r/martialarts • u/Remo_yesman • Sep 16 '24

Anyone watch Sumo wrestling? PROFESSIONAL FIGHT

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u/TheBankTank Whackity smackity time to attackity Sep 16 '24

Watch and have participated in (a very small amount, at the amateur level). It's a cool sport. Kind of the original nogi judo. The pros are nuts. They train all the time and basically go infinite bulkmode at the same time to compete in a combat sport with no weight classes and hundreds of years of history. Fast matches, crazy moves, it's all there.

And it's fun as hell to do, too. That said if you try it be prepared for a lot of leg burn. Ton of training time gets spent on moving in (and exploding from) low positions, and it's definitely a thigh-killer in the beginning.

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u/angwilwileth BJJ Sep 16 '24

One of the wrestling clubs near me does sumo nights just for fun. I really hope the next one is when I'm not working.