>I have understood the core of my appreciation for sumo. It is not the athletics, nor is it the tradition. No, it is the sheer beauty of seeing how it is possible to sculpt the human body and turn it into an elegant and graceful object in the dohyo. Loading the rikishi up with chanko and rice to increase their mass, and then carefully working the human form into such a thing. And to then see the retired elders shed all of those pounds like tears in rain and assume a "normal" figure once again as if it had all never happened. It is sublime, to witness such control over the physicality of the great ape. Only a fool would dismiss them as merely fat. Yes, this is the essence of what gives sumo its mysticism.
JSA is setting up the narrative where Horseshoe gets a career ending meniscus tear later this year if he can't yusho, if he can (he can't) then after he does he will take 6 or more months off to heal his knee
It is fairly surprising that Aminishki hasn't coached Dan into using henka against guys like Kinbozan, Onosato & Yoshinofuji who have strong fast aggressively forward moving attacks. If Dan henkas Yoshinofuji on day two then Yoshinofuji will think twice before going in at full force the next time they fight. Even if Dan loses he will eventually reap the reward of henkaing
>>254348 Ajigawa is recruiting all the best talent, the days of Iseghama domination in recruiting are over. In 5 years there will be another situation in sanyaku/joi like back in the (Taka/Waka)nohana days with Dan fighting M7s because all the top guys are his stablemates
>>254346 The new Chris mini-documentary on the Takanohana rebellion mentions Aminishiki's role loaning his kabu to one of the traitors. I wonder if they still hold that against him even though its almost two decades ago already
Isn't it possible for there to be a double Yokozuna promotion? Like in one basho, one ozeki gets strong JY and and the other gets a strong Y and then in the next basho the results are reversed. Has there been a double Yokozuna promotion before?
>>254373 Teru will probably recruit all the children of mong immigrants and maybe he will be able to fill out his talent pool that way, but you're probably right, Kakuryu isn't doing anything in terms of recruiting other than getting KiriSHITma and even Hakuho wasn't doing all that much even if he did manage to lure in a few decent Japanese prospects. Musashimaru also never pulled in the top talent, it seems that being a yokozuna doesn't go far in terms of recruiting if they aren't also Japanese
>>254407 >Onosato: Why can't I beat Horse? Dan beats Horse every time and I beat Dan every time so I should beat Horse too since I can beat Dan. Maybe I need to continue my completely predicable one dimensional form of sumo and never learn any technique other than 'be bigger than other guy and walk forward' and eventually I'll beat Horse if I do that
Jap PM announces that she will never present the prime minister's cup in order to avoid breaking sumo tradition https://news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/na-k10015040001000
What the story doesn't mention is that she couldn't lift the cup anyway
>>254438 >Chris You've got good taste, I enjoyed that video, but watch out for the Chris-hating schizos, they always chimp out like total bitches whenever they see anyone posting links to Chris videos.
Terunofuji's wrestlers have been smacking his successors left and right last basho and now he's having those successors be his dew sweeper and sword bearer in his retirement ceremony. Kind of a flex ngl
>>254452 Aminishiki was based af. Dude had a total of 135 basho, and only EIGHTEEN were fought outside of sekitori. He was an agent of chaos that could disrupt the ozeki and yokozuna if they were'nt on their A game.
Although desu you have to remember that his hair's been so long and pulled so tight in weird ways that it's bound to not want to settle down properly for a while.
>>254511 He retired a year ago, the hair cutting ceremony is just for rich supporters. He's been retired long enough that he had time to nodowa Hakuho out of the JSA.
>>254519 Yokozuna and ozeki both get grace periods (5 and 3 years respectively) where they can act as an oyakata under their ring name, before they're required to get permanent stock.
>>254529 Correct. Kotooshu retired at sekiwake and had the 3-year grace period before getting Naruto kabu just under a year later. That said, him and Tochiazuma are the only ozeki who have had to use this grace period since it was introduced.
>>254531 The previous Mintaogawa retired so his stock could be promised to Takakeisho when Keisho got demoted the last time. When it was obvious he wouldn't be able to make 10 at sekiwake for the re-promotion, he retired and was formally granted the stock.
>>254513 The thread that was made immediately after Terunofuji retired was made by the Danspammer with a Dan image because he got a KK in juryo or some shit.
Second week Asasuiryu was a wonder to behold. It was like Midorifuji during his red mawashi days. I'm not a juryo guy, but I'll definitely keep an eye on this guy in march.
>2・8「日本大相撲トーナメント」フジテレビが生中継! 横綱大の里&豊昇龍、大関安青錦&琴桜ら豪華力士が勢ぞろい "Fuji TV will broadcast the "Japan Grand Sumo Tournament" live on February 8th! Yokozuna Oonosato & Toyonoryu, Ozeki Yasuseiki & Kotozakura and other impressive wrestlers will be on hand."
>>254586 Did they finally get over that scandal they had? I remember last year's never had a live broadcast, even streamed, because all of Fuji TV's sponsors pulled out.
This is the 3rd consecutive month Dan has been the cover of Sumo Magazine. Just goes to show how ignorant the anti-Dan trolls from Reddit are, even the Japanese professional sumo journalists are posting about Dan massively because he is having such a phenomenal run.
Lengthy & interesting interview with Kakuryu on the topic of the recently completed basho by the author of picrel book https://www.dailyshincho.jp/article/2026/02010702/?all=1
>>254595 More than zero, but not enough that he wouldn't make yokozuna without them. The vast majority of match fixing is the "let my guy get his kachikoshi this basho and he'll return the favour next basho" kind. Even yakuza match fixing was spread across the banzuke to avoid suspicious results, instead of forcing one or a small number of guys.
>"Basketball players could be here" he thought, "I've never been in this neighborhood before. There could be basketball players anywhere." The cool wind felt good against his exposed fur. "I HATE BASKETBALL PLAYERS" he thought. Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This reverberated his entire car, making it pulsate even as the $9 wine circulated through his powerful thick veins and washed his (merited) fear of migrants after dark. "With a car, you could go anywhere you want" he said to himself, our loud.
>>254592 This would also explain why Hosh is so dogshit against Dan. Hosh uses glasses and I've read somewhere that he doesn't use contacts when he fights. Dan's white skin is so pale that the light that gets reflected off Dan's skin blinds Hosh to the point where he can't see when they fight. Think about it, in All Stables practice, Hosh got a winning record against Dan and the lighting there was shit.
>>254646 it's definitely impressive to see him basically lean his torso forward all the way down and still not touch the ground, especially with the weight of someone 400 lbs.
>>254643 Dan's style is a moving target, he always keeps his opponents guessing, its only after a basho ends that the patterns start to become obvious. Last basho it was the retreating kubinage that defined him
>>254609 The key is to gambarize, Anon. You gotta gambarize!
Also, if you don't move forward you may decide to pull and that's a biiiig mistake, the opponent will get right in your kitchen and you'll have no answer, that'll be all she wrote.
The biggest mistake amateur sumo make is in the tachiai. You're supposed to basically fall forwards while driving. That's why henkas are so effective even at the top level; falling forwards means you're fully commit. Most guys just stand up then walk forwards and push in amateur sumo. Don't do that.
>>254656 >You're supposed to basically fall forwards while driving. That's why henkas are so effective even at the top level; falling forwards means you're fully commit. >Most guys just stand up then walk forwards and push in amateur sumo. Chances are the former is what causes the latter.
>>254658 If henkas are so effective then they're going to train to avoid henkas, yes. They don't have crotchety old elders, commentators, and journalists telling them to go harder at the tachi-ai because it's more honorabu, amateur sumo doesn't give a fuck about anything except wins, so they train to avoid the easiest ways to lose. Amateur tournaments are also knockout, which means a single loss fucks you for the entire thing.
>>254659 >If henkas are so effective then they're going to train to avoid henkas, yes Henkas are effective in pro sumo, less so in amateur sumo because there's no wrestler decided synchronous start in amasumo.
>>254669 Them starting when the ref says? Yeah, you don't wait for the slower guy to put both his hands on the clay, the ref just calls the start and that's when they charge.
>>254668 >Dan will be promoted to yokozuna if he wins it has always been a guaranteed promotion if he wins. the question has been how good of a jun yusho does he need to get promoted
>>254716 Those both grow in limited regions and only fruit at particular times of year the environments they do grow in. >wikipedia Yeah, you know absolutely nothing about this topic and are now trying to pose as an expert by quoting the first link google gave you. You're a common ignoramus
>>254656 Amateurs don't start the way the pro's do exactly because they want to avoid the henka. The pro's in osumo want to straight blast the opponent out of the dohyo, but the amateurs just want to win.
>>254809 Don't worry, they'll get rid of him when the time is right. Its child's play to engineer a heya abuse scandal and evict a mongoyakata from the JSA. My guess is that they're waiting to see how Seihakuho & nu-Asahifuji play out so they can take out two mongs with one stone like they did in the Gluekuseiho situation. Just be patient, they aren't going to lets some mong who names his kid Temujin stick around for too long.
Now, when I come home from work, I slap my belly and then toss my clothes into the laundry basket. I try to do a toss like Terunofuji; his looks pretty badass.
Its over for HorseSHITryu https://www.sanspo.com/article/20260204-ZZ4BPZDCKBM7TNXQM4BHM36SSA/ >He suffered a left knee injury, finishing with only 10 wins. >He says "I will not start training sumo until after I get to Osaka. I'm taking this month off to heal" >His weight is down 2kg from losing muscle due to no exercise
Also Asanoyama reportedly had been drinking and eating late into the night and as a result his blood pressure was 150/90 mmHg
>>254862 >Also Asanoyama reportedly had been drinking and eating late into the night and as a result his blood pressure was 150/90 mmHg I fucking love Asanoyama.
>>254871 That's great. I hope everyone at Ajigawa is taking inspiration from Dan to do their shiko and eat their chanko. And take steroids while lifting heavy.
https://hochi.news/articles/20260205-OHT1T51100.html >Ozeki Aonishiki from Ajigawa stable underwent a medical checkup on the 5th at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Sumida Ward, Tokyo. Dan's weight is up by 1kg and his height is up by 1mm >While most sumo wrestlers showed strained expressions during the blood draw, the 21-year-old Ozeki remained calm and composed. H I N K A K U I N K A K U
Compare Dan's unconcerned hinkaku >>254929 to Horse closing his eyes and trying to ignore the press and imagine he is somewhere else like a total pussy. >>254862
The guests tomorrow on Fuji TV's daytime live program "Pokapoka!" (Monday-Friday, 11:50 AM) will be Ozeki Aonishiki, who won the January Grand Sumo Tournament for his second consecutive yusho, and his stablemaster Ajigawa oyakata as well as Oshima oyakata. They will discuss what inspired Aonishiki to start sumo wrestling, and Ajigawa oyakata will reflect on the time he almost refused to join a sumo stable. A delicious potato dish from Aonishiki's hometown in Ukraine will also be featured.
>>254934 Chris is now using AI to do his own voiceovers instead of doing them himself. Chris might not even be alive anymore for all we know. You can hear the AI making pronunciation mistake that a real native English speaker would never make in the first few seconds of that video. >proven instead of the common mistake that is correctly pronounced >"prooven" or the correct >proved pronounced "prooved"
Japanese guy who was good in high school sumo tried to make it in American football, didn't make it and now wants to come back and join a sumo stable, but he is already 24 years old. Need it or sneed it? https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/bea7753018dc7e66e79fb4679b58739246757c81
>>254959 Amateur yokozuna in university, so he gets the extra two years before the age limit kicks in. September is his last chance to join sumo. He also has a sponsorship contract with WWE.
>>254959 If his hatsu dohyo isn't next month (highly doubtful), then he'll be the second oldest to join pro sumo since the age limits were changed in the early 90s. The only one older would be Kogomaru a few years ago, who spent five years without even making it past jonidan.
Dan haters be all triggered as a bitch lol. Get ready for another decade and a half or so of Dan dominating sumo while these little cunts moan and cry about it all day errrrry day
>>255023 He could never win one and still wouldn't be the worst ever. To stay with Kakuryu he needs to win one by July. (Although really that was Kakuryu's second, so .... ?)
>>255026 forfeiting matches is the same as losing. being too lazy and incompetent to maintain physical fitness isn't some sort of legit excuse to dodge opponents.
>>255026 Actually tied for 2nd with Aonishiki if you count playoff wins, and if you don't then he was only 1 back of Aonishiki and tied for 3rd with Kirishima.
>>255047 If you mean past 6 basho then say past 6 basho. The word "year" has a meaning in English. Learn it if you're going to post on an English-language website.
>>255048 Yes, and in English, the past year means the past 365 days. The previous year means the days of the current year minus 1. If I meant calendar year I would have said calendar year.
>>255035 >horse isn't any better than m2 shitter wakatakaKOGA imagine calling yourself yokozuna and you're not even measurably more successful than a joi level nobody.
meanwhile Dan is breaking every record in the good, thats what real championship level sumo looks like
>>255081 I had to look up who that was, and now I agree with you. I should have not disrespected him like that. I should have also called his mother a whore.
AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH WOMEN ON THE DOHYO WHAT THE FUCK NOOOOOOOOOOOO JSA BROS THEY MOCKING OUR 10MILLION YER OLD RITUAL SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT THIS
>>255106 >I don't see how it could be a drawback. because more people would flood it and it would be forced shitty like everything else. I don't want it to become massively popular, I want it to stay the way it is.
>>255106 >>255107 Its fine if Hakuho genuinely cares about women sumo. Right now its seems like he only wants women in sumo so he and his organization can be in olympics.
I like the idea of sumo at the Olympics purely because sumo could've been performed in ancient Greece. Fuck all this nuOlympics trash like BMX and fucking breakdancing. The Olympics lasts 16 days. That's long enough for qualifying wrestlers to do a fight at day the same way it's done in honbasho.
Honestly the biggest hurdle sumo faces for the Olympics is drug testing lmao.
>>255097 There won't be any more mong zunas for a while, Dan's presence will prevent their rise. Check back in 2040 or so and maybe you'll get to see the next one
>>255097 >If I understood correctly, the kid who just won the 12-15 y/o division is straight up named Temujin. That's Terunofuji's three-year-old son. He's already got a tsuna, >>254681
>>255174 you are very easily and often triggered, if you were better able to control your emotional trigger responses you wouldn't have to spend so much of your life in a state of enragement
>>255151 >Why is this kid crying? He won his division's yusho with that bout I believe, someone can correct me if I'm wrong. For how young they are, a lot of the youngins showed damn good sumo.
>R*ddit analysis of Atamifuji's hatsu basho >His lower body was weak Let me guess, he needs to do his shiko? Fucking lmao these retards can't accept that sometimes shit happens.
>>255195 That site's video player never works for me, I turned off add blockers and stuff but it still doesn't play anything or even show a video player after logging in
>>255193 It's exclusive to Fuji TV, so the channels that stream NHK or Abema would need to find figure something else out just for a one-day tournament.
All of these little girls grab the belt and try to lever each other by it exclusively. There's one chubby girl doing Oshi-zumo and she's crushing everyone
>>255200 look at all the tickets they sold, theres more mong ex-yokozunas watching this shit than there are paying customers. I doubt the IOC is going to be too impressed, hakuho falling flat on his flat face
>>255202 The seats right in view of Ring A are very unpopular, probably because of that big sign obstructing the action. There are more viewers off to the sides. In any case, this is at like 11:00 in Japan and the event goes on until 5:30 pm, so it's a sort of sandanme situation
>>255205 Hakuho's ego doesn't allow him to be out of camera during the main action, and insists that since everyone should be looking at him that's where the biggest sponsors should be, resulting in a blocked view that limits the number of viable spectator seats and looks terrible on camera. Absolute clown show, stupid shit like this is why they were right to kick him out. He never should've made yokozuna to begin with due to his lack of hinkaku.
>>255215 Not far, I recon. I went to a sumo exhibition a little bit ago that was doing some kind of coop thing with the local sports teams, they invited some of the football players to see if they could out-push the rikishi at the tachi-ai. They would get a good hit but after a step or so the rikishi didn't move at all and then bulldozed them back over. I forget who it was even though it was only a few months ago.
I think there is a big difference in the explosive hit of a tachiai vs a football tackle, it's like a 3-inch punch vs a full jab.