Author Topic: Official Sumo Thread (Read 67176 times)

Saburo · « **Reply #120 on:** September 28, 2012, 01:06:34 AM »

Harumafuji: 70th Yokozuna!

http://www.sanspo.com/sports/photos/20120928/sum12092805020000-p3.html

But why oh why is he adopting the Shiranui-gata Dohyo-iri style?!! I know, just following in his shisho's footsteps. The hell with that -- Unryu-gata all the way!

(This has been a sumo nerd post...)

Saburo · « **Reply #121 on:** September 29, 2012, 01:06:43 AM »

Harumafuji's first dohyo-iri at Meiji-jingu, Tokyo: http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/20120929/sum12092905030000-n1.html

khairilh · « **Reply #122 on:** April 05, 2013, 05:26:09 PM »

This really could be a chance for Hakuho althought today he lost

JFC · « **Reply #123 on:** September 22, 2013, 02:09:22 AM »

Daaaaaaaaayum.

I don't know what I find more impressive, what happened during the match itself or the fact that there were that many western people watching a sumo event.

JFC · « **Reply #124 on:** September 30, 2013, 07:29:50 AM »

Watch out ref, or whatever it is that you call the guys who officiate sumo matches!

JFC · « **Reply #125 on:** July 26, 2014, 10:38:46 PM »

Back when I was younger and a little more stupid, I might have looked at this and said "challenge accepted".

Now I just know better.

Saburo · « **Reply #126 on:** June 04, 2015, 05:35:21 AM »

Y'all might have seen this: the kanreki dohyoiri of ex-Yokozuna Chiyonofuji. http://www.the-japan-news.com/news/article/0002190355

News story on the event:

Cool video here:

Man, sixty... He was the badass rikishi of my youth. Now he's grandpa-aged.

Saburo · « **Reply #127 on:** September 14, 2015, 01:50:57 AM »

FYI Kuro is live Tweeting/Instagramming his day at a real, goddamn day of Ozumo at the Ryogoku Kokugikan.

Yeah, wish I was there...

JFC · « **Reply #128 on:** October 07, 2015, 05:40:22 AM »

Never would have thought that they'd even be allowed to "play around" like this.

RocketNews24.comJoin the hordes of net users giggling at GIFs of sumo wrestlers performing comedic moves [Videos]
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kuro808 · « **Reply #129 on:** May 13, 2016, 09:07:35 PM »

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-sumo-matchup-centuries-in-the-making/

Interesting read

Saburo · « **Reply #130 on:** August 01, 2016, 12:57:20 AM »

The Wolf passes on: ex-yokozuna Chiyonofuji dead at 61.

This one is brutal. I saw Chiyo go on an extended run of yusho in his thirties that seemed to me unbelievable. A combination of power and grace and amazing technique in a sport dominated by massive, immobile forces.

Cancer is a bitch. It can bring down Everest. And a Fujisan.

daigong · « **Reply #131 on:** August 01, 2016, 01:43:54 AM »

Fuck. Fuck. Cancer. RIP Chiyonofuji, a real warrior

muppet · « **Reply #132 on:** August 01, 2016, 02:48:55 AM »

Rest in Peace
Chiyonofuji Mitsugu sama

JFC · « **Reply #133 on:** May 14, 2017, 05:32:34 AM »

SoraNews24.com - Japanese schoolgirls in sailor suit uniforms demonstrate 82 sumo techniques
- rocketnews24.com/2017/05/13/japanese-schoolgirls-in-sailor-suit-uniforms-demonstrate-82-sumo-techniques[video]

Saburo · « **Reply #134 on:** January 29, 2018, 03:12:24 AM »

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20180128/p2g/00m/0sp/041000c

A hiramaku yusho is possible when there's chaos in the upper ranks. In this tournament two yokozuna withdrew, one was "retired," and one more went on a four-bout losing tailspin in the second half. I don't anticipate Tochinoshin to keep this up when the joi-jin are all back and healthy but hey, I really hope he soaks all of this in. Pennant flags fly forever and so do yusho portraits at the Kokugikan.

kuro808 · « **Reply #135 on:** March 31, 2019, 08:44:59 PM »

^ sadly he'll be back in the sekiwake ranks

Anyways Takakeisho got promoted to Ozeki. Who was under the tutelage of Takanohana before leaving JSA

Congrats to him and hoping for better things down the line

Also, I've gotten to know most of them and I have Takayasu and Yago as my faves

kuro808 · « **Reply #136 on:** May 14, 2019, 05:27:26 AM »

https://twitter.com/tachiai_blog/status/1128095592876527617?s=21

kuro808 · « **Reply #137 on:** June 01, 2019, 10:26:16 PM »

Well another new champion...

Asanoyama

Also won the America cup...

kuro808 · « **Reply #138 on:** March 20, 2020, 05:15:50 PM »

The surprise winner of Hatsu

kuro808 · « **Reply #139 on:** May 15, 2020, 01:01:47 AM »

A little bit of sad news