Barnsley Sumo Club provides access to sumo training sessions and competitions to anyone interested in learning Japan’s national sport from across Yorkshire and the north of England.
We are a member club of the British Sumo Federation – the National Governing Body for sumo in the UK recognised by the International Sumo Federation.
Barnsley Sumo Club has a quickly growing membership and have been selected to host a national sumo tournament in December 2024 and the the British Sumo Championships and Team GB World Sumo Championships Selections in 2025.
We provide top level coaching and opportunities to our wrestlers and have recently been awarded the Sport England Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts ‘Mark’.
Our wrestlers and coaches take part in sumo tournaments, displays (including London and Birmingham Comic Con and the Karate-Bushido Magazine Festival des Arts Martiaux Olympic warm-up event in Paris in April 2024), and national trade events (including the UK Martial Arts Show) and can offer wide-ranging geographical access to potential sponsors.
Our club members also participate in international sumo competitions, including the World Sumo Championships in Japan (2023) and Poland (2024).
Target Audience
We offer sumo sessions to anyone over 16 regardless of size, gender, age or sporting background. We have a club SENCO to facilitate access to sumo for people with additional needs.
Features and Benefits
Barnsley Sumo Club is seeking sponsorship for new training equipment and club kit. We need to provide our members with additional competition-grade mawashis (sumo wrestling belts), a competition-grade dohyo (sumo wrestling ring), club t-shirts and zekkens (tournament mawashi sponsorship banners).
Mawashis cost c. £90 each + p&p from Japan
Doyho costs c. £2,500 + p&p from Japan
Club t-shirts cost c. £20 each
Club zekkens cost c. £10 each
We can offer sponsors a wide range of promotional and return on investment opportunities including;
Company logos on all official club correspondences
Regular social media shout outs and testimonials
Local and national geographical company exposure at tournaments and displays
Sponsor logos included in national trade event displays
Sumo wrestlers available for company adverts/promotional materials
Free company sumo training sessions
and much more.
We offer a range of ready-made and bespoke sponsorship and partnership opportunities to suit different budgets and business needs