web02.fireside.fm Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:11:28 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Sumo Kaboom - Episodes Tagged with “Justin Kizzart” https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/tags/justin%20kizzart Wed, 15 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0500 Sumo Kaboom! A weekly podcast dedicated to our favorite sport - sumo wrestling. We chat about tournaments, current events, history and our favorite wrestlers. We are performers, improvisers, and creators and have absolutely no sumo training. But, we are huge sumo fans. Having lived in Japan, Leslie loves the history and traditions of sumo. She also has a deep love for sumo karaoke singers. Laurie is fascinated by sumo wrestler fandom, the sumo training regimen and physicality of the sport. Together, we serve up exciting sumo treats for sumo-curious fans. We share an enthusiasm for sumo and like all sisters, we work amazingly well together. All of the time. There are never any issues. Ever. We also occasionally send out sumo related content. It is NOT hard-hitting sumo journalism and is usually very silly. If you want to receive our writing about all things sumo or receive notification when Sumo BINGO cards are available, join our Substack below. We won't ever share your info, because we hate spam, too. <iframe src="https://sumokaboom.substack.com/embed" width="480" height="320" style="border:1px solid #EEE; background:white;" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> en-us episodic Leslie and Laurie, Texan sisters and diehard sumo fans, talk about all things sumo. Sumo Kaboom Podcast Sumo Kaboom! A weekly podcast dedicated to our favorite sport - sumo wrestling. We chat about tournaments, current events, history and our favorite wrestlers. We are performers, improvisers, and creators and have absolutely no sumo training. But, we are huge sumo fans. Having lived in Japan, Leslie loves the history and traditions of sumo. She also has a deep love for sumo karaoke singers. Laurie is fascinated by sumo wrestler fandom, the sumo training regimen and physicality of the sport. Together, we serve up exciting sumo treats for sumo-curious fans. We share an enthusiasm for sumo and like all sisters, we work amazingly well together. All of the time. There are never any issues. Ever. We also occasionally send out sumo related content. It is NOT hard-hitting sumo journalism and is usually very silly. If you want to receive our writing about all things sumo or receive notification when Sumo BINGO cards are available, join our Substack below. We won't ever share your info, because we hate spam, too. <iframe src="https://sumokaboom.substack.com/embed" width="480" height="320" style="border:1px solid #EEE; background:white;" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> no sumo, wrestling, sumo wrestling, Japan, grand sumo, tournament, comedy, Sumo Kaboom Podcast sumokaboom@gmail.com 277: The JSA's 100th Anniversary Event and the Sumo World Championship https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/277 9b283616-e1e6-4a09-91e9-d6a6e742fdf4 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0500 Sumo Kaboom Podcast full Sumo Kaboom Podcast This episode covers a lot of ground, because we've had a lot of current events - retirements, a big anniversary, and Worlds. 40:33 no Lots to cover, from listener feedback to current events. Laurie covers the World Sumo Championships that happened in September in Thailand and the 17 members of the US team. Congratulations to all of the competitors! Leslie covers the JSA's 100th Celebration that was held in early October. There's a lot to unpack here - sumo rituals from hundreds of years ago, different garments, and plenty we don't understand. More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game at www.sumokaboom.com We play Sumo BINGO every basho, and it's always free. We give away sumo merch to our winners with the help of our sponsors Big Sumo Fan and Cheeky Sumo. • Bigsumofan.com is an online sumo merch store based in US, and they ship to over 30 countries. www.bigsumofan.com • Cheeky Sumo is an online sumo-inspired apparel and merch company that aims to celebrate, educate, and support the sumo community with cheeky designs and training gear. Laugh at their fun graphics and proudly rep your sumo spirit - because sumo's got more than just power - it's got personality! www.cheekysumo.com • Support us Ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom Twitter @SumoKaboom Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast • Check out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.com/sumokaboom • Ever wonder where we get our research? Check out the Show Notes section of our website. • Please follow, like or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! sumo kaboom, sumo, sumo wrestling, Japan, comedy, ozumo, worlds, 100th, jsa, anniversary, history, competition, USA Lots to cover, from listener feedback to current events.

Laurie covers the World Sumo Championships that happened in September in Thailand and the 17 members of the US team. Congratulations to all of the competitors!

Leslie covers the JSA's 100th Celebration that was held in early October. There's a lot to unpack here - sumo rituals from hundreds of years ago, different garments, and plenty we don't understand.

More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game at www.sumokaboom.com We play Sumo BINGO every basho, and it's always free. We give away sumo merch to our winners with the help of our sponsors Big Sumo Fan and Cheeky Sumo.
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Bigsumofan.com is an online sumo merch store based in US, and they ship to over 30 countries. www.bigsumofan.com
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Cheeky Sumo is an online sumo-inspired apparel and merch company that aims to celebrate, educate, and support the sumo community with cheeky designs and training gear. Laugh at their fun graphics and proudly rep your sumo spirit - because sumo's got more than just power - it's got personality! www.cheekysumo.com
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Support us Ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom
Twitter @SumoKaboom
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Check out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.com/sumokaboom
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Ever wonder where we get our research? Check out the Show Notes section of our website.
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Please follow, like or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!

Support Sumo Kaboom

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Laurie covers the World Sumo Championships that happened in September in Thailand and the 17 members of the US team. Congratulations to all of the competitors!

Leslie covers the JSA's 100th Celebration that was held in early October. There's a lot to unpack here - sumo rituals from hundreds of years ago, different garments, and plenty we don't understand.

More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game at www.sumokaboom.com We play Sumo BINGO every basho, and it's always free. We give away sumo merch to our winners with the help of our sponsors Big Sumo Fan and Cheeky Sumo.
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Bigsumofan.com is an online sumo merch store based in US, and they ship to over 30 countries. www.bigsumofan.com
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Cheeky Sumo is an online sumo-inspired apparel and merch company that aims to celebrate, educate, and support the sumo community with cheeky designs and training gear. Laugh at their fun graphics and proudly rep your sumo spirit - because sumo's got more than just power - it's got personality! www.cheekysumo.com
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Support us Ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom
Twitter @SumoKaboom
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast
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Check out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.com/sumokaboom
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Ever wonder where we get our research? Check out the Show Notes section of our website.
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Please follow, like or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!

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]]> US National Sumo Championship https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/70 e9e7e5c7-88d6-4047-be96-c23c1e9b77c1 Wed, 23 Jun 2021 04:00:00 -0500 Sumo Kaboom Podcast full Sumo Kaboom Podcast We were there to watch the best in the US compete for the title. Find out who won and what it was it like. Hear directly from wrestlers and fans. 45:10 yes The US National Sumo Championship was held outside of Austin, TX in June, 2021. It was hot fun, and we talked to a lot of different people involved in sumo for this episode. Featuring lots of voices from the US National Competition- wrestlers, fans and more. Enjoy! Where you can find us: Twitter @SumoKaboom Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/ Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0afau4An1hiO69Umr4igKA https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble (https://www.redbubble.com/people/SumoKaboom/shop?asc=u). If you'd like to buy us a coffee each month to keep us going, you can support us here. https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes (https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/articles/episode-70-us-national-sumo-championship). Please follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! Special Guests: Eros Armstrong and Justin Kizzart of Dark Circle Sumo. austin, dripping springs, texas, national, ussumo, us sumo, sumo kaboom, sumo, sumo wrestling, Japan, comedy, grand sumo, grand sumo highlights, NHK, tournament, improv comedy The US National Sumo Championship was held outside of Austin, TX in June, 2021. It was hot fun, and we talked to a lot of different people involved in sumo for this episode. Featuring lots of voices from the US National Competition- wrestlers, fans and more. Enjoy!

Where you can find us:
Twitter @SumoKaboom
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/
Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0afau4An1hiO69Umr4igKA
https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble.

If you'd like to buy us a coffee each month to keep us going, you can support us here. https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes.

Please follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!

Special Guests: Eros Armstrong and Justin Kizzart of Dark Circle Sumo.

Support Sumo Kaboom

]]> The US National Sumo Championship was held outside of Austin, TX in June, 2021. It was hot fun, and we talked to a lot of different people involved in sumo for this episode. Featuring lots of voices from the US National Competition- wrestlers, fans and more. Enjoy!

Where you can find us:
Twitter @SumoKaboom
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/
Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0afau4An1hiO69Umr4igKA
https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble.

If you'd like to buy us a coffee each month to keep us going, you can support us here. https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes.

Please follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!

Special Guests: Eros Armstrong and Justin Kizzart of Dark Circle Sumo.

Support Sumo Kaboom

]]> US Sumo, Justin Kizzart https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/13 0d5d2a4f-d326-43c5-a0ec-df8df6bc1c3d Wed, 06 May 2020 00:15:00 -0500 Sumo Kaboom Podcast full Sumo Kaboom Podcast We talk with a US National Sumo gold medalist about training and the state of sumo in Texas and beyond. 42:19 no Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a sumo wrestler? Ever wanted to train like one? We chat with our first sumo wrestler, fellow Texan Justin Kizzart, and try to hold in all our excitement. A primer on the state of sumo in the US. Special Guest: Justin Kizzart of Dark Circle Sumo. Justin Kizzart, Dark Circle Sumo, US Sumo Federation, US Sumo Nationals, sumo training, shiko, gold medal, sumo, sumo wrestling, Japan, comedy, grand sumo, grand sumo highlights, NHK, tournament, improv comedy Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a sumo wrestler? Ever wanted to train like one? We chat with our first sumo wrestler, fellow Texan Justin Kizzart, and try to hold in all our excitement. A primer on the state of sumo in the US.

Special Guest: Justin Kizzart of Dark Circle Sumo.

Support Sumo Kaboom

]]> Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a sumo wrestler? Ever wanted to train like one? We chat with our first sumo wrestler, fellow Texan Justin Kizzart, and try to hold in all our excitement. A primer on the state of sumo in the US.

Special Guest: Justin Kizzart of Dark Circle Sumo.

Support Sumo Kaboom

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