Sumo Kaboom

Leslie and Laurie Collins, Texan sisters and diehard sumo fans, talk about all things sumo.

Episode 133: Tamawashi

Time Codes:

Newsflash
Tamawashi origin story
13:00 Tamawashi gets Kakuryu's help
14:00 long slow rise up the ranks
15:10 Smarty pants sister
16:10 outside sumo activities
16:30 cooking school skills
19:00 avoided the 2011 incident
20:55 children love him
22:00 why he does handicrafts
22:46 his fighting preferences
24:00 how to nodowa by Tamawashi
25:00 He's not flexible
25:25 kotenage dangers
27:10 slow slog to the top
32:00 Kinboshi records and more
32:30 perfect attendance
Another baker in the house... Shibatayama
34:28 texas toast and bakery business
34:28 Sumo Sweet buns
36:41 bad golfer

Survey for international fans who have seen sumo in Japan: https://ww2.unipark.de/uc/internationalsumofans/

Sources

https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202210010000992.html
https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/column/sumo/news/202209240001420.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamawashi_Ichir%C5%8D
https://sumowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/Tamawashi_Ichiro
https://twitter.com/kodomo_yomi/status/950897978381713408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E950897978381713408%7Ctwgr%5E0acce5b633dafca9fd91acd5ce427fb344e7f374%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ffuture-past.info%2Ftamawashi-yome-ayase
https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202210030000723.html

https://future-past.info/tamawashi-yome-ayase
https://honyomigasuki.com/archives/1234
https://kataonami.com/%e2%98%86%e7%8e%89%e9%b7%b2%e5%84%aa%e5%8b%9d%e2%98%86/

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/sumo/sumopedia/69/
https://katatosi-com.translate.goog/tamawasi?_x_tr_sl=ja&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc
https://www.pasonica.com/%E7%8E%89%E9%B7%B2%E4%B8%80%E6%9C%97/
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/03/11/sumo/former-yokozuna-onokuni-now-acts-jsas-public-face/#.XmkT6-SWyUm
https://www.pasonica.com/%E7%8E%89%E9%B7%B2%E4%B8%80%E6%9C%97/
おすもうさん手作りクリスマスケーキ!玉鷲クッキング SUMO

Hakuho assesses his former rivals

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14727840
https://japanophilia.xyz/2019/01/29/tamawashi/
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8E%89%E9%B7%B2%E4%B8%80%E6%9C%97
https://sumowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/Tamawashi_Ichiro
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamawashi_Ichir%C5%8D

https://soranews24.com/2021/05/29/retired-sumo-champion-swaps-loincloth-for-a-bakers-apron-and-their-bread-wows-us-%E3%80%90taste-test%E3%80%91/