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I enjoy these videos. The tradition is not very appealing to me, but I love seeing the basic principles of grappling (using leverage, creating frames, etc.) being applied under a unique ruleset. And the explosiveness and size of the competitors is certainly enthralling.
Ever since I was a kid and saw that terrible Keanu Reaves movie, The Replacements, I've wondered about the parallels between the skills necessary to be a sumo wrestler vs. an offensive lineman in football. I'm embarrassed to ask such a dumb question... but have any former football lineman ever actually tried sumo? :redface:
There are actually a couple low-level pros who have tried college football. None really succeeded. I actually beat two former marginal NFL players in amateur sumo in the 90s.