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Takuan posted:The worst part about watching sumo is the day after a basho ends and you have to get used to a world without watching sumo every day again. I've been downloading sumo tournaments in hopes that in about five years I can start to re-watch some old basho and will have forgotten any of the big stuff that happened. "This Hakuho guy looks like he's an up and comer." - me, in the year 2034
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Takuan posted:The worst part about watching sumo is the day after a basho ends and you have to get used to a world without watching sumo every day again. Feels like a period of mourning for a couple of days.
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Sep 27, 2021 21:33
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The days after sumo is when I have ended up buying or receiving a significant amount of my sumo memorabilia. I have a Shodai magnet and more trading cards coming later this week.
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Sep 27, 2021 21:58
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Shiroc posted:The days after sumo is when I have ended up buying or receiving a significant amount of my sumo memorabilia. A magnet of Shodai or a magnet that attracts Shodai, because the latter could really help Shodai if you use it right.
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Sep 27, 2021 22:04
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Charles Gnarwin posted:
I did notice him wince coming down from the dohyo at the ending ceremony so I think it's still an issue
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Sep 27, 2021 22:17
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpEszMbZlNs
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Sep 27, 2021 22:30
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Hakuho the extremely lanky boy is vaguely upsetting but then he henkas and you know its the same person.
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Sep 27, 2021 22:41
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I look forward to Hakuho continuing to infuriate those old bastards
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Sep 28, 2021 00:06
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Charles Gnarwin posted:We absolutely need a sumo version of Space Jam.
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Sep 28, 2021 00:28
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thanks again, and congratulations to the winners
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Sep 28, 2021 00:33
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15 years and 10 months since I watched bits of Kyushu 2005 on TV trying to figure out what this sumo thing was about, and finally they're all gone: Really feels like the end of an era.
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Sep 28, 2021 00:50
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Apraxin posted:15 years and 10 months since I watched bits of Kyushu 2005 on TV trying to figure out what this sumo thing was about, and finally they're all gone: At M11w, there’s Kotonowaka! Not the Kotonowaka that just fought. That’s his old man in his last tournament. If not for COVID and appendicitis, this would have been the basho for Hak to take on both father and son  Which just made me realize that the current Kotonowaka has a set retirement deadline of the March 2033 tournament. His dad retired to take over the stable when grandpa reached retirement age so when dad hits 65, he’s probably going to have to retire to take over the stable. He’ll be 35 at the time so it’s not like his career will be tragically short, but he could still be competitive.
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Sep 28, 2021 01:15
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Apraxin posted:15 years and 10 months since I watched bits of Kyushu 2005 on TV trying to figure out what this sumo thing was about, and finally they're all gone: Two Yokozuna at M5 is funny
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Sep 28, 2021 01:35
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I will be able to tag someone tomorrow if they need it. Waiting on the internet people to show up
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Sep 28, 2021 05:16
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Apraxin posted:15 years and 10 months since I watched bits of Kyushu 2005 on TV trying to figure out what this sumo thing was about, and finally they're all gone: About 2/3 of them are now the grumpy old men that run sumo. I think only a couple of the Japanese rikishi there aren't oyakata now.
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Sep 28, 2021 06:16
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The 'remember some guys' aspect of that banzuke led me to look up Takekaze and find his wonderful Wikipedia picture
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Sep 28, 2021 06:21
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Shiroc posted:Think of yourself as fantasy Tokushoryu. Proposing a Fantasy-Tokushoryu award for someone who won Fantasy but finds themselves yeeted out of Fantasy-Makuuchi.
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Sep 28, 2021 14:12
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Was having a look at Asanoyama's record and didn't realise he only spent six tournaments outside of the sekitori ranks. He has actually spent more time at Ozeki then he has below Juryo. Here's his first ever bout in Juryo back in March 2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9UCu8iXXRA Just over two years later he'd be picking up the Donald Cup. I'm looking forward to his return.
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Sep 28, 2021 14:25
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Communist Thoughts posted:I did notice him wince coming down from the dohyo at the ending ceremony so I think it's still an issue He winced at the yokozuna announcement conference too, when he was getting on his knees alongside Asahifuji. It's a long term problem and it probably isn't going away ever. He is diabetic also. But seems to have a good handle on it.
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Sep 28, 2021 16:41
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Bye Hakuho. Have a great retirement
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Sep 28, 2021 21:18
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bessantj posted:Was having a look at Asanoyama's record and didn't realise he only spent six tournaments outside of the sekitori ranks. He has actually spent more time at Ozeki then he has below Juryo. Here's his first ever bout in Juryo back in March 2017: It’s interesting to look at guys who came up through University and got a Makushita/Sadaname TD starts for amateur wins. Like Ichinojo made it to juryo in 2 in had his first makuuchi jun-yusho in less than a year. But comparing Asanoyama to someone like Takanosho, who is 6 months younger is interesting. Asanoyama is a tier or two above Takanosho as a wrestler so you expect better results from him but the numbers are pretty close until you get to the top levels. Takanosho, who started at 16 has 68 career basho compared to Asanoyama’s 33, but for sekitori tourneys, it’s a lot closer as Asa has 27 and Taka has 23 so despite the huge difference tourneys, they both made Juryo at basically the same age. At that point, Takanosho started to stall out being stuck in Juryo for 10 tourneys compared to just 3 for Asanoyama. And if you compare him to the other Ozeki/Yokozuna, he doesn’t look that special if you look at age rather than tourneys. Asanoyama made Ozeki at 26. At the same age Teru was already a former Ozeki starting his drop, Takakeisho doesn’t turn 26 until next August and already has 13 Ozeki basho under his belt, and Hak had already won 18!!! Yusho. On the other hand, Shodai made Ozeki at 28, Takayasu at 27 and Tochinoshin at 30.
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https://twitter.com/takasagobeya_8/status/1443116949177716738
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Sep 29, 2021 10:11
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There are articles (and even an opinion piece) about Hakuho's retirement in the New York Times and the Washington Post. Good to see a little more mainstream recognition.
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Sep 29, 2021 18:41
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Thanks for the tag Fluffdaddy! Now I'm under some pressure to lurk less and bask more in my fleeting glory before my fantasy sumo techniques inevitably fail me like a pair of overtaxed Georgian knees.
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Sep 29, 2021 18:53
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I had a dream where I was at an event celebrating Hakuho's career and recognizing his retirement. I was worrying over what gift I should give him that would be worthy of the greatest Yokozuna of all. He spoke fluent English in this dream, which was certainly a relief to me.
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Sep 29, 2021 19:11
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Hirayuki posted:There are articles (and even an opinion piece) about Hakuho's retirement in the New York Times and the Washington Post. Good to see a little more mainstream recognition. There was actually an NPR article on it as well. Unexpected but nice to see.
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Sep 29, 2021 19:29
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Shiroc posted:I had a dream where I was at an event celebrating Hakuho's career and recognizing his retirement. I was worrying over what gift I should give him that would be worthy of the greatest Yokozuna of all. lol. brains are weird.
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Shiroc posted:I had a dream where I was at an event celebrating Hakuho's career and recognizing his retirement. I was worrying over what gift I should give him that would be worthy of the greatest Yokozuna of all. So what color was the macaron you got him?
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Banana Canada posted:Thanks for the tag Fluffdaddy! It wasn't me! Probably Brut or another PSP mod.
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Teddybear posted:So what color was the macaron you got him? I think I was going to paint him calligraphy that said 'Dai-Yokozuna' in spite of having no idea how to write that in Japanese but that was when the dream was breaking down and I was losing the thread of it.
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Fluffdaddy posted:It wasn't me! Probably Brut or another PSP mod.  I want the next basho already, show me sekitori hokuseiho!
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Sep 30, 2021 01:01
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yo can my knoishiki get goonzeki gang back
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Brut posted:I want the next basho already, show me a healthy Enho: the heyagashira of Miyagino stable.* I still stand by the fact he looked legit good in intrastable practice. *For at least one tournament, go Hokuseiho
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My new sumo cards arrived today. Its a set of all retired rikishi called "Legend" Heroes. I got an autograph from some guy e: Looking him up, not a particularly accomplished rikishi but he did make Komusubi and Wikipedia posted:He received treatment for gout and a side-effect of the therapeutic agent was hair loss. This meant that the tokoyama or hairdressers had difficulty in producing the elaborate ginkgo leaf style oichomage or topknot that professional sumo wrestlers are required to wear on the dohyō. He's a coach at Sadogatake-beya, where many of our favorite Kotos come from. Shiroc fucked around with this message at 03:15 on Sep 30, 2021 |
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The Mongolian Colossus has acquired Japanese citizenship https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/09/417e30ad579c-sumo-mongolian-born-komusubi-ichinojo-takes-japanese-citizenship.html
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Marching Powder posted:yo can my knoishiki get goonzeki gang back yes
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Brut posted:yes arigato
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Sep 30, 2021 11:25
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Marching Powder posted:arigato Ditto
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Sep 30, 2021 15:12
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Such a sad day Wishing the greatest yokozuna a happy retirement.
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3 zensho yusho, 2 other yusho and a runner up in the last 4 years even when he was in obvious decline. Absolutely amazing.
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