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I'm showing my ignorance here, but does Sumo count as a grappling sport? I know very little about it, but everything I read or watch fascinates me. I know Akebono has tried to do a little MMA or kickboxing here and there, but he just doesn't have the conditioning for it - a round of Sumo wrestling takes about 5 to 40 seconds in general, as opposed to 5 minute rounds in MMA and several of them. How much do MMA guys, particularly those of Judo extraction, know of Sumo techniques? Is there a big difference between Judo and Sumo throws? Put differently, if there was a weightclass in MMA that accomodated Sumo physiques, would Sumo be important? Also, this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LabS79eK5tI If this isn't the right place to ask, is there anybody from the combat sports crowd who knows enough to start a Sumo thread?
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Feb 3, 2011 03:35
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^ Thanks that's helpful. I was aware that sumo has pretty formal conditions for winning, but according to the OP, so does competitive judo, so I figured I'd ask.
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Feb 3, 2011 03:52
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