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ChrisBTY posted:Wait, Terunofuji came THAT close to being eligible for Yokozuna? Not really, not his second consecutive Yusho, just his second one total. Even if he had won, I doubt his 12-3 in the following tournament would have been enough given that Hakuho was back and won it with 15-0, and there were already 4 Yokozuna at the time. Obviously I am not a group of tobacco executives or whatever so maybe I'm wrong.
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Brut posted:Obviously I am not a group of tobacco executives or whatever so maybe I'm wrong. Probably too long and too soon for a new thread title.
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Feb 1, 2020 06:30
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Gotta win two in a row as Ozeki unless you're Japanese. Dem's da rules.
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Feb 1, 2020 09:28
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If that's a subtle knock at Kise it's totally unfair, he completely earned his rope. His injury was such a tragedy it overshadowed what a dominant and consistent wrestler he was.
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Feb 1, 2020 09:53
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Kenning posted:If that's a subtle knock at Kise it's totally unfair, he completely earned his rope. His injury was such a tragedy it overshadowed what a dominant and consistent wrestler he was. I think Kisenosato deserved the promotion, but I sincerely doubt any Mongolian or Eastern European rikishi would ever get the same leeway. Sorta moot, tho, since Kise did win two in a row as Ozeki or higher, at great sacrifice at that.
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Feb 1, 2020 10:14
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxCSCNp1qKU&t=240s Oh hey new folks especially those coming from the MMA threads would probably appreciate seeing this, happens from time to time.
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Feb 1, 2020 10:18
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Mr. Fix It posted:I think Kisenosato deserved the promotion, but I sincerely doubt any Mongolian or Eastern European rikishi would ever get the same leeway. Sorta moot, tho, since Kise did win two in a row as Ozeki or higher, at great sacrifice at that. I dunno man, I know the meme is that Japanese wrestlers get an easier go, but Takakeisho had to really work for his ozeki promotion, taking essentially an extra basho to prove himself. Asanoyama also specifically got told he wasn't on a run yet after Aki, even though he could have been. I don't think it's as cut and dried as people make it out to be.
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Feb 1, 2020 10:19
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Feb 1, 2020 12:33
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That's both hilarious and depressing.
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Feb 1, 2020 14:04
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Complex fracture of the femur doesn't stop the brave rikishi Toyomoshina from approaching the dohyu. What a warrior. After 3 fights the complex fracture is now more exposed bone than skin and he is more tape than man. Toyomoshina has died in the dohyu after easily losing his third fight to a guy whose ceiling is this unpaid division. He was in contention for the fighting spirit prize but lost it on the last day of the basho when a guy did a cool throw. When asked if the pressure to fight through injury contributed to the rikishi's earlier than usual demise, the NSK presented a death certificate officially recording his cause of death to be 'an excess of warrior spirit'. After much debate they decided that they will not reimburse the small child because a 0-7 performance is clearly a magekoshi and the child should be smarter where she places her money.
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Feb 1, 2020 15:01
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Dude stuck it out in makushita to get back to the paid ranks after injury at 33 - most probably would have retired. Not my favorite on the dohyo, but seemed a pretty funny guy off it. Reminded me of these pics of guys with their hair down: Toyo and Shodai  Yoshikaze  Sokokurai  I love how they look like fat metal fans. And Chiyomaru sleeping tax from Toyo's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B0fJHoUAxaN/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet
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Feb 1, 2020 15:06
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pseudodragon posted:Here you go: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/11/23/sumo/terunofuji-endures-tough-times-get-back-track 113kg and he reached M4 and recorded a kinboshi? Incredible. I hope he can make it back to the top.
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Feb 1, 2020 15:06
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fisting by many posted:113kg and he reached M4 and recorded a kinboshi? Incredible. I hope he can make it back to the top. Enho about to break some records I see. Prediction: Enho goes 7/8, but beats kakuryu.
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Feb 1, 2020 16:09
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Salaryman Goeido:  Nice "G" on the belt.
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Feb 1, 2020 16:25
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now he is free, to cosplay!
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Elissimpark posted:Salaryman Goeido: Looks fly as hell tbh.
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Feb 1, 2020 19:38
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Anyone know if the usual suspects will be streaming the Fuji TV Grand Sumo Tournament?
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Feb 1, 2020 19:52
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I meant to say that before his injuries and freefall Terunofuji shot up the ranks, kicked rear end, took names and peaked with 2 Top 4 finishes in a row as Ozeki. I knew those weren't going to qualify him for Yokozuna but just from looking at the numbers it seemed like he had a shot at it in the future. Then injury riddled freefall. And then what happens once he gets healthy? Blows his way through the amateur ranks and gets the Yusho on his first Basho as a salaried performer again. You talked a lot about how miraculous it was that somebody with Terunofuji's rank could get the Y but just looking at the numbers I think the real issue is it's stupid he got busted down that far in the first place.
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Feb 1, 2020 19:59
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Not as dramatic as Terunofuji, but Myogiryu has a good comeback story. He was a college champion who started his pro career in Makushita. He had four straight winning records, and was considered an extremely promising young talent. In literally his second ever Juryo bout (he won the first) Gagamaru fell on his knee and exploded it, and he had to sit out for the next eight months. He came back at the bottom of Sandanme, was back in Juryo within a year, and made sekiwake for the first time a year after that. There's also the final coda to the match-fixing scandal a decade ago, the epic encounter when Sokokurai took on the entire Sumo Association and emerged victorious. I uh, doubt that's quite what you had in mind though. 
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Feb 1, 2020 22:43
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https://twitter.com/SumoFollower/status/1223720462536060934 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP_x6rBmwHg Stream goes live in about an hour.
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Apraxin posted:There's also the final coda to the match-fixing scandal a decade ago, the epic encounter when Sokokurai took on the entire Sumo Association and emerged victorious. I uh, doubt that's quite what you had in mind though. Yeah don't gently caress with Sokokurai
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Elissimpark posted:Salaryman Goeido: hahaha goeido balling out! i'm glad i took an unreasonable shine to him! i wonder if there's any girls out there that like low-mid 30's ex-prestigious athletes who now have stable executive forever-jobs in the industry?
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Apraxin posted:There's also the final coda to the match-fixing scandal a decade ago, the epic encounter when Sokokurai took on the entire Sumo Association and emerged victorious. I uh, doubt that's quite what you had in mind though. this is extremely my poo poo. wikipedia time. e: for the mildly-interested-but-not-going-to-put-in-further-effort readers: wasn't in the original group of wrestlers investigated, but seemed to be a target in a 'further investigation'. basically said 'i haven't done this. i won't resign. if you kick me out i'm going to court'. his stable master - when pressured by the association said basically 'i believe him. i won't do anything'. he was terminated. he took them to court. during his time off he couldn't live or train at his stable. his stable master made the baller move of hiring 'special consultant sokokurai' so he could still be involved at the heya. he worked out with rugby teams to stay fit during the trial. he was found not guilty and the association did't appeal. he had a really heartwarming, gutsy return run and is believed to be directly in line for his stable master's name. all's well. Marching Powder fucked around with this message at 04:16 on Feb 2, 2020 |
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Feb 2, 2020 04:02
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The Wikipedia article on Sokokurai is a good, quick read. He's from China, but of Mongolian descent. He wasn't fond of Japanese food when starting out, so he'd put yoghurt on his rice to make it palatable.
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Feb 2, 2020 04:12
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imagining walking into the sumo elder meetings as an equal who, up to this point, hadn't tried to use weak rear end evidence to ruin another person's entire career, try and ruin it anyway, humiliatingly lose, and then meekly reinstate them.
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Bentai posted:https://twitter.com/SumoFollower/status/1223720462536060934 I've never actually watched the Hakuho Cup before, I wonder if any of these tiny kids end up in the top division.
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Feb 2, 2020 07:47
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ah this bit with the kids is weird to me, that one little boy got hurt and they zoomed in on him.
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this is pretty good for youth sports though e: the ring is still too high though what are you doing hakuho they are fighting their hearts out BONGHITZ fucked around with this message at 08:55 on Feb 2, 2020 |
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Feb 2, 2020 08:34
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I'm tuning in at like random spots and I'm either seeing kids fighting their hearts out or (young?) adults henkaing hahahaha
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Feb 2, 2020 09:57
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I’ve left it on in the background. Some pretty dang good matches here and there.
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Bentai posted:Anyone know if the usual suspects will be streaming the Fuji TV Grand Sumo Tournament? The old boy matches look good - coincidentally, most of them from that 2012 banzuke we were looking at before. And Satoyama.
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I saw some tiny kids get thrown around by bigger fat kids for a bit. I know there was a Brazil team but I couldn't pick out any Brazilian kids and I guess I didn't understand the format either? But it was cool when the tiny kid pulled out some bullshit and beat the bigger fat kid.
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Dias posted:I saw some tiny kids get thrown around by bigger fat kids for a bit. I know there was a Brazil team but I couldn't pick out any Brazilian kids and I guess I didn't understand the format either? But it was cool when the tiny kid pulled out some bullshit and beat the bigger fat kid. Yeah I have no clue what the format is considering it's entirely in Japanese, maybe once youtube finishes processing the 11 hour video someone can make sense of it  edit: oh poo poo it's already done, surprisingly fast.
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For those not too familiar with this small corner of the sport, here's some shokkiri. Think of this as the Harlem Globetrotters but in mawashi.
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anakha posted:For those not too familiar with this small corner of the sport, here's some shokkiri. That was pretty good. Very daft.
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Brut posted:https://twitter.com/inhashi_/status/1224209227612409857 It's Setsubun. They're throwing beans to ward off ogres (oni).
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setsubunquote:In its association with the Lunar New Year, spring Setsubun can be and was previously thought of as a sort of New Year's Eve, and so was accompanied by a special ritual to cleanse away all the evil of the former year and drive away disease-bringing evil spirits for the year to come. This special ritual is called mamemaki (豆撒き, "bean scattering"). Setsubun has its origins in tsuina (追儺), a Chinese custom introduced to Japan in the eighth century.
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Brut posted:https://twitter.com/inhashi_/status/1224209227612409857 lol. 'hakuho, your status and title requires you to throw food at people.' 'no.' 'hakuho look, you are required to do a certain number of these weird things a year, and all you have to do is stand around and throw food out of a box.' '.... ok' 'good now go and help push endo's rear end into this weird pink costume and then put yours on'
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56k warning   Aoiyama, and Tamawashi just love hugging Enho. (These are Jungyo pictures from before the Basho) Takekuma-Oyakata (formerly Goeido): https://twitter.com/kikijiji1999/status/1224200740085780481 https://twitter.com/kikijiji1999/status/1224319747765882881 Brut fucked around with this message at 19:33 on Feb 3, 2020 |
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