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Fryhtaning posted:There are 6 every year in Japan, every two months. Unfortunately, that means after every 2 weeks of action we're all sitting around waiting for 6 weeks for the next one to start. Next will be July - you can find all that info on the main page listed in the OP. I know that amateur sumo is a thing in Russia, a lot of the Russian guys who train at my sambo club are into it.
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a false posted:drat, daidou is a machine right now. going to be interesting to see how he fares when it comes time to face the ozekis. I really hope he manages to keep pace at least for a while. also, I agree with kintamayama, takanoyama definitely won that match. hard to believe they didn't even call a monoii It looked to me like his heel was out of bounds before he finished the throw.
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Henkas are awesome, they're an important part of the sport and people who don't like them are misguided, in my opinion. It reminds me of people who think zone defense in basketball is "cowardly". I mean, more than half of Takanoyama's wins are probably by henka.
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Jul 20, 2012 19:56
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Fryhtaning posted:I get it, somewhat. You're giving up your forward momentum to punish what you believe will be a hard-charging opponent. It's like throwing a changeup in baseball, an equalizer to keep your opponents from getting overzealous and sitting on your fastball. How do you define "cheap"? That's kind of ridiculous, to me. If a wrestler gets caught by a henka, it's their fault -- there's a reason it often doesn't work on the more elite wrestlers. What would really be "not good for the game" is if there were no henkas at all, since it would strip a layer of nuance and technique away from sumo. Again, I don't understand how the thread can simultaneously love Takanoyama and dislike henkas, since most of the time henkas are the only way he can compete.
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BadBeatsCrewDerk posted:I follow sumo very closely and have for a while now. I don't really read/contribute here but some people wanted to know if there was a thread on it here and I recalled there was. So I looked at the OP and saw a lot of misinformation. I didn't go through it with a fine-toothed comb, but here are some corrections: Pretty much everything you mention has been discussed over the course of the (very short) thread. What made you think this was a good idea to post in this way, instead of just PMing the OP or using a more informative and less sanctimonious tone?
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Sep 17, 2012 13:55
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dupersaurus posted:So while we're all twiddling our thumbs waiting for the next basho, does anyone know of (or want to write up) a good guide for newbies on how to watch sumo? I'm thinking less about rules, and more about the strategy and tactics; stuff like what's going on at the tachi-ai and what's going on when they have each others' belts but are just chilling out waiting for the ref to yell at them a few times. Check out a judo manual and you'll learn basically everything there is to know about sumo technique. The mechanics of things like hip throws, foot trips, and snapdowns aren't particularly complex -- learning what good balance, footwork, and timing look like is hard, and even harder to describe. As for gripwork and whatnot, it really depends on the wrestler, but generally speaking you want to be inside and under your opponents arms in a tie. Grabbing the belt is generally a good thing, but doesn't necessarily mean you are at an advantage if the opponent has underhooks. And then of course there are wrestlers who are most comfortable with, say, double overhooks, and it gets more complicated. Basically, go start doing wrestling/judo/sambo and you'll learn a ton about sumo 
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Just Winging It posted:Aoiyama v Tokitenku, I'm not sure how to label that action by Tokitenku. Sidestep-swipe or something. Anyway, nice blitz win there. That's called a foot sweep.
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Nov 16, 2012 16:10
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Funkysauce posted:Aoyama v Tokitenkuu Looks like whiffed kick, what a lame match, Aoyama deserved better than that. That's a foot sweep and it owned. e: seriously what's with people complaining about the most awesome move of the tournament so far? Mechafunkzilla fucked around with this message at 17:24 on Nov 16, 2012 |
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Nov 16, 2012 16:43
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Hokuho always looks so graceful even when losing.
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Is there a name for or tradition behind the awesome thigh slap Asashoryu used to do before matches? Or is it just a thing he did to get the salt off his hands? e: talking about this thing Mechafunkzilla fucked around with this message at 23:38 on Jan 16, 2013 |
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Mao posted:I never really paid much attention to Sumo until this thread got me to start watching the youtube links you all posted here. Was pretty fascinating to watch, especially with the OPs background information to help it make a bit more sense. Asashoryu was a physical specimen, but I'm fairly sure that they all do pretty serious strength training.
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Feb 7, 2013 14:44
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Anime Reference posted:During the last basho a guy was telling me sumo wrestlers actually have the most lean mass out of any athlete, including powerlifters. I'm skeptical but it certainly sounds plausible. I'd think this would be obvious, powerlifting is a weight class sport. Sumo isn't.
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Feb 8, 2013 15:43
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I can't be the only one who wants to see Baruto drop like 12 ranks due to injury and go through a few tournaments just annihilating 16-year-olds.
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S.W.O.R.D. Agent posted:What in the world is going on with Harumafuji? Is it typical to see a Yokozuna loose this often? I think we've been a little spoiled by a succession of some of the most dominant yokozuna in sumo history in Hakuho and Asashoryu. Not every yokozuna is going to be like those guys.
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Funkysauce posted:I just started following sumo with the OP in this thread so I guess I've come to expect that all Yokozuna will perform like Hakuho. I guess that an unfair assumption. He's making a serious case for being possibly the greatest of all time.
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Mar 25, 2013 13:57
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Cranky old man Hakuho is awesome.
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May 14, 2013 16:06
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Fryhtaning posted:I'm thinking we're finding out more and more how spoiled we've been with Hakuho and Asashoryu. If Harumafuji mixes 9-6 records with some completely dominating performances for several years, he'll go down as a fine Yokozuna. This. I've said it before, but Asashoryu and Hakuho were/are two of the most dominant yokozuna in hundreds of years of sumo. The requirements for yokozuna are not particularly strict, you just need to be an ozeki who is consistent and lucky enough to put together two consecutive tournament wins (or an "equivalent" performance). You don't need to have a 90% win rate like Hakuho.
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May 16, 2013 14:49
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Goddamn. It's tough being a big dude.
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Sep 12, 2013 00:03
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Harsh demotion rules aside, it's really drat tough to recover from a major knee injury when you're over 300 lbs. I doubt he would have ever been able to get back to his previous form even if he had all the recovery time in the world.
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evilwaldo posted:True, the weight makes is difficult if not impossible to return to previous form. Exactly. More lax injury rules would be great for allowing things like niggling elbow injuries to heal, but lower-body stuff is a whole different ballgame for guys this huge.
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Sep 12, 2013 17:05
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Masunoyama exciting as always. Battle Bulgaria was the match of the day.
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Omnikin posted:I feel like Harumafuji's on thinning ice here so he's getting frustrated/edgy/itchy what have you. More wins for Hakuho, our one true savior. It's basically a greco takedown where you have the underhook and enter with the knee, getting your hips lower than theirs to get them up off the ground so you can bodylock them to the floor. I haven't seen it in sumo very much.
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Sep 23, 2013 02:03
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evilwaldo posted:The beautiful thing about watching Hakuho is that his look just screams boss. You can see by the way he starts and ends matches it is all about getting the Basho record. His face is 100% serious and focused on that particular match. Oh my god did you really just make an unironic "the look" post?
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Sep 23, 2013 20:53
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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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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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Flayer posted:Hakhuo's ropey sumo this Basho finally caught up with him. It seems like he has lost some of his intensity and replaced it with a touch of extra arrogance, hopefully this loss wakes him up. He's wrestling with a broken finger, his performance has nothing to do with "intensity", "arrogance", or "waking up". Speaking as a guy who has broken many fingers doing wrestlesports, it's a really big deal and you can see how it's affecting his ability to get any kind of grip with that hand. Mechafunkzilla fucked around with this message at 21:03 on May 21, 2014 |
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What an incredibly impressive yusho for Hakuho. Dude just won a basho while not being able to grip with his right hand, un-loving-real.
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May 27, 2014 15:42
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Day 12 is gonna be raaaaad.
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Jul 23, 2014 15:48
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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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Jul 25, 2014 19:09
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30. Sweet Jesus.
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Jul 28, 2014 02:26
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My thoughts from this basho: Ichinojo is a very large young man.
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Sep 29, 2014 03:06
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anakha posted:I'll be surprised if Ichinojo manages a winning record this time around. Is the blueprint to also be a gigantic motherfucker?
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Henkas own. I want to see someone win a basho with 15 of them.
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I'm so jealous. Going to a basho in person is right near the top of my bucket list. Just out of curiosity, are certain days significantly more expensive than others? Like, does it cost three times as much to go to a day 15 than a day 5? Mechafunkzilla fucked around with this message at 18:49 on Dec 11, 2014 |
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This Hakuho kid's got potential. (I have goosebumps right now)
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PSP would be a good place for the sumo thread. Lots of grappling people in there who'd actually understand and be into the sport.
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Dr.Radical posted:I suggest just taking a poll and whatever wins is where the new thread goes. I favor putting it in the regular sports forum just because if we're doing it in the interest of exposing more people to it, putting it in PSP might cause a lot of people who would like it but don't like combat sports in general to never take a look. I mean as an example, I never go into PSP unless I'm looking for a thread on a specific big boxing match. Seems more likely you'd get interest from the wrestling fans in PSP than from the golf, college hockey, and NASCAR fans in SAS.
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