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Funkysauce posted:I was the same way, except for Toyonoshima I've always said wrestling Toyonoshima must feel like wrestling a wet noodle, because dude has yoga levels of flexibility for a little short marshmallow dude.
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That was a really cool day, lower bouts excepted.
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Day 9: http://youtu.be/I33yeTcf__4 Toyonoshima pulls a win out of his rear end again! Endo-Osunaarashi was pretty drat good. Where the gently caress was this Aoiyama last week? Gyoji bowling! 
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efb by literally seconds Kakuryu and Kotoshogiku are now 16-16 against each other. Possibly the best rivalry we have going in the sanyaku ranks at the moment, although Kisenosato's ability to upset Hakuho and Yoshikaze's dominance of Harumafuji always have you on the edge of your seat as well. Ikioi looked like Kramer during the WC final after that match.
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Day 10: http://youtu.be/j88uKi57Nqc Pretty boring except for one match.
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Takayasu has a shot at stealing this one. It's getting to the point where they will have to cancel a top level match to have him face an Ozeki. I'm really surprised that they have Kisenosato facing the 2-8 Tamawashi instead of Takayasu tomorrow.
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Day 11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09Hc0kQqpq0 All I'm going to say is, holy poo poo sumo, once again you never let me down. What an awesome day.
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Day 12 is gonna be raaaaad.
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All I want for Christmas is for Aoiyama to absorb Baruto's spirit and get good at Sumo.
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Can I get a quick guide on when it's appropriate to throw a seat cushion?
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Quantrill posted:Can I get a quick guide on when it's appropriate to throw a seat cushion? When a M (Maegashira) ranked guy beats a Yokozuna. Or whenever it looks like Hakuho isn't going to sweep the hell out of the basho and people get excited. For some reason, they have set this up where Kisenosato is included in the final 3 day round robin of the Yokozuna as the '4th guy', even though Kotoshogiku is in a winning position.
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Uncle Jam posted:When a M (Maegashira) ranked guy beats a Yokozuna. Or whenever it looks like Hakuho isn't going to sweep the hell out of the basho and people get excited. Okay, that's what I thought, so why didn't Osunaarashi get any thrown (at least any shown in the videos)? Is he not popular?
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Quantrill posted:Okay, that's what I thought, so why didn't Osunaarashi get any thrown (at least any shown in the videos)? Is he not popular? He wasn't the last fight of the day. Usually it only happens on the last fight of the day, so the staff doesn't have to clean up zabuton between fights. I think yesterday was kind of an exception. From the PA in the arena, I think you're not supposed to ever throw zabuton, so its really the excitement of the people. Today I looked at Oitekaze heya's website, and its totally geocities style. The wrestler page is pretty hilarious: http://oitekaze.com/rikisi.html And here is Abiko's page who is 20-0 in his career so far: http://oitekaze.com/aviko.html Favorite Food: Marshmallows
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The image rollover change is hilariously bizarre. I'm a bit disappointed it doesn't also change on rollover on the individual wrestler's pages, too.  As for the zabuton throwing, it is technically very against the rules of conduct to throw them but very few people get really up in arms about it. Though I do enjoy it immensely. It gives a sense of fanfare to the event of a Yokozuna being beaten. Like confetti but way better and also potentially injurious. Pvt. Public fucked around with this message at 23:54 on Jul 23, 2014 |
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Is something up with Haramafuji? Kinda looked like he didn't really want to put any force on it.
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Uncle Jam posted:Today I looked at Oitekaze heya's website, and its totally geocities style. That's hilarious. Everyone else has normal favorite foods... fish, meat, udon, soba, seafood, okonomiyaki, etc... and then you've got Abiko with marshmallows and Endo with chocolate. gently caress protein, sugar's where it's at to be a strong rikishi. Takanoyama was so much fun to watch. I wish he could have survived in Makuuchi because he was always good for a glorious win or losing in a blaze of glory. Araibira has a great highlight video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gp_mhW6yLk Harumafuji may have a nagging injury nobody knows about. He used to have a lot of injury problems, yet lately he's been on a long streak without missing a match.
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Epic battles on Day 12: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yXEjNQEoPw
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This is only my 2nd basho to watch, but between Day 11 and Chiyomaru/Joukouryuu I think I'm hooked. edit: yeah, day 12 is awesome. JoeRules fucked around with this message at 16:49 on Jul 24, 2014 |
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Well we can be pretty sure that 1 Sekiwake and both Kosumbi are sunk this basho. But who will replace them? The race is super tight. Oosunaarashi, Endo, and Terunofuji all have a chance. Most impressive has been Oosuna, just by the fact he was actually in the meatgrinder (top 15 face all) and the other two were not.
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Uncle Jam posted:Well we can be pretty sure that 1 Sekiwake and both Kosumbi are sunk this basho. But who will replace them? The race is super tight. Oosunaarashi, Endo, and Terunofuji all have a chance. Most impressive has been Oosuna, just by the fact he was actually in the meatgrinder (top 15 face all) and the other two were not. Meat grinder and two kinboshi and nearly a third. If he finishes strong he may well be sanyaku.
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he's still got to take 2 out of his final 3 and he's got kotoshogiku next. i really want him to get his KK, but it's not going to be easy. also, don't forget takekaze. he's at M4 and already has his KK.
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Day 13: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-A5j6XFZvQ&list=UUsyhbQggi0M3t_DMePOLgSw Ouch, tough luck for Aminishiki. Kotoshogiku  Osunaarashi got LAUNCHED outta there.I know you have 4 losses and really needed a win, but WTF Harumafuji? Hakuho-Kisenosato was one hell of a main event. anakha fucked around with this message at 14:22 on Jul 25, 2014 |
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Well then... let the games begin.
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I just found out Osunaarashi was born in 1992
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Mechafunkzilla posted:I just found out Osunaarashi was born in 1992 God drat, I'm old. Also, holy poo poo Day 13! Funkysauce posted:I also let out a big "WAAAAAOOOWWW". I threw my hands in the air and had to stifle myself since I'm watching it at work and while my boss doesn't care, it would be poor form.
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I seriously thought Hakuho had this thing in the bag. Incredible how quickly that unraveled, and not for lack of effort on his part.
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Holy poo poo This has been one of the best tournaments since Harumafuji's yokozuna run.
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Funkysauce posted:Sad to hear about Takonoyama's retirement. In honor, I may as well link this article I found earlier in the week: http://www.ozy.com/performance/takanoyama-shuntaro-the-skinny-side-of-sumo/32428.article Anyone have that awesome video of his best matches lying around? anakha posted:Day 13 
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I started watching sumo on Day 11 and while I don't know much of what's going on it looks like a picked a good time to start watching. I have a question on something I saw in day 13: Why did the crowd boo and the commentators disapprove of the match which Harumafuji won? Also who were they booing exactly, the winner or loser?
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net work error posted:I started watching sumo on Day 11 and while I don't know much of what's going on it looks like a picked a good time to start watching. They thought Harumafuji did a henka, which should be "beneath" a yokozuna. It's all bullshit though, gently caress the crowds and commentators. Henkas own.
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Mechafunkzilla posted:They thought Harumafuji did a henka, which should be "beneath" a yokozuna. It's all bullshit though, gently caress the crowds and commentators. Henkas own. Konstantin posted:He was using a tactic called a "henka", where you step to the side at the start and hope the opponent overcommits. It's traditionally considered cheap or dishonorable, especially when used by top level wrestlers like Harumafuji. Gotcha, thanks for clearing that up.
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Iris of Ether posted:In honor, I may as well link this article I found earlier in the week: I posted it sometime in the last few days, but here it is again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gp_mhW6yLk Probably should OP that thing. Mechafunkzilla posted:They thought Harumafuji did a henka, which should be "beneath" a yokozuna. It's all bullshit though, gently caress the crowds and commentators. Henkas own. There was a shoulder-to-shoulder collision, and Harumafuji juuust went enough to the side to grab the back of Kakuryu's mawashi and hurl him out. It happened so fast that it looked like a henka, but it was anything but "blatant". The top-down view made it very obvious that there was no sidestep. But to anyone in the crowd watching tiny LEGO figurines going at it without any replay, I can see why they'd think so. Plus, I'm sure they waited all day and wanted a yokozuna match that lasted longer than 0.83 seconds, like Kise vs Hakuho.
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Fryhtaning posted:Plus, I'm sure they waited all day and wanted a yokozuna match that lasted longer than 0.83 seconds, like Kise vs Hakuho. I've found it is more this than the henka. Generally, if you go for the whole day's matches (and you should because even the lower level guys deserve a crowd's encouragement) by the time the big matches come on at night, the anticipation is so high that people will genuinely feel ripped off if the bouts go short. Never mind it is a sport where the average match length isn't very long anyway, but this goes doubly-so if any perceived "short cut" is taken to end the match.
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