"It can be whatever you want it to be," says Zabel, who took up sumo wrestling in the Air Force while stationed in Japan in the 1980s and '90s. "Most of the kids do it just for fun.

Entertainment for the gods will come to the people Saturday, when the ancient art of sumo wrestling takes center stage in a free exhibition in Japantown's Peace Plaza. Three professional wrestlers ...

2005-01-30 04:00:00 PDT Sao Paulo , Brazil-- Like most Brazilians his age, Leonardo Soares dos Santos loves playing soccer with the kids from his neighborhood. But on Sundays, he prefers to hang ...

The Sumo Association is compromising to save the ancient sport. "The number of people wrestling is less," wrestler, Sadanosato, said. "That is why we participate in these events to provide ...

Sumo wrestling, which remains virtually unchanged since becoming a professional sport in early-17th-century Japan, ... “The kids were in the stables because they had made a decision, ...

News Summer brings kids to the sumo ring. By Kuniyuki Kamimura Japan News. Aug. 29, 2024 . Focus on Japan ...

TOKYO — Chikara Yamanobe is about as far from a sumo wrestler as it’s possible to be. He’s so skinny that his ribs stick out, and his eyes well up when he gets manhandled in the ring. He’s ...

Meet Brazil's sumo wrestling champions 08:39 - Source: CNN. Meet Brazil ... “I teach kids and I tell them sumo is not only a male sport,” says Watanabe.