We found 10 articles with the tag “sumo”.
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Episode 229: Our Japan Trip and BINGO
September 25th, 2024
aoiyama, bingo, japan, konishiki, myogiryu, onosato, sumo, takakeisho, travel, tripWe tried to keep this short and sweet, but it's impossible because our trip to Japan was so fun. We cannot wait to return! Plus, we heard about a slate of retirements this tournament, and we have a new ozeki!
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Episode 221: July Basho Days 1-3
July 17th, 2024
basho, dallas cowboy cheerleaders, days 1-3, nagoya, sumoThe heat of summer is on and the sumo begins! Today's sumo talks involves samurai, Barry White and the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders. Go figure.
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Episode 209: Sumo Wrestlers Sing!
April 23rd, 2024
charity, karaoke, singing, song, sumoSometimes we break down the singing rather than the sumo. Today is one of those days!
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Episode 189: Days 4 - 10 Kyushu Basho
November 22nd, 2023
basho, kyushu, sumoOur favorite moments from the Kyushu basho, days 4-10.
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Episode 183: Sumo Lingo
October 11th, 2023
ingo, japanese, language, lingo, slang, sumoThis one is all about words. Words used mostly (or only) in the sumo world.
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Episode 175: Sumo Scandals Part 2 - Match-Fixing
August 15th, 2023
match-fixing, scandal, sumo, yaochoPart 2 of a multi-episode series on sumo scandals. The concept of "yaocho," or match-fixing, is nothing new in sumo. In this episode, we take a deep dive into accusations, evidence, and changes that have been made to try to keep this practice out of the ring.
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Episode 167: The Dead Body Rule
June 21st, 2023
dead body, dead body rule, rule, rules, sumoWhat is the "Dead Body" Rule in sumo??
Every once in a while, there's a real close sumo match. One person is declared a winner, and fans have feelings! WHO WON? WHAT THE...? WE'VE BEEN ROBBED! FAVORITISM!
When this happens, usually there is some talk about the "Dead Body" Rule, so what is this rule? Turns out, it's more of an exception.
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Episode 166: The Sumo Belly Touching Event
June 14th, 2023
belly, belly rubbing, belly touching, karaoke, singing, sumoSumo The Belly Touching Event was held in Japan in June, 2023 and it was a huge hit with us!
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Episode 163: May Basho Days 4 - 10
May 23rd, 2023
2023, basho, may, sumo, tournamentThe boys are back, and we are breaking down our favorite moments from days 4-10.
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Episode 149: Sumo Love Part 1
February 6th, 2023
ai chatbot, love, love lives, sumoThis week, Leslie gives you the skinny on the love lives of some of your favorite sumo wrestlers, and Laurie asks the AI Chatbot to write you some sumo romance. Think of this episode as your warm up for next week's Valentines Day episode.