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Mechafunkzilla posted:Oh my god did you really just make an unironic "the look" post? I swear, if Bill Simmons starts writing about sumo... 
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evilwaldo posted:That is a dedication there that is not seen in Harumafuji. He doesn't look lost but he does not look like a Yokozuna. It does not look like he is coming to the match with a look and feeling like he wants to win. This is the thing though - he wins like a Yokozuna. He's halfway up the career division wins leaderboard for Yokozunas. Even if he got injured and retired tommorrow, he's had a pretty solid career, but he still probably has something left in the tank. quote:I think people's issue with him is that this is his 5th basho as Yokozuna and he still looks like he hasn't gotten over the butterflies. Jumpy starts, ugly wins, silly losses, poor body language, and the simple fact that nobody is afraid of him. How many wins have we seen out of Hakuho this basho alone where his opponents barely survive the tachi-ai due to some combination of making GBS threads their pants and making GBS threads the bed? Yeah, but Hakuho is making a tilt at the best ever, whereas Harumafuji a solid but not outstanding member of the club. To use an analogy from another sport, it's like suggesting that Billy Williams isn't a hall of famer because he's not as good as Ted Williams. Well yeah, he isn't, and it's not even close, but Ted Williams greatness doesn't diminish Billy Williams effort.
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Sep 24, 2013 00:57
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Day 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-8KYHQOM9c.
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Sep 24, 2013 14:39
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Mechafunkzilla posted:Oh my god did you really just make an unironic "the look" post? Actually what helps Hakuho stand out head and shoulders above everyone else is his touch He got the powerrrrrrr edit: That was a pretty fun day! I was disappointed to see Kotoyuuki and Kotoshougiku lose but Yoshikaze kicking the gyoji right in the mouth was hilarious! Also Harumafuji has 2 henkas in such a short period of time. I get that he's smaller than everyone else and he has to set up some mind games to win but it's not great to watch! Kikkoman fucked around with this message at 15:20 on Sep 24, 2013 |
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Sep 24, 2013 15:01
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I went to day 9. It was a fun time. Saw Chiyotairyu beat that fucker Kisenosato, saw my Chiba brother Takayasu win, saw Endo beat loving Yoshikaze. All in all, it was a good day.
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Sep 24, 2013 15:46
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Kikkoman posted:edit: [/spoiler] but Yoshikaze kicking the gyoji right in the mouth was hilarious! He caught him good too. How old are the gyoji anyway? They may get some serious bumps if they aren't careful!
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Sep 24, 2013 15:59
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Funkysauce posted:He caught him good too. How old are the gyoji anyway? They may get some serious bumps if they aren't careful! They make sure all the gyoji are at just the right age where it's as funny as possible when they get knocked over, without them actually breaking something or dying
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Sep 24, 2013 16:44
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We now have ourselves a basho f'sho! Assuming no other stupid losses by Kisenosato (decent chance of pulling that off) or Harumafuji (will henka his way to that at this rate), it's going to be a bloodbath on days 13-15, with Kisenosato likely going against the Yokozunae on days 13/14 and of course with the Yokozuna derby on day 15. Kakuryu is always full of surprises and disappointments, so who knows how he'll spice things up. Or if they all beat each other up, Homasho may pull a Kyokutenho yusho at this rate.
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Sep 24, 2013 17:51
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anakha posted:Gyojis getting taken out by rikishi will never cease to be entertaining. Is the Gyoji getting taken out seen as shameful or "bad" on their part? With all the tradition and stuff that Sumo has going for it, this basho has got me wondering if them stumbling or getting hit is seen as a bad thing traditionally?
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Sep 25, 2013 02:23
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Fryhtaning posted:We now have ourselves a basho f'sho! Whoever wins, Kisenosato becomes yokozuna.
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Sep 25, 2013 03:25
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Day 11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQeH5jREUbQ
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efb What a day.  Almost saw a double kinboshi from Goeido. Hell of a match between him and Harumafuji. Endo, holy poo poo balls. What the hell did I just witness? Can I rescind my guess that he might be an Ozeki in a few years and change that to "by the end of 2014"?
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Sep 25, 2013 14:04
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As he gets some experience under his belt Endo is the man to watch for the next 10 bashos. Aminishiki made a great save there!
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Sep 25, 2013 15:22
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Fryhtaning posted:
2014? Hell, if he keeps this up, he might make it before he gets his topknot. I know I'm exaggerating, but it's still fun to imagine... anakha fucked around with this message at 17:45 on Sep 25, 2013 |
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Sep 25, 2013 15:52
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That's why Aminishiki is my dude. It literally doesn't matter who he's up against, he has a chance to win. Hakuho, Kisenosato, anyone. He always has the potential to gently caress things up even when he's having a bad tournament.
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Sep 25, 2013 16:11
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anakha posted:2014? Hell, if he keeps this up, he might make it before he gets his topknot. Quite a few rikishi hit a wall once they are matched up against top competition day in and day out. I think he'll get to around M3 without much trouble in the next six months, but getting from there to ozeki could take a while.
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Konstantin posted:Quite a few rikishi hit a wall once they are matched up against top competition day in and day out. I think he'll get to around M3 without much trouble in the next six months, but getting from there to ozeki could take a while. The next six months? He might be there after this basho...
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Uncle Jam posted:The next six months? He might be there after this basho... I wonder how plausible that is. He'd have to move up 18 or 19 spots. There are already a few kachi-koshis above him and several more on the verge. If he goes 3-1 the rest of the way and wins 11, I still don't think he gets any higher than M6 or so.
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Sep 26, 2013 02:39
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So what's been up with our favorite wrestler, Takanoyama? Has he been figured out?
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Sep 26, 2013 03:36
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Day 12: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWniSsXfuA0 After watching today, it seemed to me even at full speed that Endou got a call his way. He is still great to watch and will definitely keep an eye on him. Harumauji vs. Kisenosato another great match to watch! Kisenosato looking really sharp. Hakuho I hadn't seen until now that foot yank, I thought it would have been called something else. Kintamayama seemed to think so as well. Also, it hit me this week at some point that Kintamayama means Testicle Mountain. 金玉山 I mean that is the kanji, can a better Japanese speaker please sort me out? Funkysauce fucked around with this message at 14:15 on Sep 26, 2013 |
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Sep 26, 2013 14:07
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Funkysauce posted:
My Japanese is very low level, but, "gold jewel" is the literal translation for "testicle"? Seems to fit Kintamayama's sense of humor if true. Day 14 is going to be huge. I can't wait. I really want to see Kise beat Hakuho again.
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Sep 26, 2013 16:30
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It's pretty startling to see a guy like Kotoshogiku not having a loving clue how to fight Hakuho even after 40 matchups. He just grabs the mawashi and tries to do his usual humpety-bumpety yorikiri routine. You'd think he'd try something different for a change. Also, Harumafuji keeps making it rain. Just not in a way beneficial to him.
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Sep 26, 2013 16:46
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Fryhtaning posted:My Japanese is very low level, but, "gold jewel" is the literal translation for "testicle"? Seems to fit Kintamayama's sense of humor if true. Kintama is slang for balls, not a formal translation of testicle
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Day 13: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2lW1JZYcbg
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Sep 27, 2013 11:42
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 Not the results I was hoping for all-around. Even Endou and Homasho lost.
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Sep 27, 2013 13:54
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Fryhtaning posted:
In fairness, expecting Endo to beat a Komusubi in his first try was probably a bit much.
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Sep 27, 2013 14:13
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Who would be more frightening, Takanoyama if he gained some weight, or Gagamaru if he lost a bunch? Also it said in one of the videos that Aran's stable is closing? If stables have a one foreigner limit, what does that mean for him?
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Gibbo posted:Who would be more frightening, Takanoyama if he gained some weight, or Gagamaru if he lost a bunch? Gagamaru's weight is the only thing giving him any kind of advantage. His technique and balance are terrible. Takanoyama with another 30 lbs would be a beast. That's what I heard too about Aran's stable. Hope Baruto owes him a favor or else he may be "voluntarily deported" if no other spots have opened up due to rikishi retirements.
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This video has been making the rounds for the slam that this guy pulls off (Turn your volume down). Figure I'd post it up for those who haven't seen it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfPqCjg2g2s Also, I've seen it mentioned that the guy who did the slamming (Byambajav Ulambayar) is a world champion. Anyone ever heard of this dude? Any reason he wouldn't be in the Japanese basho?
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S.W.O.R.D. Agent posted:This video has been making the rounds for the slam that this guy pulls off (Turn your volume down). Figure I'd post it up for those who haven't seen it. He's an amateur sumo champion, not a professional rikishi.
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Fryhtaning posted:
Man, not even up for Goueido domination station? So, the guy who was supposed to become the head of Aran's heya left with Baruto a few years back. The current guy turned 65 and is retiring, and there is nobody to take over (it sounds like a small stable). Now all of those rikishi are moving to a new one (its already been decided), its the one that Tochiozan, tochinoshin, and Aoiyama wrestle for. You can check it out by searching for 春日野部屋. (Don't drop the 部屋, you will get animated  child poo poo)
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Sep 28, 2013 02:13
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Day 14: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs8OjBJVlsw Hopefully Endo's injury is minimal Hakuho is God
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Sep 28, 2013 12:36
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Mechafunkzilla posted:He's an amateur sumo champion, not a professional rikishi. Oh okay, I see. That makes sense. Thanks!
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Sep 28, 2013 13:40
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Even I felt tired after that Homasho bout.
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Sep 28, 2013 14:07
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Pity the source material isn't in a higher resolution so we'd be able to breakdown that supposed hair pull frame by frame. At least we'll have some guys sitting on a 7-7 record to create at least a little tension tomorrow with Tochiozan, Shohozan and Okinoumi deciding whose going to end up where on November's banzuke.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gaiDxUaM00 Slightly better quality and a couple more angles. I don't think it was a hair pull, you can see how his hand kinda rolls across the back of Kisenosato's head. Diplomat fucked around with this message at 01:19 on Sep 29, 2013 |
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Sep 29, 2013 01:15
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Yeah, we're in the presence of a loving god. We will be forever spoiled after Hakuho retires because anybody who stumbles into becoming a Yokozuna afterwards will be seen as unimpressive. Hell we've already started on Harumafuji.
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Sep 29, 2013 01:45
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If you look at Hakuho at about 9:10 into Kinta's video, you can see a good bit of blood coming from the area around his eye. Even Gods can bleed, evidently. But yeah, Hakuho is so good it's unreal. No idea on the hairpull, seems like it could go either way. It certainly wasn't obviously one.
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Day 15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-TbpuJTgbU.
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A Good Basho Shohozan scrambling around is the funniest thing today
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