I know. Sumo wrestling is something very few Americans think the idea is something they really want to see. The image we have doesn’t really lend itself to understanding the sport. Hell, we have bars that have sumo suits where we play like we know what we are doing in a blow up suit. But this spring as I began… Read More
Sumo Wrestling Tournaments are Big on Ceremonies VIDEO
Sumo wrestling is something that lots of us have wondered about. Well, my nephew and I had a chance to go to a sumo tournament while we were in Japan. In fact, the first part of our trip was built around the idea that we go to a tournament — there are six annually in four different cities. So Nagoya… Read More
Winter in North Dakota = School, Wrestling & Snow for Flat Stanley
Mapleton, ND (1,424 miles from home) Jake, My name is Gwen and I have two sons (Gunnar age 8 and Colton age 5). We live in Mapleton, ND. I have added a few pictures of one of the events Flat Stanley visited while he was with us. Colton is in a youth wrestling program through the Casselton School system. He also… Read More
City Days of Burgers, Roller Derby & Wrestling in Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee (644 miles from home) Hey Jake! This is probably going to be one of the pages that you may get excited about cause Flat Stanley, Alicia and Janice all went to Huey’s with a big group of friends to have dinner! You know, Huey’s is a Memphis tradition. Not only do they have some of the best cheeseburgers… Read More