cards are available the Thursday before the basho begins. Go to www.sumokaboom.com for more details and to sign up. It's free. More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game: www.sumokaboom.com Twitter @SumoKaboom Instagram https://www.in...

We're only on day THREE of the July 2023 tournament, and already there are surprises, YAYs and big OH NOOOs. We're watching the rookies, the competition for ozeki status, and the awful strain of injury. 0 - 12:45 News and Shonnanoumi 12:45 Day 1 23: 15 Day 2 31:30 Day 3 Our Sumo Kaboom BINGO game is available to play with every basho. 500 BINGO cards are available the Thursday before the basho beg...

In the July 2023 tournament, three men brand new to the top division are stepping in to test their mettle. We're chatting about two of them today - Gonoyama and Hakuoho. One has deep ties to Goeido - remember that powerhouse ozeki? The other has experienced a lightening fast rise to the top division and is the center of a bit of a media frenzy. People have high hopes for these men, so who are they...

We decided to take a deep dive into two men we didn't know that much about - Takarafuji and Tsurugisho. After some research, we still don't know that much about one man. But the other? Well, let's just say that the results are surprising. And wonderfully odd. 0 - 10:00 News 10:00 - 28:30 Takarafuji 28:30 - 50:00 Tsurugisho More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game: www.sumokaboom.com Twitter @Sumo...

Every once in a while, there's a real close sumo match. One person is declared a winner, and fans have feelings! WHO WON? WHAT THE...? WE'VE BEEN ROBBED! FAVORITISM! When this happens, usually there is some talk about the "Dead Body" Rule, so what is this rule? Turns out, it's more of an exception. More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game: www.sumokaboom.com Twitter @SumoKaboom Instagram https://...

The sumo association hosted their first Sumo Belly Touching event in June, 2023, and it was a HUGE hit. With us anyway. Mainly because it featured a lot of karaoke, and singing is one of our favorite things about sumo. Shodai, Ura, Ichiyamamoto, Hiradoumi, and Sadanoumi all sang! More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game: www.sumokaboom.com Twitter @SumoKaboom Instagram https://www.instagram.com/s...

Kiribayama has a new name. Why? Because he is now an ozeki and begins a new sumo chapter. His life is changing. Same for two wrestlers who retired over the weekend, Kakuryu and Ikioi. We're telling you the story of Kiribayama, we mean Kirishima, and giving you a play-by-play on two retirement ceremonies. It's exciting and nostalgic to watch the wheel of sumo turn. *looks philosophically into the d...

We might as well call this the yokozuna, sekiwake and Hokuseiho hour, because that's what we talk about. A LOT. What can we say? We loved it. Congratulations to all the winners - the yusho winner, our new ozeki, and of course, our BINGO winners. More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game: www.sumokaboom.com Twitter @SumoKaboom Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/ Facebook https://www.fac...

The sumo race is narrowing down to a few, and we are ON BOARD for it ALL. The wrestling is good, y'all. And I'm sure the BINGO game is heating up as well! More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game: www.sumokaboom.com Twitter @SumoKaboom Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast Check out our eve...

Our favorite moments from days 1 - 3 of the May basho. More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game: www.sumokaboom.com Twitter @SumoKaboom Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com If you'd like to buy us a mawas...

Surprise! Ichinojo retired, and no one saw it coming. Hear the strange way it went down. Also, get your stats on the henka. Who REALLY is the Henka King? More about Ichinojo in this earlier episode: Sumo Kaboom: The Big Boys of Sumo More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game: www.sumokaboom.com Twitter @SumoKaboom Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Sum...

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. We also have an earlier episode on Kiribayama if you are interested. More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game: www.sumokaboom.com Twitter @SumoKaboom Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/ F...