I had the chance to watch a Sumo match when I was in Japan. It really is a surprisingly engaging sport. There’s a lot of skilly to it, and boy howdy, those dudes are STRONG. They may have a thick layer of fat on top, but Sumo wrestlers have plenty of muscle underneath.
I loved sumo.
Watching a 435 pound guy doing one armed pullups gives you some respect. If you took the fat of the top guys they would intimidate an NFL linebacker in many cases.
And yes, there is real strategy and skill. My Sensi was 70 lbs less than me and could send my ass flying out of the cicle before you could say ‘rising sun’.
er, skill. Not skilly. Darn Engrish.