Everything you should know about sumo wrestling | Shogo O'Connor | TEDxDeerfield
Shogo O’Connor challenges the misportrayal of sumo wrestling in America through humor and personal experience. Born and raised in New York City, Shogo is a junior at Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts, and he loves it!. At TEDxDeerfield, Shogo will talk about Sumo, an elegant but vicious sport. Unfortunately, they don’t offer Sumo at Deerfield, so he wrestles folk style at school which is the next best thing.Shogo was named after a famous skateboarder in the 70's and skated for a lot of his childhood until he busted his two front teeth. Then, he took up the violin because it was safer. He doesn't play much anymore, but he can probably still squeak out Vivaldi's Winter.Thumbnail image originally posted to Flickr by Gusjer at https://www.flickr.com/photos/20244534@N00/5402557500 licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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