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 ...

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 ...

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 is the national sport of Japan ... say no." Shalan had to wake up at 4 a.m. to prepare the other wrestlers' mawashi and clean his dojo. When they rose at 6 a.m., Shalan helped them get ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...