http://www.sumodan.com/wordpress SumoDan News Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:52:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 2009 Georgia Sumo Open Results - September 19th, 2009 Women's Openweight Catherine Watkins Dianne Whitmire Men's Lightweight Stiliyan Georgiev Steve Bird Men's Middleweight Packy Bannevans Robert Daniel Ryan White Men's Heavyweights Dan Kalbfleisch Joe Isamau Tom Zabel Men's Openweights Dan Kalbfleisch Stiliyan Georgiev Joe Isamau http://www.sumodan.com/wordpress/?p=453 Check out this great photo set of the 2009 US National Sumo Championships on June 13th at Muscle Beach - Venice, California shot by Edizen Stowell of Venice Paparazzi http://www.sumodan.com/wordpress/?p=448 Check out these great photos shot by David Zentz at the 2009 US National Sumo Championships on June 13th at Muscle Beach - Venice, California:                Please check out more of David Zentz's photography at www.davidzentz.com/blog http://www.sumodan.com/wordpress/?p=442 2009 US National Sumo Championships - June 13th, 2009 - Results Muscle Beach - Venice, California Men's Lightweight Trent Sabo Ernest Freund Steve Bird Men's Middleweight Kena Heffernan Robert Ashworth Robert Daniel Men's Heavyweight Dan Kalbfleisch Kelly Gneiting Americus Abesamis Men's Openweight Dan Kalbfleisch Kena Heffernan Kelly Gneiting Master's Openweight Art Morrow Women's Openweight Natasha Ikejiri Janelle Hamilton Men's Team Centurion Sumo Club Illinois Sumo Association Golden State Sumo http://www.sumodan.com/wordpress/?p=436 3-Time US Heavyweight Champion Kelly Gneiting makes an appearance in the new issue of ESPN Magazine.  He is featured on page #26, in the "Sweat Spot", a segment featuring athletes and their unique workouts.  In this issue, Kelly is wrestling with a tree - his way of training without a training ... http://www.sumodan.com/wordpress/?p=431 Rob Riches from LA Muscle.TV stopped by to film Doug Cochran and I at our weekly practice in Chino.  We were joined by our student Ryan White and newcomer Mark Reiman.  The video is just a quick introduction to sumo for those who don't know much about the athleticism of the sport. Hollywood ... http://www.sumodan.com/wordpress/?p=429 I'd like to introduce a new American sumo wrestler...  SumoBrian                          Brian competed at the 2006 Georgia Sumo Open, and took fourth in the middleweights.  The 2009 LA FitExpo Sumo Grand Prix was Brian's second tournament, but now he is a lightweight.  In his first match, Brian beat 6-time US Lightweight ... http://www.sumodan.com/wordpress/?p=420 January 24th, 2009 Burbank Sumo Champion Wrestles With Image Problem by Kevin Modesti, Staff Writer   Dan Kalbfleisch is used to getting funny looks when the blue-eyed, sandy-haired Burbank resident tells neighbors he's a sumo champion. So Kalbfleisch won't be knocked off his bare feet if you suggest sumo wrestlers seem out of place at ... http://www.sumodan.com/wordpress/?p=416 Check out this Hong Kong newspaper article about the LA FitExpo Sumo Grand Prix.  Can anyone translate? 無畏經濟嚴冬 預計15000人進場 相撲大賽 洛城健身博覽會 2009-01-25 03:31:00 (本報記者劉孟儒洛杉磯報道)短短3到10秒，勝負已分。套句前任相撲冠軍吉尼丁 (Kelly Gneiting)的話，瞬間的力與美、和比賽開始剎那的蓄勢待發，是這項日本國技逐漸受到其他國家觀眾歡迎的原因。 第六屆洛杉磯健身博覽會(LA Fitness Expo)將於今天(24日)起，在洛杉磯會議中心登場，並一連舉行兩天，過去幾年每年都吸引上萬人參加的洛杉磯健身博覽會，無畏不景氣壓力，估計今年將吸引一萬五千人人進場，而首次舉辦的相撲大賽，就是主辦單位今年用來號召民眾進場的最大誘因。 美國相撲協會(US Sumo Federation)代表柯林斯指出，很多人看過一次就愛上相撲這項運動，它近年在美國發展的速度很快，目前分為輕量級、中量級及重量級比賽。早年選手主要來自日裔人口眾多的夏威夷，不過加州投入此一運動的人口越來越多，已成為相撲運動主要搖籃。今年七月他們將前往在台灣參加世界杯相撲大賽 穿上傳統相撲力士裝束，在可拆卸式的「土俵」上進行比賽，老美力士們昨天有模有樣的示範各種相撲招式。 來自愛達荷州的 38歲前任冠軍吉尼丁是位卡車司機，重達470磅的他十年前正在煩惱減肥不成，偶然在電視上看到相撲比賽，他覺得是自己可以努力的方向，於是一頭栽入這項運動，為維護體能，他每天做伏地挺身，甚至參加馬拉松賽。 三屆美國相撲大賽冠軍卡波費雪(Dan Kalbfleisch)表示，很多人認為相撲只靠重量不需要技術，那是不正確的認知，其實相撲運動的技術頗有學問，是同時強調力量、技巧與平衡的運動，為強化力量他每周要進行三次重量訓練。 除了相撲比賽外，今年的洛杉磯健身博覽會還將舉辦摔角、籠中搏擊等十種武術及搏擊比賽，並有健身教練傳授各項健身技巧和各式健身攤位，歡迎民眾利用假日踴躍前往參觀。 http://www.sumodan.com/wordpress/?p=412 Los Angeles FitExpo Sumo Grand Prix - January 24th, 2009 Saturday marked the inaugural Los Angeles FitExpo Sumo Grand Prix at the Los Angeles Convention Center.  The Grand Prix joined the Iron Man Pro bodybuilding, the Gracie US Nationals, the Scot Mendelson Pro Bench Classic, and many other sports contests being held during this ... http://www.sumodan.com/wordpress/?p=403