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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. We will probably get some stuff wrong, so feel free to contact us through social media or em…

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    • May 26, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 8m AVG DURATION
    • 362 EPISODES

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    The Grand Sumo Breakdown podcast is an absolute gem for any fan of sumo wrestling. With each episode, the hosts manage to provide an entertaining and informative discussion about all things sumo. Their love and knowledge of the sport shines through in every episode, making it a must-listen for anyone looking to strengthen their understanding and appreciation of sumo.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is the dynamic between the hosts. Their back-and-forth banter creates an enjoyable listening experience, while also adding a touch of humor to the discussions. It feels like you're sitting down with friends who are just as passionate about sumo as you are. Additionally, the hosts often include fun segments such as fake commercials and fantasy sumo drafts, which adds an extra layer of entertainment to the show.

    Furthermore, The Grand Sumo Breakdown podcast does a fantastic job of providing comprehensive coverage of sumo wrestling. Whether you're new to the sport or a long-time fan, they cover everything from explaining basic terminology to analyzing in-depth match strategies. They also keep listeners updated during the off-season, ensuring that there's always something to look forward to even when there are no tournaments taking place.

    While it's difficult to find any major flaws in this podcast, one possible critique could be that it may not appeal to everyone. Sumo wrestling is a niche sport and not everyone may be interested in dedicating time to learning about it or keeping up with the discussions on this podcast. However, for those who do enjoy sumo or have been wanting to learn more about it, this podcast is a fantastic resource.

    In conclusion, The Grand Sumo Breakdown podcast is an excellent listen for anyone with a love for sumo wrestling. The hosts' passion and knowledge make every episode engaging and educational. Whether you're a seasoned fan or just dipping your toes into the world of sumo, this podcast provides the perfect blend of entertainment and information. It's a must-listen for any sumo enthusiast looking to delve deeper into this fascinating sport.



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    Latest episodes from Grand Sumo Breakdown

    Natsu 2025 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 120:17


    Well that sure was fun. Welcome to the future, sumo fans! If you enjoy our content, want a shout out on the show, or maybe you just want to talk sumo with some die hard fans, consider signing up for our Patreon. If you'd like some GSB merch, check out our RedBubble Shop. New theme music by FreeMusicBox

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    Natsu 2025 Midway

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 79:18


    *SPOILERS THRU DAY 8* Join us to break down week one of the May Basho, where our leaderboard is about as fun as we could have possibly asked for. If you enjoy our content, want a shout out on the show, or maybe you just want to talk sumo with some die hard fans, consider signing up for our Patreon. If you'd like some GSB merch, check out our RedBubble Shop. New theme music by FreeMusicBox

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    Natsu 2025 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 105:20


    Mak has a bad time while you have a good time. Also we revive our segment on GSB earning a sumo black belt. If you enjoy our content, want a shout out on the show, or maybe you just want to talk sumo with some die hard fans, consider signing up for our Patreon. If you'd like some GSB merch, check out our RedBubble Shop. New theme music by FreeMusicBox

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    Natsu 2025 Banzuke Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 67:24


    Oof.   If you enjoy our content, want a shout out on the show, or maybe you just want to talk sumo with some die hard fans, consider signing up for our Patreon. If you'd like some GSB merch, check out our RedBubble Shop. New theme music by FreeMusicBox

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    April 2025 News Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 58:51


    Not a super busy month, but we cover the basics of what's been going on between the Haru and Natsu bashos. If you enjoy our content, want a shout out on the show, or maybe you just want to talk sumo with some die hard fans, consider signing up for our Patreon. If you'd like some GSB merch, check out our RedBubble Shop. New theme music by FreeMusicBox

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    Natsu 2025 Banzuke Prediction

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 59:13


    It's that time once again! Join Ryan and Jake as Ryan attempts to divine how the Natsu Banzuke will shake out based on the results of the Haru Basho.   If you enjoy our content, want a shout out on the show, or maybe you just want to talk sumo with some die hard fans, consider signing up for our Patreon.   If you'd like some GSB merch, check out our RedBubble Shop.   New theme music by FreeMusicBox

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    Haru 2025 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 134:42


    Haru was a roller coaster, join GSB to try to make sense of what's next. If you enjoy our content, want a shout out on the show, or maybe you just want to talk sumo with some die hard fans, consider signing up for our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GSBpod If you'd like some GSB merch, check out this link: https://www.redbubble.com/people/GSBpodcast New theme music by FreeMusicBox

    Haru 2025 Midway

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 111:35


    *SPOILERS THRU DAY 8* Ryan and Mak's sheer audacity to have personal lives has led them to being unavailable this week, so Flyric and Jake are joined by two guests from our friends at Honu Sumo to discuss week 1 of the Haru Basho. Check out more from Nathan and Mengkin at Maximum Effort Studios. If you enjoy our content, want a shout out on the show, or maybe you just want to talk sumo with some die hard fans, consider signing up for our Patreon. If you'd like some GSB merch, check out our RedBubble Shop. New theme music by FreeMusicBox

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    Haru 2025 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 121:59


    Join GSB to discuss the first basho for the 74th Yokozuna, Hoshoryu! We also begin our quest to cover all the vocab on the path to earning a sumo black belt, this episodes vocab words are: Chugoshi Shiko Koshiwari Shinkyaku Suriashi If you enjoy our content, want a shout out on the show, or maybe you just want to talk sumo with some die hard fans, consider signing up for our Patreon. If you'd like some GSB merch, check out our RedBubble Shop. New theme music by FreeMusicBox

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    Haru 2025 Banzuke Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 52:44


    Ryan absolutely nails the prediction for the yokozuna rank. Really good stuff, high level knowledge.  If you enjoy our content, want a shout out on the show, or maybe you just want to talk sumo with some die hard fans, consider signing up for our Patreon. If you'd like some GSB merch, check out our RedBubble Shop. If you'd like to try your hand at guessing the banzuke alongside Ryan (a.k.a. Goshobiyama), go to: dichne.com/Guess New theme music by FreeMusicBox

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    Haru 2025 Banzuke Prediction

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 52:16


    First update to the top rank in over 3 years?! How will this massive news affect the rest of the banzuke? Actually not too much, but it's still neat. If you enjoy our content, want a shout out on the show, or maybe you just want to talk sumo with some die hard fans, consider signing up for our Patreon. If you'd like some GSB merch, check out our RedBubble Shop. New theme music by FreeMusicBox

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    February 2025 News Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 79:52


    New Yokozuna! There's some other news too, I guess.

    Hatsu 2025 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 135:11


    Did anything consequential happen this basho? Anything? Anything at all? Certainly no huge news is coming out right about now, right?   If you enjoy our content, want a shout out on the show, or maybe you just want to talk sumo with some die hard fans, consider signing up for our Patreon. If you'd like some GSB merch, check out our RedBubble Shop. New theme music by FreeMusicBox

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    Hatsu 2025 Midway

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 77:29


    SPOILERS THRU DAY 8 Way too much to pack in today so let's get right to it, all the way from the elephant in the room down to who might actually still be in the running. New theme music by FreeMusicBox

    Hatsu 2025 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 100:50


    Hope everyone ate like a sumo wrestler over the holidays! Welcome back to a new year of sumo, let's get down to discussing the exciting potential at the top of the rankings and help Mak explore his inner hater.  New theme music by FreeMusicBox

    2025 Year-Long Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 60:44


    A new sumo year is upon us, and with it, the changing of the guard. Join the boys as a new start to the show is introduced in glorious fashion and see how they prognosticate on 2025. How many Yokozuna will there be? How many Ozeki? Do you agree with what the guys think will happen?

    Hatsu 2025 Banzuke Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 56:21


    A belated look at the rankings going into the first pro sumo tournament of the new year.

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    December 2024 News Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 41:56


    Ryan, Jake, and Mak do their best to keep up with sumo news over the holidays. Fortunately for them, there kinda isn't a ton to cover.

    Hatsu 2025 Banzuke Prediction

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 47:47


    As the year comes to a close, Ryan predicts what we'll see on the banzuke for the first tournament of 2025.

    2024 Pro Sumo Awards

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 103:00


    Can you believe another year as come and gone? Neither can we. Join us as we recount the biggest stories of the year. We also revisit our predictions they made at the beginning of the year and see who wound up with the most points. The winner gets the immense honor of introducing each of our episodes in 2025!

    2024 Sumo Popularity Poll Results

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 92:40


    We asked, you voted, now the results are in! Thank you to everyone who participated in our 2024 Sumo Popularity poll. How did it all shake out? Join us as we review and discuss the results.

    Kyushu 2024 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 93:20


    Ryan, Flyric, and Jake (and kinda Mak?) go over the final basho of 2024 and what it means for sumo going into the new year. Flyric has a near death experience with some wings, and Ryan graces us with another song from a listener.

    Kyushu 2024 Midway

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 57:01


    *SPOILERS THRU DAY 8* It's turning out to be an excellent Kyushu basho. Join us to discuss the highlights so far and what to expect in week 2. Check out our video on youtube later today for a breakdown of Jake and Flyric's matches at this year's Midwest Open, and as always keep an eye on sumo411.com for more amateur events.

    Kyushu 2024 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 109:26


    Ryan, Jake, and Mak soldier on without their spirit animal, as Flyric had to miss due to scheduling conflicts. Is there anything worth talking about other than our new Ozeki Onosato?! Well yes, of course, but he's gotta be the headline, right?  If you enjoy our content, want a shout out on the show, or maybe you just want to talk sumo with some die-hard fans, consider signing up for our Patreon. If you'd like some GSB merch, check out our Redbubble Store

    Kyushu 2024 Banzuke Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 48:37


    Ryan stays #1 despite a weird, shaky banzuke

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    Kyushu 2024 Banzuke Prediction

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 59:43


    Onosato is now an Ozeki! Unfortunately, that's just about the only sure thing on this banzuke...

    US Sumo: 2024 Worlds Recap with Coach JJ

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 66:55


    Today Jake sits down with Honu Sumo's JJ Jones, the 2024 head coach for Team USA, to talk about how the Sumo World Championships went for our Americans. JJ's been a busy man this year, as he also hosted US Nationals just 4 months ago. Make sure to keep up with him and his team on YouTube at Maximum Effort Studios.

    October 2024 News Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 70:19


    Join (most of) the crew for our first off-season news update! We plan to check in between each basho on the general goings-on in the world of professional sumo. Let us know if there are any other types of things you'd like to see us cover.

    Aki 2024 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 117:05


    Make sure to take our 2024 Grand Sumo Popularity Poll! This is the 6th year in a row we're running it and we'll have a podcast to discuss the results before the next basho. For now though, join us to cover the spectacular Aki tournament and the ascension of the new chosen one!

    Aki 2024 Midway

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 71:06


    ***SPOILERS THRU DAY 8*** A Mak-less GSB soldiers on to cover what is turning out to be a pretty excellent basho so far

    Aki 2024 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 107:56


    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.

    US Sumo: Dallas's Etan Perez

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 34:42


    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*

    Aki 2024 Banzuke: How I Finally Won A Yusho

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 63:28


    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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    US Sumo: Men's Heavyweight Champ Jay Scriven

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 48:13


    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*

    Aki 2024 Banzuke Prediction

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 64:10


    This one makes sense until the end where a bomb goes off...

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    2024 Predictions Check In

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 49:36


    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.

    Nagoya 2024 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 108:01


    Join a short-handed GSB team as they flounder through the 2024 July tournament without their beloved bus driver.

    Nagoya 2024 Midway

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 61:31


    ***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?

    Nagoya 2024 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 123:32


    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?

    Nagoya 2024 Banzuke Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 65:26


    Ryan keeps Jake captive long enough to explain the 2 massive crimes committed by the makers of the Nagoya banzuke.

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    Nagoya 2024 Banzuke Prediction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 53:04


    Ryan and Jake take a look at a banzuke with some wild gaps that need filling.

    2024 Nationals with Sensei Seth and Mengkin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 84:59


    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.

    Natsu 2024 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 107:28


    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!  

    Natsu 2024 Midway

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2024 76:44


    *SPOILERS THRU DAY 8* This basho is plagued by injuries, but we don't let that dampen our sumo hype! Mostly. Probably. Kinda.

    Rollertown Recap with Goose, JJ, and... Flyric?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2024 61:18


    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!

    Natsu 2024 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 106:12


    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....

    Natsu 2024 Banzuke Review

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 60:16


    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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    Natsu 2024 Banzuke Prediction

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 61:10


    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

    Haru 2024 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2024 100:18


    So uh... this new kid's pretty good, huh? Theme music by David Hall via SoundCloud

    Haru 2024 Midway

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2024 81:01


    SPOILERS THRU DAY 8 Topsy turvy Haru so far. Where can it go from here? Theme music by David Hall via SoundCloud

    Haru 2024 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 114:32


    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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