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minus-squareGork@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·1 month agoJapan needs to spread sumo wrestling to the US. Given the obesity epidemic, it would work well there.
minus-squarek0e3@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·1 month agoThey actually train like helll and are built like tanks, not yanks.
minus-squareGalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·1 month agoFrom what I understand, sumo is a lot more than just being the heaviest dude on the mat. It’s actually kinda terrifying just how well they apply that mass.
minus-squareChicoSuave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 month agoThe first non-Japanese to reach the highest level of the sport was American. I remember watching him compete and he was so different from the others. In a sport about pushing and strategic placement of your body he would just pick up and throw guys.
minus-squareNottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoBut you can’t do sumo if you can’t get off the couch without a prying board
Japan needs to spread sumo wrestling to the US. Given the obesity epidemic, it would work well there.
They actually train like helll and are built like tanks, not yanks.
From what I understand, sumo is a lot more than just being the heaviest dude on the mat. It’s actually kinda terrifying just how well they apply that mass.
The first non-Japanese to reach the highest level of the sport was American. I remember watching him compete and he was so different from the others. In a sport about pushing and strategic placement of your body he would just pick up and throw guys.
But you can’t do sumo if you can’t get off the couch without a prying board