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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKqxBGmZrEQ so sumo can seem kinda weird and odd and just big overweight dudes slamming into each other, but if you get into it you start to see there's a whole bunch more to it. It's not just two fat dudes slapping at each other until one pushes the other out. anyway I won't go into deep detail unless someone wants, but today was really cool. The move that decides the match is called the 'kimarite.' There are over 80 officially named ones but you only see a handful any given day. Today, we had two kimarite that haven't been seen in years. One in over a decade. I dunno, that's kinda neat to me. Bonus: kid from the area I'm in won his match today. Mitakeumi gonna win it all, heard it here first. |
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not quite that fast but you get some good ones on occasion and despite the flab these dudes are hella ripped underneath it all. This one european dude, Tochinoshin, when he was at his peak a couple of years ago was just lifting these guys up by their belt and escorting them outta the ring, was insane https://giant.gfycat.com/ThoseAcrobaticCapybara.webm |
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seriously this dude was absolutely wrecking folk for a short while there https://youtu.be/lDhvIlW_nsw https://giant.gfycat.com/ThoseAcrobaticCapybara.webm |
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I’ve been to a few in Tokyo, and yeah, it’s an awesome experience. And yeah, love how 1) the tradition to throw the cushions exist and yet 2) they never fail to make that announcement regardless. (For those wondering, when one of the rank-and-file bottom 30ish of the top group defeats a yokozuna, or the best of the best, those near the ring who could afford The Good Seats have cushions they sit on. Cushions which traditionally get thrown in the air in such a situation.) https://giant.gfycat.com/ThoseAcrobaticCapybara.webm |
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giri-announcements, eh?
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Nice! I've always enjoyed this dude's simple and straight-to-the-point recaps, but variety is always a good thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=?c?Kintamayamasumo https://giant.gfycat.com/ThoseAcrobaticCapybara.webm |
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pnac attack posted:what's that stomp they do at the beginning called? it's super cool. i like to do it sometimes, makes me feel v balanced/powerful apparently they are called 'shiko'! I admit I had to look this up! https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/01/21/sumo/sumo-101-pre-post-bout-rituals/ https://giant.gfycat.com/ThoseAcrobaticCapybara.webm |
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my guy Mitakeumi off to a nice 5-1 start...so 50/50 odds he ends up 8-7 again.
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