How does it feel to be up on the dohyo in front of the entire world? What's the food like in Alabama? What are some of the trial and tribulations of starting a sumo club in North Carolina? Is it terrifying to be mere feet away from Ōsunaarashi when he's super angry? We asked Eric Huynh, the founder of Raijin Sumo Club, who recently returned from competing in the 2022 World Games! Check out our shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/SumoPunx/ Or toss some coin into our tip bucket: https://ko-fi.c...
Aug 03, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 23
Does Ryuden deserve forgiveness? Is Chiyoshoma secretly a Tolkienesque villain? Will Gagamaru play drums in our band? The only thing we know for sure is that we're actually kind of glad the Nagoya basho is over now. Check out our shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/SumoPunx/ Or toss some coin into our tip bucket: https://ko-fi.com/sumopunx Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PunxSumo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sumopunx/ Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/SumoPunx/ YouTube: https:/...
Jul 26, 2022•47 min•Ep. 22
Complete pandemonium in Nagoya as EIGHT stables including almost 150 wrestlers have now pulled out of the basho due to covid infection, with many predicting even more in the coming 5 day until the end of the tournament. Will we make it until Day 15? Tickets for the Sumo Symposium with Gagamaru and Amiran Tsikoridze: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sumo-seminar-training-w-gagamaru-tickets-388240256057?aff=efbevent Check out our shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/SumoPunx/ Or toss some coin into ...
Jul 21, 2022•48 min•Ep. 21
Despite the controversy that surrounded the 2022 World Games sumo competition, it sure was one hell of a show! We're so proud of all the competitors! The Nagoya Basho has been pretty wild as well with many rikishi dropping out and fighting through injuries. Will this be Ichonojo's yusho? Help our super rad friend Mikael with his gnarly medical bills by donating here: Gofund.me/abe70532 or by purchasing a cool jewelry item here: https://eternalwardesigns.storenvy.com/ Add some speed to your suria...
Jul 17, 2022•56 min•Ep. 20
Things get pretty ridiculous in this episode as we examine the Sumo Arc of an anime/manga series that is currently one of the most popular and most outrageous! Bulging from the pages of a manga that has been running for other 30 years, Baki keeps the shonen genre fresh with its over-the-top story and art, and throwing a bunch of rikishi into the mix only built up that bulge bigger and badder! We also discuss our fantasy sumo picks for the Nagoya basho in the most delightfully horrifying way we c...
Jul 08, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 19
Have you ever wanted to try doing sumo, but you didn't know where to start or thought it would never happen because of your background or resources? Nery experienced those same hurdles until he heard about the Cowboy Cup Sumo Open hosted by the Dallas Sumo Club, and decided he was going to start his very own sumo club! Now, the Ronin Rikishi Sumo Club in Oak Cliff (that's South Dallas for non-Texans) is one of the fastest growing sumo clubs in Texas! Learn how he got his club started and how the...
Jul 02, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 18
Keeping it relatively short and casual with some lo-fi banzuke review to study and relax to before the Summer storm of sumo hits. "All Japan Women's Sumo Championship" = 全日本相撲選手権女子 Tekkan Amature Sumo Channel: https://youtube.com/c/TekkanAmatureSumoChannel Check out our shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/SumoPunx/ Or toss some coin into our tip bucket: https://ko-fi.com/sumopunx Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PunxSumo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sumopunx/ Facebook: https://...
Jun 29, 2022•41 min•Ep. 17
Without much other exposure to sumo in the U.S., it's no wonder that so many amateur sumo wrestlers got their first taste for the excitement of this ancient combat sport through their love of anime. In this episode we discuss Hinomaru Sumo, its plot and characters (this is your only spoiler warning), some interesting trivia on how it relates to ancient Japanese weaponry, and how its dramatically shonen portrayal hooked a new wave of sumo enthusiasts. We also share the Hinomaru-style kimarite sub...
Jun 22, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 16
The first annual Cowboy Cup has now come and gone, and one thing that everyone agrees on is that both the sun and the competition were SUPER HOT! And for some the anxiety of their first time competing was also threatening to combust. So in this episode we get some tips from our own Matt and his teammate Rick, both members of Dallas Sumo Club, on how they stayed so cool under the pressure of participating in their first official sumo tournament. Check out our shop: https://www.redbubble.com/peopl...
Jun 15, 2022•42 min•Ep. 15
We go over a bit of pro sumo news before presenting our recent soiree with Mak and Jake of Grand Sumo Breakdown, where things go completely off the rails, the sky falls upon the earth, and the ground cracks open unleashing the unholy contents of hell until the only sounds that can be heard are the squelching of macaroni noises. The parts of this episode featuring Mak and Jake were previously released on the various platforms that host GSB. You can listen to their podcast here or watch them here ...
Jun 06, 2022•53 min•Ep. 14
In this episode we chat with Oscar Dolan, the founder of New York Sumo Club, about making a DIY dohyo and challenging strangers in the park to come wrestle you and your mawashi clad teammates! Toss some coin into our tip bucket: https://ko-fi.com/sumopunx And check out our shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/SumoPunx/ Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PunxSumo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sumopunx/ Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/SumoPunx/ YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZSJfEMaD2Jk ...
May 30, 2022•51 min•Ep. 13
No one knew what to expect going into week two of the May Tournament! We're sure you were screaming as many expletives at your screens as we were, because that basho was bonkers! Someone needs to get spanked! Toss some coin into our tip bucket: https://ko-fi.com/sumopunx Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PunxSumo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sumopunx/ Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/SumoPunx/ YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZSJfEMaD2Jk Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0T...
May 24, 2022•54 min•Ep. 12
What is going on in the May Tournament??? How did so many unexpected rikishi end up battling it out at the top? What made Sadanoumi wait so long to finally get Madanoumi? Why won't Matt just admit he loves Gwen Stefani? We're going to explore all those questions in this episode! Dallas Sumo Club presents Cowboy Cup Sumo Open at FitCon Texas 2022! Saturday, June 11th from Noon to 4pm. Panther Island Pavillion 395 Purcey St, Fort Worth, TX 76102 SPECTATORS: https://fitcon.com/texas/tickets/ In ord...
May 18, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 11
The May 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament is almost upon us! In this episode we take a look at the Natsu banzuke, try to make sense of why various rikishi were moved up or down the ranks, and indulge our wicked fantasies. We also show a little love for the winners of the 2022 US Sumo National Championships, and then get all riled up about some fascist jerks in the 1920s who wouldn't just let girls do sumo in the movie 'The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine.'" Toss some coin into our tip bucket: https://...
May 04, 2022•54 min•Ep. 10
This is a continuation of our series of interviews with the founders of sumo clubs from all over the US. What is it like to start your own sumo club? What are the risks and rewards? Where can you set up practice space? What are good ways to recruit new members? Who's going to make the chankonabe this week? In this episode we talk to Nicholas Ton and Paul Gutierrez of Shogeki Sumo Club in Houston, Texas about how kids make the best sumo fans, recruiting anime fans, and how everyone is a fan of sh...
Apr 26, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 9
Have you ever wondered what it's like to start your own sumo club? In this interview series we chat with some of the ambitious and fascinating people who did it themselves! In this first episode of the series we get together with Marky Naas, the founder of the Appalachian Sumo Club, to discuss strongmen, strange and sexy beasts, and the struggles of salacious social media attention. Check out Appalachian Sumo Club on Instagram and Facebook . Toss some coin into our tip bucket: https://ko-fi.com/...
Apr 19, 2022•48 min•Ep. 8
The second week of the March tournament and the dramatic finally! This one was hard to predict! Check out the Women's Invitational National Sumo Tournament at either of the links below: Dark Circle Sumo stream Lonestar Sumo Stream Toss some coin into our tip bucket: https://ko-fi.com/sumopunx SUMO PUNX on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PunxSumo And on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sumopunx/ And on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/SumoPunx/ And on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZSJfEMaD2Jk And on...
Mar 29, 2022•49 min•Ep. 7
What happened to our yokozuna? Is Ura in over his head? How did 2019 Takayasu find that time machine? Can Shodai shake off the lingering effects of the plague to stay at ozeki? Will Elon Musk reveal the "sumo champion" he bested, or will he finally admit he just likes to make stuff up to trick people into thinking he's cool? We examine these questions and more in episode 6 of the Sumo Punx Podcast, where we cover the first week of the Grand Sumo March Tournament! Toss some coin into our tip buck...
Mar 23, 2022•55 min•Ep. 6
It's time for the March Tournament! We cover day 1 and 2, mostly Makuuchi, some Juryo, and discuss what it's like to put on an amateur sumo exhibition in small town Texas. Can we start having sumo matches at punk shows? Will Asashoryu S a D? How did Akua's legs get so hard and veiny? Will Matt ever get his snow cone? Keep listening to find out! Toss some coin into our tip bucket: https://ko-fi.com/sumopunx SUMO PUNX on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PunxSumo And on Instagram: https://www.instagram...
Mar 16, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 5
We're back! After a short hiatus we're dropping this new episode about various aspects of being a sumo fan, especially playing fantasy sumo! We dive into the banzuke to choose our fantasy rikishi, explore the intense world of Japanese cheer squads, and discuss our favorite website to throw our money at in exchange for shiny sumo trinkets. We're gearing up for the March tournament and have many exciting new things coming at you in the near future. We know you're going to miss the sweet tunes we u...
Mar 16, 2022•45 min•Ep. 4
What's it like to love in the world of sumo? How do sumo wrestlers date? How do they get it on in the boudoir? Whatever happened to those little chocolate butthole candies? And most importantly, who won the Best Buns in Sumo contest?? All these questions and more will be answered in this Valentine's Day themed episode! SUMO PUNX on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PunxSumo And on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sumopunx/ And on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/SumoPunx/ And on YouTube: https://...
Mar 16, 2022•50 min•Ep. 3
Join us as we discuss our love of Bob Odenkirk, Matt's early childhood run-in with the Satanic Panic, and how we clarify the differences between pro and amateur sumo, with a particular focus on amateur sumo in Part 2 of this two part episode. SUMO PUNX on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PunxSumo And on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sumopunx/ And on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/SumoPunx/ And on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5ZfQU0C-xNgo9A4B0DROyQ Check out CORRUPT VISION on t...
Mar 16, 2022•46 min•Ep. 2
Sumo Punx is releasing a split! With ourselves! This will be a two part episode about the two different sides of sumo. This episode is Part 1 and details professional sumo, also known as grand sumo, which is traditional Japanese sumo that only happens in Japan. Part 2 will be about amateur sumo which is what is practiced outside of Japan. SUMO PUNX on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PunxSumo And on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sumopunx/ And on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/SumoPunx/ And ...
Mar 16, 2022•46 min•Ep. 2
The first episode of the Sumo Punx podcast! Get to know Matt and Sabrina and why they decided to share their love of sumo with the world. SUMO PUNX on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PunxSumo And on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sumopunx/ And on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/SumoPunx/ And Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5ZfQU0C-xNgo9A4B0DROyQ Check out SUCCUMB on their Bandcamp: https://succumb.bandcamp.com/ SUMO PUNX opening theme song by Crime Coven featuring Jiz Dixxxkyn. Cl...
Mar 16, 2022•31 min•Ep. 1
Sumo Punx is here! Matt, an amateur sumo wrestler, and Sabrina bring you insight into the fascinating world of sumo wrestling from their unique counter-cultural perspective. This trailer is just a sample of what to expect. We hope you enjoy!
Mar 13, 2022•3 min
