Interested in attending this session multiple times a month? We now offer monthly access for the cost of 4 sessions ($60, $72 or $88 sliding scale) with 6-8 sessions planned per month. Email sumosundays [at] gmail [dot] com to sign up.
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Improve takedown and grappling skills in this new session designed for tournament prep.
In collaboration with Vancouver Sumo Tigers (VST), Sumo Sundays is excited to offer this regular, speed-round session. Participants will learn VST’s approach to sumo through safe sparring games and friendly competitions to enhance stance, upper body control, balance, footwork and more.
This is a condensed* drop-in for those interested in quicker and/or more regular sessions. Note that training uses a battle rope instead of the traditional dohyo — if you have your own mawashi or gi belt, we recommend bringing it to class.
VST writes: "Tiger Sumo has a very hands-on approach to practice. We noticed that even after practicing a technique many times, wrestlers would still revert to old habits during sparring. This stagnated growth and learning. We created safe sparring games and friendly competitions with rulesets designed to emphasize and enhance certain fundamental movements such as stance, upper body control, balance and footwork. Our wrestlers made fast improvements.
If you’re a BJJ competitor, football player, wrestler, or martial artist and would like to improve your takedown and grappling skills, try sumo with Vancouver Sumo Tigers!"
We encourage folks of all sizes and genders to participate. Each drop-in is priced at $15-22 (+ fees) on a sliding scale (monthly membership available February onward -- details TBA). Max. 14 people per session.
Schedule & Location (*)
- Friday evenings from 7:30-8:30 pm and Sundays from 4-5 pm
- Indoors at the Vancouver Japanese Language School & Hall (487 Alexander St)
Looking for an introduction to sumo wrestling? Sumo Sundays hosts monthly 2.5-hour sessions (inclusive of warm-up, safety techniques, sumo techniques, mawashi-tying and sparring on the full dohyo) for all levels of learners. Learn more at sumosundays.ca/register.
About the Instructor
Hugo Mansfield is a filmmaker, writer, amateur sumo wrestler and martial arts enthusiast. He started training on the beach with friends, and their small club slowly grew into a formidable sumo team now called Vancouver Sumo Tigers. A regular participant of Sumo Sundays since 2022, Hugo has competed at the annual Powell Street Festival and the 2024 basho. In the fall of 2024, he began co-teaching with Sumo Sundays' intermediate drop-in where he continues to provide support.
Follow Vancouver Sumo Tigers on Instagram @sumo.tigers. Learn more about Sumo Sundays at sumosundays.ca.
