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With more than 1,500 years of history, sumo wrestling is one of Japan’s oldest and most sacred sports. But in recent years, it has been facing lower enrolment and a high attrition rate.
Sumo Group has announced the departure of its co-founders CEO Carl Cavers, COO Paul Porter, and director of excellence and integration Darren Mills. Cavers, Porter, Mills, and James North-Hearn ...
But, a debate that still surrounds this popular compound movement is which variation is better: sumo or conventional? On one hand, you’ve got those who are convinced the sumo deadlift is an ...
The main differences between the sumo and conventional deadlift is easy to see: foot position. what to read next The conventional variation requires lifters to stand with the feet shoulder-width ...
Hot Springs, Ark. (KATV) — Arkansas' first sumo tournament will be held Friday evening at Bank OZK Arena at the Hot Springs Convention Center and features sumo wrestlers billed as the world's ...
But rarer, nonexistent even, is a theatrical work about sumo wrestling. Now, Lisa Sanaye Dring’s “Sumo” is transporting Off Broadway audiences at the Public Theater to an intimate sumo ...
Ten-year-old spaniel Kima might be being groomed for her final Crufts performance - but it won't be before she goes into battle with two of her daughters. Her owner Sophie Macbeth readily admits ...
Argentina and Japan may be separated by thousands of kilometres of land and ocean, but Hiyori Kon is helping bring the two countries closer through the traditional Japanese sport of sumo.
Next time you're in the gym doing deadlifts, take a page out of the wrestler handbook and try it sumo style. Named for the wide stance that sumo wrestlers get into before facing their opponent ...
Her kids agree that Japan has been their favorite destination. Sumo wrestling was the highlight of their trip. My kids have been fortunate to enjoy the benefits of my main work perk as a longtime ...
“I’ve run into a lot of people who say the same thing.” Splashed across the paneled walls of his corner office at KIMA, where he has been sports director since 1994, Sillence has ...