Sumo Stompin' with Tim Bissell

We’ve got a special episode today, a preview of the last Grand Sumo tournament of the year, the Kyushu basho, with Bloody Elbow’s Tim Bissell. We go through quite a few topics, which I’ll list below, but if you require more in-depth analysis, Tim has a great feature that you can check out here.

Now, let’s get cracking on that listicle.

• General terminology

• Why Mongolia is so important in Sumo

• How to attend one of these tournament matches

• What NOT to do when you’re a Sumo wrestler

• Will a new yokozuna be crowned

• Who is the ‘angry hamster’?

• Ozeki jitters

• All about Atamifuji

• All about Hokutofuji

• What’s up with Wakatakakage?

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