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Competitive Skills (1.5-Hour Drop-In)

February 21 @ 7:15 pm - 8:45 pm

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$15 – $22

A bi-weekly collaboration with Sumo Sundays and Vancouver Sumo Tigers (VST).

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.

This session is good for:

  • Casual or regular Sumo Sundays attendees who want to build on existing sparring skills and techniques for competition
  • First-time attendees with relevant backgrounds (i.e. BJJ competitors, football players, wrestlers or martial artists) interested in improving takedown and grappling techniques and those generally interested in grappling (no experience required)

We encourage folks of all sizes and genders to participate.

*Note: Due to the condensed timing of this session, skills + knowledge shared in our longer, 2.5-hour sessions may be skipped or glossed over. This includes basic sumo terminology + rules and safety techniques. For more immersive sessions, take a look at the 2.5-hour fundamentals + intermediate options.

Schedule & Location

  • Fridays from 7:30-8:30 pm and Sundays from 4-5 pm (for current dates, visit Eventbrite)
  • Indoors at the Vancouver Japanese Language School & Hall (487 Alexander St)

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. Since the fall of 2024, he has provided technique-based instruction for Sumo Sundays’ intermediate drop-in. Hugo continues to lead instruction with Vancouver Sumo Tigers and now hosts the competitive-style drop-in twice a week with Sumo Sundays.

Follow Vancouver Sumo Tigers on Instagram @sumo.tigers.

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Details

Date:
February 21
Time:
7:15 pm - 8:45 pm
Series:
Cost:
$15 – $22
Event Category:

Organizer

Sumo Sundays
Email
sumosundays@gmail.com
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Venue

Vancouver Japanese Language School & Hall
487 Alexander St, Vancouver, BC V6A 1C6
Vancouver, BC V6A 1C6 Canada
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Training on the unceded traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh nations; also former 100-mile exclusion zone; and current home to residents of the Downtown Eastside with ongoing support from the Powell Street Festival Society and Vancouver Japanese Language School & Hall.

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