World sumo wrestling champion takes on the kids of Los Angeles
Three-times world sumo champion Byambajav Ulambayar showed some plucky American kids his moves in Los Angeles yesterday.
Ulambayar was demonstrating the basic exercises and movements of sumo and explaining their cultural significance at the LA Bloom event.
The Mongolian-born wrestling master has been competing since the age of 15, when he was invited to train in Japan.
A retired Japanese grand sumo champion picked Ulambayar out of dozens of hopefuls.
But sumo is not his only talent.
He's appeared in Hollywood films too - once in Oceans 13 - and also on countless television shows and events all over the world.
He even appeared on Gran Hermano - Spain's version of Big Brother.
The six-foot-one man mountain weighs around 350 pounds.
And his collection of gold medals is just as heavy - with over 100 from competitions in Europe, Japan, Mongolia and the USA.
He has reached a pinnacle of sumo rank, makushita - which used to be the second highest position you could achieve until recently, pushing the status to third place in the highly competitive field.
According to his website, Ulambayar wakes up at 5am and starts his training on an empty stomach.
His morning regime includes 'stretching, calisthenics, warm-up exercises, matches, hitting practice, and various specialized drills'.
Although he does get to enjoy an afternoon nap - before further 'solitary practice, strengthening exercises [and] weight training'.
Ulambayar's impressive weight comes from a highly-nutritious diet with plenty of protein and carbohydrates, which is also low in fat.
Sumo wrestlers prefer to eat 'chanko-navbe' which they value for its healing and recuperative properties.
The stew contains meat and chicken as well as fish, eggs and vegetables.
'Despite weighing 350 lbs, Byamba's body fat percentage is around 15%, less than the average American. He is mostly muscle!' says his website.
Ulambayar was demonstrating the basic exercises and movements of sumo and explaining their cultural significance at the LA Bloom event.
The Mongolian-born wrestling master has been competing since the age of 15, when he was invited to train in Japan.
A retired Japanese grand sumo champion picked Ulambayar out of dozens of hopefuls.
But sumo is not his only talent.
He's appeared in Hollywood films too - once in Oceans 13 - and also on countless television shows and events all over the world.
He even appeared on Gran Hermano - Spain's version of Big Brother.
The six-foot-one man mountain weighs around 350 pounds.
And his collection of gold medals is just as heavy - with over 100 from competitions in Europe, Japan, Mongolia and the USA.
He has reached a pinnacle of sumo rank, makushita - which used to be the second highest position you could achieve until recently, pushing the status to third place in the highly competitive field.
According to his website, Ulambayar wakes up at 5am and starts his training on an empty stomach.
His morning regime includes 'stretching, calisthenics, warm-up exercises, matches, hitting practice, and various specialized drills'.
Although he does get to enjoy an afternoon nap - before further 'solitary practice, strengthening exercises [and] weight training'.
Ulambayar's impressive weight comes from a highly-nutritious diet with plenty of protein and carbohydrates, which is also low in fat.
Sumo wrestlers prefer to eat 'chanko-navbe' which they value for its healing and recuperative properties.
The stew contains meat and chicken as well as fish, eggs and vegetables.
'Despite weighing 350 lbs, Byamba's body fat percentage is around 15%, less than the average American. He is mostly muscle!' says his website.
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