Swapping his mawashi - the traditional loincloth sumo wrestlers wear - for shoulder pads and a helmet, the 21-year-old has quickly adjusted to life in the foothills of Fort Collins. His English ...

Sumo wrestling, which remains virtually unchanged ... the hair of an unseen athlete being oiled and tied, or a line of “mawashi” — the heavy loincloths worn by all sumos — hanging to ...

Image The referee, Taiga Iizuka, left, wraps a mawashi, or traditional sumo loincloth’s belt, for Justin Kwan, one of the competitors. Membership in the club is “mostly based on vibes,” Mr ...

HISANO WORKS AT A LOCAL SECURITY FIRM WHILE ALSO CONTINUING HER SUMO TRAINING. WHEN SHE ARRIVES AT THE DOJO, THE FIRST THING SHE DOES IS PUT ON HER MAWASHI. THE PROCESS IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS IT ...

One by one, the men all stripped down to their boxer briefs and tied on their sumo belts, or mawashis. (Only a few fighters among them wear the mawashi in the traditional style, without anything ...

Sumo wrestling, which is dictated by ritual ... Spectators can expect to see hand-embroidered silk kesho-mawashi robes, ancient salt-throwing rituals, and some combination of the sport’s 82 ...

All contestants wore the traditional loincloth called a mawashi in the ring, but some wore it over shorts or gym clothes. Don’t call it a diaper. The tournament was hosted by the Tennessee Sumo ...

made his debut in the juryo division at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov. 10-24. Ahead of the Kyushu tournament, the Ukrainian received a ceremonial mawashi belt during a presentation ...

Swapping his mawashi — the traditional loincloth sumo wrestlers wear — for shoulder pads and a helmet, the 21-year-old has quickly adjusted to life in the foothills of Fort Collins ...