This is Grand Sumo Breakdown, a sports talk show about professional sumo. Keep an eye out for our main episodes where we preview and recap each tournament and bonus episodes on other topics specific to sumo. Feel free to contact us through social media or email us at grandsumobreakdown@gmail.com.
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Gearing up for the September basho and there are storylines aplenty. We cover the turmoil at the top of the banzuke all the way down to the promising newcomers.
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Etan Perez burst onto the sumo scene in 2023, winning the Texas State Championship in her very first year and representing America at the World Championships. Next up: she's headed to Europe with Team USA for Worlds '24. *Watch the Sumo World Championships with English commentary on the World of Sumo YouTube channel on September 7th and 8th*…
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Aki 2024 Banzuke: How I Finally Won A Yusho
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It has finally happened. Ryan not only reclaims his Best Banzuke Guy status in the Guess the Banzuke rankings, but he also got 1st place in the whole dang contest. Certainly this won't go to his head.
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With less than 2 weeks until the Sumo World Championships in Poland, we sit down with Mighty Eagle Sumo's Jay Scriven, the 2024 men's heavyweight national champ. *Watch the world championships on September 7th and 8th on the World of Sumo youtube channel*
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This one makes sense until the end where a bomb goes off...
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Today we check on the progress of the year-long predictions we made in January and see who is doing the least bad so far.
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Join a short-handed GSB team as they flounder through the 2024 July tournament without their beloved bus driver.
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***SPOILERS THRU DAY 8*** The standings after week 1 tell the whole story so far. Will we see the ending we expect or can someone step up to make it dramatic?
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The 4th pro sumo tournament of the year is upon us. Will Onosato continue his ascent or can one of the veterans finally slow him down?
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Ryan keeps Jake captive long enough to explain the 2 massive crimes committed by the makers of the Nagoya banzuke.
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Ryan and Jake take a look at a banzuke with some wild gaps that need filling.
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2024 Nationals with Sensei Seth and Mengkin
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The US National Sumo Tournament took place June 1st in San Diego, hosted by Honu Sumo. Join us to talk about it with Raijin Sumo's Sensei Seth Adams and Honu's Mengkin Ragan! We talk about how Seth got into sumo and go through the results of the tournament.
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The May tournament started out wild and the finale didn't disappoint. The guys break down this second consecutive historic basho. Check out this link to get an Onosato shirt from our friend SumoBola!
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*SPOILERS THRU DAY 8* This basho is plagued by injuries, but we don't let that dampen our sumo hype! Mostly. Probably. Kinda.
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Rollertown Recap with Goose, JJ, and... Flyric?
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Salt City Sumo's Goose and JJ join us to talk about their show and our recent meeting at the Rollertown Showdown in Dallas. Also featuring a special guest making his amateur sumo bonus episode debut: Iowa Sumo/GSB's very own Flyric!
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After Takerufuji's historic win, the story this time seems to be a bit more pessimistic as the Ghost of Injuries Past comes to haunt the Natsu basho....
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So where did Takerufuji land? And more importantly, was Ryan able to hang on to his Best Banzuke Guy trophy after a tough prediction?
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Where the heck does Takerufuji deserve to be on the next banzuke? Ryan has a lot to say about it. Theme music by David Hall via SoundCloud
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So uh... this new kid's pretty good, huh? Theme music by David Hall via SoundCloud
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SPOILERS THRU DAY 8 Topsy turvy Haru so far. Where can it go from here? Theme music by David Hall via SoundCloud
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All eyes seem to be at the top of the banzuke for the March basho. We cover the favorites for the tournament as well as the big news from Miyagino stable. Theme music by David Hall via SoundCloud
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Let's take a look at the banzuke for March and see if Ryan will remain #1 Banzuke Guy or if he'll have to fly to Japan to fight some fools. Theme music by David Hall via SoundCloud
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Join us for our third annual GSB Hall of Fame bonus episode, where we induct some of our favorite moments, people, and stories that might not otherwise get their time to shine. As always, we also have the dreaded Hall of Shame for things that bum us out. Theme music by David Hall via SoundCloud
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"I don't like it, but I get it" is the motto of this next banzuke prediction episode. Theme music by David Hall via SoundCloud
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The Hatsu basho welcomed in the new year with some serious action. Plenty of stories from this basho to cover, so cozy up next to the fire with a nice hot cup of podcast. Theme music by David Hall via SoundCloud
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Spoilers Thru Day 8 A crowded leaderboard and a pile of injuries. Join us to discuss. Theme music by David Hall via SoundCloud
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Jake catches up with JJ Jones of Honu sumo ahead of the 2nd annual SoCal Open, coming up on February 24th in San Diego. We also talk about Honu's incredible experience at the 2023 World Championships and their next big adventure: 2024 US Nationals! Check out Honu Sumo on Instagram and Maximum Effort Studios on YouTube! Theme music by David Hall via…
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It wouldn't be GSB if we didn't make a competition out of it, so here's some of our big predictions we'll be keeping an eye on in the new year. Theme music by David Hall via SoundCloud
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First basho of the year and it looks to be an important one. Will Terunofuji keep going? Can Kirishima get the rope? Can the new generation stake their claim in the top division? Theme music by David Hall via SoundCloud
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Uh, woops. Looks like Jake forgot to upload this episode to the podcast apps when he put it on youtube. Regardless, he is joined by Kyle Ferriter, Sake & Sumo, and the Sumo Punx to take a look back at 2023 and dole out awards for some of the amateur wrestlers who made the biggest waves. If you're looking for spoilers, skip ahead to 2:34:30 for a re…
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Thank you to everyone in the online sumo community for spending another great year with us. Join us one last time in 2023 to cover the highlights of the year and go over our favorite bits of the year that was. Theme music by David Hall via SoundCloud
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This one went... ok. Ryan walks us through his thoughts on a banzuke that departed somewhat from recent convention even if only in just a couple key ways. Theme music by David Hall via SoundCloud
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Ryan and Jake take a look at what the first banzuke of the year might look like, including a possible return to normalcy in the san'yaku ranks for the first time in a year and a half. Theme music by David Hall via SoundCloud
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The results of our 2023 Popularity Poll are in! Join us to see who topped each of the lists and play along with the guys as Ryan quizzes the rest of us on the results. Theme music by David Hall via SoundCloud
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No more sumo until next year makes GSB some sad boys. In the meantime, make sure to take our 2023 Rikishi Popularity Poll! And a big thank you to Rich Mushrooms for being our sponsor for this basho! If you'd like to taste the amazingness that was this delectable treat, check them out here! https://richmushrooms.com/ "Commercial" music by Grand_Proj…
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Spoilers thru day 8 With Jake and Flyric away, Mak and Ryan break down an exciting week 1 to the Kyushu basho A big thank you to Rich Mushrooms for being our sponsor for this episode! If you'd like to taste the amazingness that was this delectable treat, check them out here! https://richmushrooms.com/ Theme music by David Hall vs SoundCloud…
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GSB discusses the upcoming final tournament of the year. Jake eats some jerky and bends the rules a little on his punishment? A big thank you to Rich Mushrooms for being our sponsor for this episode! If you'd like to taste the amazingness that was this delectable treat, check them out here! https://richmushrooms.com/ Theme music by David Hall via S…
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Ryan and Jake review the Kyushu banzuke and how Ryan's prediction did, plus a special new award? Theme music by David Hall via SoundCloud
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Join Jake and Ryan for a sumo trivia pop quiz! Oh also we look at the banzuke for November. Theme music by David Hall via SoundCloud
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US Sumo: Jake Cullison and the Beer City Open
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Today Jake is joined by another Jake. A bigger, better, stronger Jake. One that probably listens to more GSB than we do ourselves.... Keep an eye out for Ohayo Sumo, an association of clubs on the rise and one of the main groups driving the growth of sumo in the American Midwest. Full event video of the 2023 Beer City Open can be found on the Grand…
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The second week of Aki turned out just as weird as the first. Join us to recap the September tournament and what it means going forward. Theme music by David Hall via SoundCloud
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***Spoilers thru day 8*** Anyone who claims to know what is going to happen in this "Wacky Aki" basho is a liar. Theme music by David Hall via SoundCloud
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US Sumo: Stan the Panda and The Harvest Days Open
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Straight from the GSB "delayed due to technical difficulties" Vault, comes a double header of US sumo interviews! Our second episode today is Jake catching up with Stan "Panda" Kocol" out of Washington state's Iron Goat Sumo Club after the Harvest Days tournament in Midvale, Utah. Theme music by David Hall via SoundCloud…
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Straight from the GSB "delayed due to technical difficulties" Vault, comes a double header of US sumo interviews! First up, Jake sits down with Raijin Sumo's Edobor Konyeha and Dallas's Corey Morrison to talk about Edo and his epic run at the 2023 Cowboy Cup. Theme music by David Hall via SoundCloud
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The top of the banzuke looks a little beat up this tournament. Who will be left standing when the dust clears? Also towards the end of the episode, check out Ryan's excellent punishment for losing the Nagoya prediction bet. Theme music by David Hall via SoundCloud
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Was this a really good banzuke prediction from Ryan or a really bad one? Both? Neither? Theme music by David Hall via SoundCloud
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Ryan and Jake take a look at what's coming in Aki. Check out our Youtube version to follow along visually as we talk through the ranks. Theme music by David Hall via SoundCloud
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With Nagoya in the books and Mak finally home from Japan, it's time we looked back on a really weird and fun basho. Stay tuned to the end for Flyric's overdue (but worth it) punishment from last tournament: sumo erotica! Theme music by David Hall via SoundCloud
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*Spoilers thru day 8* With the top 3 wrestlers well out of the running, who will step up to take the yusho in Nagoya? Theme music by David Hall via SoundCloud
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Nagoya brings us a new ozeki and three more potentials waiting in the wings. Join us to break down what we think of their chances and all the other storylines leading up to a very interesting Nagoya basho. Theme music by David Hall via SoundCloud
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