web02.fireside.fm Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:06:16 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Sumo Kaboom - Episodes Tagged with “Women” https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/tags/women Wed, 25 Jun 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 263: Women of the YDC https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/263 bf889992-e5a6-48f9-aced-8005119b6508 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0500 Sumo Kaboom Podcast full Sumo Kaboom Podcast After some quick news, we are joined by Mai for a discussion about the women who have served on the Yokozuna Deliberation Council. 1:02:29 no Women may not be allowed on Grand Sumo's dohyo, but they can serve on the YDC. To date, three women have served on the Yokozuna Deliberation Council, and we will tell you what we know about these trail blazers. We begin with an overview of what the YDC is and what it does, and then we jump right into who these women are and how they joined the YDC. Their names are Ms. Makiko Uchidate, Ms. Ikenobō Yasuko, and Ms.Konno Misako. A HUGE thank you to Mai for this episode, for she did the bulk of the research. Thank you! More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game sponsored by bigsumofan.com at www.sumokaboom.com We play Sumo BINGO every basho, and you can play with us. We give away sumo merch to our winners with the help of 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 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! Support Sumo Kaboom at www.ko-fi.com/sumokaboom Special Guest: Mai. sumo kaboom, sumo, sumo wrestling, Japan, ozumo Women may not be allowed on Grand Sumo's dohyo, but they can serve on the YDC. To date, three women have served on the Yokozuna Deliberation Council, and we will tell you what we know about these trail blazers. We begin with an overview of what the YDC is and what it does, and then we jump right into who these women are and how they joined the YDC.

Their names are Ms. Makiko Uchidate, Ms. Ikenobō Yasuko, and Ms.Konno Misako.

A HUGE thank you to Mai for this episode, for she did the bulk of the research. Thank you!

More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game sponsored by bigsumofan.com at
www.sumokaboom.com We play Sumo BINGO every basho, and you can play with us. We give away sumo merch to our winners with the help of 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

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!

Support Sumo Kaboom at www.ko-fi.com/sumokaboom

Special Guest: Mai.

Support Sumo Kaboom

]]> Women may not be allowed on Grand Sumo's dohyo, but they can serve on the YDC. To date, three women have served on the Yokozuna Deliberation Council, and we will tell you what we know about these trail blazers. We begin with an overview of what the YDC is and what it does, and then we jump right into who these women are and how they joined the YDC.

Their names are Ms. Makiko Uchidate, Ms. Ikenobō Yasuko, and Ms.Konno Misako.

A HUGE thank you to Mai for this episode, for she did the bulk of the research. Thank you!

More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game sponsored by bigsumofan.com at
www.sumokaboom.com We play Sumo BINGO every basho, and you can play with us. We give away sumo merch to our winners with the help of 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

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!

Support Sumo Kaboom at www.ko-fi.com/sumokaboom

Special Guest: Mai.

Support Sumo Kaboom

]]> 191: Kelly Ann Ball and Her Historic Win https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/191 07b4aa17-9e6b-43b5-9506-f82b909c56a7 Wed, 06 Dec 2023 06:00:00 -0600 Sumo Kaboom Podcast full Sumo Kaboom Podcast Kelly Ann Ball is the first adult US woman to medal in international sumo. We finally got a chance to talk with her after her historic wins in October. 36:27 no Learn what it is like to go to another country to compete in international sumo. Kelly offers advice for anyone else who wishes to compete at the international level and talks about the coaches and community of sumo. She also discusses how her coaches resdponded to her success and what real clay dohyos feel like. More about US sumo (https://www.ussumo.org) https://www.ussumo.org Kelly's Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sumo_bola/) https://www.instagram.com/sumo_bola/ Info on sumo events (https://sumo411.com) https://sumo411.com More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game: www.sumokaboom.com Big Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch in the US? Try Big Sumo Fan! 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. (https://www.bonfire.com/store/sumo-kaboom/) If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you! If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website. Please follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! Special Guest: Kelly Ann Ball. sumo kaboom, sumo, sumo wrestling, Japan, comedy, improv comedy, ozumo Learn what it is like to go to another country to compete in international sumo. Kelly offers advice for anyone else who wishes to compete at the international level and talks about the coaches and community of sumo. She also discusses how her coaches resdponded to her success and what real clay dohyos feel like.

More about US sumo https://www.ussumo.org
Kelly's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumo_bola/
Info on sumo events https://sumo411.com

More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
www.sumokaboom.com

Big Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch in the US? Try Big Sumo Fan!

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.

If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

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

Special Guest: Kelly Ann Ball.

Support Sumo Kaboom

]]> Learn what it is like to go to another country to compete in international sumo. Kelly offers advice for anyone else who wishes to compete at the international level and talks about the coaches and community of sumo. She also discusses how her coaches resdponded to her success and what real clay dohyos feel like.

More about US sumo https://www.ussumo.org
Kelly's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumo_bola/
Info on sumo events https://sumo411.com

More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
www.sumokaboom.com

Big Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch in the US? Try Big Sumo Fan!

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.

If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

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

Special Guest: Kelly Ann Ball.

Support Sumo Kaboom

]]> Eros Armstrong and Sumo Trailblazers https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/54 48d00388-957c-4f7c-afa9-fe3ea72503a9 Wed, 03 Mar 2021 04:00:00 -0600 Sumo Kaboom Podcast full Sumo Kaboom Podcast Eros Armstrong and sumo trailblazers. Yeah, we're talking about women in sumo. Because they rock. 43:09 no *Eros Armstrong *is the heavyweight representative on the 2020 Women's U.S. National Sumo Team. She's athletic, talented, and driven to be the best. And, she wants to bring more women into the sport. Eros speaks eloquentrly about soul combat, warrior spirit, and leading other women to the sport of sumo - either through sumo clinics like the one at the WINS tournament or by walking up to other women at the grocery story and telling them that they would be good in sumo. If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our [Show Notes]https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/articles/episode-54-eros-armstrong-and-sumo-trailblazers) Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kabbom merch at Red Bubble (https://www.redbubble.com/people/SumoKaboom/shop?asc=u). Special Guest: Eros Armstrong. eros, armstrong, women, trailblazer, sumo kaboom, sumo, sumo wrestling, Japan, comedy, grand sumo, grand sumo highlights, NHK, tournament, improv comedy **Eros Armstrong **is the heavyweight representative on the 2020 Women's U.S. National Sumo Team. She's athletic, talented, and driven to be the best. And, she wants to bring more women into the sport.

Eros speaks eloquentrly about soul combat, warrior spirit, and leading other women to the sport of sumo - either through sumo clinics like the one at the WINS tournament or by walking up to other women at the grocery story and telling them that they would be good in sumo.

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our [Show Notes]https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/articles/episode-54-eros-armstrong-and-sumo-trailblazers)

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

Special Guest: Eros Armstrong.

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]]> **Eros Armstrong **is the heavyweight representative on the 2020 Women's U.S. National Sumo Team. She's athletic, talented, and driven to be the best. And, she wants to bring more women into the sport.

Eros speaks eloquentrly about soul combat, warrior spirit, and leading other women to the sport of sumo - either through sumo clinics like the one at the WINS tournament or by walking up to other women at the grocery story and telling them that they would be good in sumo.

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our [Show Notes]https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/articles/episode-54-eros-armstrong-and-sumo-trailblazers)

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

Special Guest: Eros Armstrong.

Support Sumo Kaboom

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