This ring isn’t just for show, either. It’s for a show, as during each seating of diners a team or former professional rikishi will demonstrate sumo fighting techniques and hold sparring sessions.

Imagine stepping into the MMA ring with a former sumo wrestling legend who towers over you by a good foot and weighs nearly ...

(The convincingly executed fighting is down to the training of sumo consultant James Yaegashi and Ralph B. Peña’s direction.) “I felt such pride and strength when I put on the mawashi for the ...

David Shih, Ahmad Kamal, Red Concepción , Scott Keiji Takeda, Michael Hisamoto, and Earl T. Kim. Photo by Emma Zordan Sumo is ...

“I’m interested in people who use their bodies differently than I use my body,” Dring said, reflecting on what led her to write “Sumo.” “It feels very much linked to me — the ...

Entrenched in an elite sumo training facility in Tokyo, six men practice, eat, love, play, and ultimately fight. Step into the sacred world of sumo wrestling, with the New York premiere of Lisa ...

A look into the larger world of sumo is what playwright Lisa Sanaye Dring puts before us in her new play "SUMO," at the ...

Showing the kind of humility expected of sumo wrestlers, Aonishiki attempted to play down his achievement after fighting his way into the sport’s elite, telling reporters that “all I’ve done is follow ...

The sumo wrestler fighting to get women in the ringThe sumo wrestler fighting to get women in the ring ...