An Off Broadway play opens a window on the spiritual and physical trials of the ancient Japanese sport.

Aonishiki, who is 182cm in height and weighs a relatively modest 136kg, discovered sumo as a boy, practicing judo and ...

F or a show in which the majority of actors spend most of their time wearing only mawashi, Sumo is extremely well dressed. Directed by Ralph B. Peña, Lisa Sanaye Dring’s explor ...

NEW YORK -- Lisa Sanaye Dring's "Sumo" offers New Yorkers who are little exposed to that ancient Japanese discipline an opportunity to learn about it in an atmosphere of authenticity and respect.

Says Nobuyoshi about next year's tournament: "I will be making every effort to convey to the people of London the appeal of Sumo, an ancient traditional Japanese culture, and to ensure that ...

The idea found its concept in ancient Greece as men lifted stones to ... Most federations now allow the sumo deadlift, in which the athlete's foot position is outside their grip position.

One has a rubber chicken choir cheerfully cackling out hits like ABBA's Dancing Queen, there is a karaoke room with distorted voices and a "Sumo Arena" for wrestling in puffed up costumes. There is ...

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SUMO is an enlightening, often disturbing, sometimes funny, and ultimately revealing deep dive into the ancient Japanese tradition, with a transporting design and a cast that brings it all to life. If ...