We're joined by Noah Wellbrock-Talley to analyze the 2024 Natsu banzuke and find out how he went from sumo artist to sumo badass! Check out Noah's new manga here: https://wocmanga.com/ Hit him up on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/noahwellbrocktalley/ Grab some sweet sumo merch: https://www.redbubble.com/people/SumoPunx/ or https://www.teepublic.com/user/sumo-punx  Or toss some coin into our tip bucket: https://ko-fi.com/sumopunx Find Sumo Punx podcast episodes… Spotify:...

A wizard, a priest, and a sumo wrestler walk into a bar, and somehow Ohayo Sumo Indiana is born upon this Earth! We talk to Hunter Williams about the bizarre circumstances surrounding the founding of this club and the equally bizarre experiences he's been having so far in his sumo journey. Check out Ohayo Sumo Indiana here: https://www.instagram.com/ohayo_sumo_indiana/ Grab some sweet sumo merch: https://www.redbubble.com/people/SumoPunx/ or https://www.teepublic.com/user/sumo-punx  Or...

What an absolutely historic basho we've had! The new kids are tearing it up, and the old favorites have us on the edge of our seats! Joining us to chat about it is Kalynn from Iron Mountain Sumo. Grab some sweet sumo merch:⁠ https://www.redbubble.com/people/SumoPunx/⁠ or ⁠https://www.teepublic.com/user/sumo-punx⁠  Or toss some coin into our tip bucket:⁠ https://ko-fi.com/sumopunx⁠ Find Sumo Punx podcast episodes… Spotify:⁠...

There is always so much beauty in chaos. We may have a faltering yokozuna, but we're witnessing the emergence of the next generation of sumo stars. May the circle pit be unbroken! Grab some sweet sumo merch: https://www.redbubble.com/people/SumoPunx/ or https://www.teepublic.com/user/sumo-punx  Or toss some coin into our tip bucket: https://ko-fi.com/sumopunx Find Sumo Punx podcast episodes… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0TZO9Bszi3voDkVwO9jhDf?si=a691ab22d5ed49b2 Apple...

It's time once again for our annual Valentine's Day episode! For our first segment, we attempt to answer the weirdest questions people had from across the internet about sumo love and relationship. Then, we get together with Laurie from Sumo Kaboom to discuss our favorite subject, sumo butts, and tally up your votes for Best Butt on the Banzuke! Go listen to Laurie and her sister Leslie on Sumo Kaboom: https://open.spotify.com/show/6WrjaKASe6kL5ZUe7NYtPr?si=d67be64df16b4d5c Grab some...

In this episode we got to hang out with Romeo Garcia of DMV Sumo to find out what's going on in the world of amazumo around the Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia area and discuss our love for cats and good barbeque! Check out DMV Sumo here: https://www.instagram.com/dmvsumo/ Grab some sweet sumo merch: https://www.redbubble.com/people/SumoPunx/ or https://www.teepublic.com/user/sumo-punx  Or toss some coin into our tip bucket: https://ko-fi.com/sumopunx Find Sumo Punx podcast...

Week two of the basho has brought us many exciting moments, rare kimarite, and a deeper understanding of what our favorite rikishi are capable of. This week we're joined by Nemo of Nemo's Fantasy Sumo League to discuss all the action and find out which fast food chain gives the best sack! Check out Nemo's Fantasy Sumo League here: https://discord.com/invite/nps88Z3F And don't forget to vote for the best butt in sumo for our Valentine's Day episode! You can cast your vote by leaving a...

So many kinboshi! So many kyujo! We bring you the highs and lows of the first week of the January tournament with special guest Caleb Baccus. We also discuss the upcoming Mighty Eagle Teams Tournament. Find more info about the METT: https://www.mightyeaglesumo.com/mett Follow Mighty Eagle Sumo Club on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mighty_eagle_sumo/ Follow Sake & Sumo: https://www.youtube.com/@lonestarsumo Grab some sweet sumo merch:...

Christina and JJ join us again to discuss the upcoming SoCal Sumo Open and the exciting new ways they're supporting U.S. sumo and their local community. Check out their YouTube channel, Maximum Effort Studios, here: https://www.youtube.com/@maximum_efforts Check out their Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/honusumo/ And visit their website: https://sandiegosumo.com/ Grab some sweet sumo merch: https://www.redbubble.com/people/SumoPunx/ or https://www.teepublic.com/user/sumo-punx  Or...

What do celestial bodies, unusual food vessels, and Tobizaru's dolphin-smooth butt have in common? They're all part of answers we gave to listener questions in this episode! Grab some sweet sumo merch: https://www.redbubble.com/people/SumoPunx/ or https://www.teepublic.com/user/sumo-punx  Or toss some coin into our tip bucket: https://ko-fi.com/sumopunx Find Sumo Punx podcast episodes… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0TZO9Bszi3voDkVwO9jhDf?si=a691ab22d5ed49b2 Apple Podcasts:...

We join Caleb and Justin from Sake & Sumo, Jake from Grand Sumo Breakdown, and Kyle Ferriter to look back on U.S. amateur sumo over the past year and announce the winners of the 2023 Amateur Sumo Awards. Check out Grand Sumo Breakdown here: https://www.youtube.com/@grandsumobreakdown6467 Check out Sake & Sumo here: https://www.youtube.com/@lonestarsumo Go say hello to Kyle here: https://www.instagram.com/sumonomad/ Grab some sweet sumo merch:...

Atamifuji makes his second run for the Emperor's Cup on only his second tournament back in Makuuchi. This kid is on fire! But not quite as hot as everyone's boyfriend, Kirishima, especially now that he's the new yokozuna prospect. Grab some sweet sumo merch: https://www.redbubble.com/people/SumoPunx/ or https://www.teepublic.com/user/sumo-punx Or toss some coin into our tip bucket: https://ko-fi.com/sumopunx Find Sumo Punx podcast episodes… Spotify:...

The Kyushu Basho is upon us, and we are once again without a yokozuna. But not to worry! We still have many salty baby boys fighting for the yusho! Jake Cullison joins us to discuss all the action of the basho, the first ever sumo tournament held in the state of Indiana, the efficiency of corn in learning proper suriashi, and help us achieve our first ever major podcasting disaster. Check it out! Check out Ohayo Sumo here: https://www.instagram.com/ohayo_sumo_indiana/ or here:...

We talk about recent sumo news, go over the banzuke for the November tournament, and have a lovely chat with Etan Perez, bronze medalist at the recent World Sumo Championships, about plastic forks, the emotional rollercoaster of competing on the world stage, and what brings international sumotori together. Apparently it's arm wrestling! We also try not to sound like complete dorks in our first ad ever. Check out Rich Mushrooms here: https://richmushrooms.com/ Grab some sweet sumo merch:...

In this episode we interview KellyAnn Ball, the women's sumo bronze medalist in the heavyweight and teams divisions at the recent World Sumo Championships in Japan. Grab some sweet sumo merch:⁠ https://www.redbubble.com/people/SumoPunx/⁠ or ⁠https://www.teepublic.com/user/sumo-punx⁠ Or toss some coin into our tip bucket:⁠ https://ko-fi.com/sumopunx⁠ Find Sumo Punx podcast episodes… Spotify:⁠ https://open.spotify.com/show/0TZO9Bszi3voDkVwO9jhDf?si=a691ab22d5ed49b2⁠ Apple Podcasts:⁠...

It seems like amateur sumo, a.k.a. international sumo, is blowing up right now. New clubs and tournaments have been popping up all over the world in just the past couple of years. Will it be sustainable? How do we encourage skilled sumotori to stick with it? What would an elite international sumo league look like? Matt and Sabrina try to sift through all of these questions without getting utterly distracted by the rugged, manly, Australian charm of the mysterious Goose of Salt City Sumo....

Our homie Nemo stopped by to help us review the last leg of the Aki Basho, and it got downright twisted! Many of us were wishing for miracles in this dark carnival of yusho dreams. But were we all just stuck in a hall of illusions? Fay-go check it out! Check out Nemo's Fantasy Sumo channel on Discord: https://discord.gg/Kmkzx3Nu Grab some sweet sumo merch: https://www.redbubble.com/people/SumoPunx/ or https://www.teepublic.com/user/sumo-punx  Or toss some coin into our tip bucket:...

Looks like Takayasu is making another run for the yusho! Will Atamifuji dash his dreams once again? Will our new ozeki get remember how to do good sumo? Will anyone read our sumo smut?? Grab some sweet sumo merch: https://www.redbubble.com/people/SumoPunx/ or https://www.teepublic.com/user/sumo-punx  Or toss some coin into our tip bucket: https://ko-fi.com/sumopunx Find Sumo Punx podcast episodes... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0TZO9Bszi3voDkVwO9jhDf?si=a691ab22d5ed49b2 Apple...

In this episode we get a bad case of FOMO from Brandon Rudzinski, founder of Rock City Sumo Club in Detroit, Michigan. We also recap the 3rd annual Consulate's Cup and ruminate on what it must be like to be Insane Clown Posse's tech support guy. Grab some sweet sumo merch: https://www.redbubble.com/people/SumoPunx/ or https://www.teepublic.com/user/sumo-punx  Or toss some coin into our tip bucket: https://ko-fi.com/sumopunx Find Sumo Punx podcast episodes... Spotify:...

In this episode we take a look at recent amazumo events, grand sumo promotions, retirements, and various bits of sumo news, some more questionable than others. Grab some sweet sumo merch: https://www.redbubble.com/people/SumoPunx/ or https://www.teepublic.com/user/sumo-punx  Or toss some coin into our tip bucket: https://ko-fi.com/sumopunx Find Sumo Punx podcast episodes... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0TZO9Bszi3voDkVwO9jhDf?si=a691ab22d5ed49b2 Apple Podcasts:...

The competition really started heating up in week two of the July tournament leading to three rikishi entering the last day in the top spot. We couldn't even decide who to root for! Grab some sweet sumo merch: https://www.redbubble.com/people/SumoPunx/ or https://www.teepublic.com/user/sumo-punx  Or toss some coin into our tip bucket: https://ko-fi.com/sumopunx Find Sumo Punx podcast episodes... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0TZO9Bszi3voDkVwO9jhDf?si=a691ab22d5ed49b2 Apple...

In this episode we're joined by Rick Garza of Dallas Sumo Club to discuss the Nagoya basho, the recent disappointing news about sumo's future in the World Games, and all that sweet, sweet butt stuff. Grab some sweet sumo merch: https://www.redbubble.com/people/SumoPunx/ or https://www.teepublic.com/user/sumo-punx  Or toss some coin into our tip bucket: https://ko-fi.com/sumopunx Find Sumo Punx podcast episodes... Spotify:...

Week 2 of the Natsu Basho and Terunofuji proves why he's still yokozuna, Kiribayama proves why he deserves promotion to ozeki, and Ura proves why he's the chosen one! We talk with Ben Marquez of Dark Circle Sumo Club in Austin, Tx about all that plus his recent trip to Japan, what it was like to watch the tournament from inside the Kokugikan, and how to out-smart aggressive nudie bar advertisers! Grab some sweet sumo merch: https://www.redbubble.com/people/SumoPunx/ or...

Week 1 of the 2023 Natsu Basho has already seen some high profile retirements, various rikishi pulling out, and everyone once against questioning "Just what is the dead body rule, really??" Will we have a new ozeki by July? Are the gyojis really that fond of feet? We're here to find out! Grab some sweet sumo merch: https://www.redbubble.com/people/SumoPunx/ or https://www.teepublic.com/user/sumo-punx  Or toss some coin into our tip bucket: https://ko-fi.com/sumopunx Find Sumo Punx podcast...