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I find it hilarious how awkward everyone was. ''Don't move and stay silent, it'll go away by itself''.
the poor yobidashi who was going up to clap the woodblocks after the match.I find it hilarious how awkward everyone was. ''Don't move and stay silent, it'll go away by itself''.
"The tachiai was perfect. Yoshikaze received the initial attack and maybe that's what threw Hakuhou off. Still, both parties had their hands down firmly, the hakkeyoi from the gyoji resonated loud and clear, so the tachiai was perfect. The fact that Hakuhou thought on his own that a matta was needed doesn't make it right. Standing there refusing to mount the dohyo and acknowledge the loss - Hakuhou acted like a spoiled brat. Yoshikaze got a quick morozashi and at this point Hakuhou started to demand a matta and even if he did think that, there was nothing he could do about it at that point. The shimpan should not have kept quiet and should have asked him to quickly mount the dohyo. There is a terrible after- taste to all this. Naturally, he should be summoned to the judging department and receive a stern reprimand."
Day 12- If you celebrate, Enjoy your feast day.
yeah, two close calls in one match for hakuho. classic hakuho wry smile too.Sucks to see Takayasu injured again. The upper ranks are a mess right now.
Takarafuji vs Hakuho was fun, Hakuho made that face he does when he isn't pleased with himself. It would've been great had Takarafuji finished what he had and gave us a 3 way tie going into the final 2 days.
Onosho might get his kachikoshi but it seems clear he wasn't prepared for this basho, it took him a week to find his footing. He should get back to sekitori training.
Fucking sad.
On the third day of the Kyushu basho, when the news hit us that Harumafuji had beaten up Takanoiwa, I – like many sumo fans around the world – was shocked to the core.
There are not many rikishi at the top of the sport whose perceived character is so far away from “violent drunkard” as Harumafuji’s was. This man was known for helping old ladies with their baggage, for being nice to children, for making himself available to fans. He was known for his habit of embracing his opponents after a yori-kiri, to prevent them from injuring themselves falling off the dohyo, and for being generous with his advice to young wrestlers as well as tough opponents. And he was also known for his responsibility to his rank, as demonstrated when he persisted in the Aki basho despite injuries and serial losses, because he was the sole Yokozuna in attendance.
How does one reconcile this image with that of a violent rampage in a bar? Many of us assumed that it was the alcohol. It’s not unheard of for people with good self-control to become violent under the influence. In one of my comments, I compared Harumafuji to Hercules: Hercules, who was a strong but gentle person, was struck by madness and killed his wife and kids. When the madness left him, he had to face what his own hands had wrought.
This was a fine picture to paint, but it left us with the puzzle of why the Yokozuna did nothing once the hangover was gone. Where was that famous sense of responsibility? How could he proceed in doing Yokozuna dohyo-iri while he knew that he committed an act of violence that was no less severe than the one that caused Asashoryu to retire? Was Harumafuji really such a cynical hypocrite?