Shakuyaku

I have a lot of pictures of Baruto, most from surfing the Estonian Newspaper Postimees http://www.postimees.ee If anyone's interested, send a PM, and I will send a bunch! And as soon as I figure out HOW I will post one of those pictures here (Censored)

The stubble is something he confessed to being a superstitous thing when he's on a winning streak. And as a previous post pointed out, others do that as well. Or don't, shave I mean, when they are... oh, you know what I mean! :-) As for the attitude... I watch the thing really late last night, and only the bout. The impression I got was that they both were a bit surprised over the fact that Tochinonada won. I didn't ever see it until the second re-run! But then, I didn't see the bowing part of it... I actually like Kokkai's beard, you just don't notice when the other guys haven't shaved, until a week has gone by! (Laughing...) But he does look like a thug sometimes, especially when not happy.

(I am not worthy...) thank you so much, I've heard of the zabutons but never (obviously!) made the connection (Whistling...) from a language aspect, zabuton is related to futon, right?

Thank you, these are loverly, especially the one with the shimpan laughing (Laughing...) Sorry about you not working, but... YEY for us at SumoForum! Lots of fun videos coming our way (Clapping wildly...)

Hi there! Been a sumofan since the early 90's when a swedish channel sent sumo for about a year and a half. My intrest rekindle when I discovered that I had Eurosport in my new apparment, and therefore Basho covering! (Nodding yes...) I was a big fan of Kotonowaka's and right now Takamisakari (old favorite), Baruto and Kotooshu are the ones I watch a bit closer. If you want to know more, send a mail, I'll happily respond :-)

Welcome to the forum, hope you find lots of useful information and discussions here! I'm also one of the former "slaves-to-Eurosport" (Applauding...)

Hear, hear! And I can never see the stream since I'm always at work then... (Clapping wildly...)

Takanoyama the Czech, ne? Ne. That's my identification as well, and it gave me a good laugh as well (Clapping wildly...)

I didn't say that he was right either. I just pointed out that it is a very japanese way of dealing with thing. Maybe not slapping, but doing as you are told, expecially when your elders are involved.

I still like Baruto. Yes, he has not done very well for himself this basho. But do you know what? I didn't expect him to either. Things have gone very fast, and if he had made a basho like last time, I would have been very surprised. He is strong, but he is inexperianced and still lacking in some techniques. And since last basho people have had the opportunity, and taken it as it seems, to watch him and learn where his weaknesses lies. As they should. I'm afraid our little Bart has a tough autumn in store for him...

Nobody seems to be irritated by this... Besides Roho and Taikai ... are people really wondering that there is only a small rising sumo generation in Japan? You're grown-up (even worse when you are a child or a very young man), you make a mistake (or your Oyakata thinks so) and he is allowed to smack you across your face??? And then you bow and say thank you for the punishment, you're right, forgive me, I will do better next time ... This is mediaeval and disgracing, nobody deserves such a treatment and to accept this has nothing to do with showing respect or with the beauty of sumo. But this is only a naive european feeling ... Unfortunally, maybe it is just a naive european feeling. I know thatKotonowaka's father in law, who was oyakata at Sadotake-beya before Kotonowaka left the doyho to become oyakata Sadotake, was not shy from disciplining his trainees with brute force if nescessary.

http://www.sumoforum.net/forums/index.php?...ic=9729&hl= thank you Madorosumaru

Yes, thank you so much indeed Dale, it's a constant source of enjoyment being able to look at bashos gone by ;-)

True. But it very much a matter of perception and how you interpret things. And _that_ truth is only theirs, we can't get into anyones head and hear what they heard. You wish... :-) As well we could've said that the incident between Materazzi and Zidane should have left at that and let the rest be sorted byt respective national football organisations and and FIFA... Instead it is still selling many magazines around the world. :-( That's the way of human nature... ;-) It is :) We will argue over this until hell freezes over! Roho did wrong. No one can argue with that, he broke the code of conduct and he didn't show respect. As others have pointed out, he seems to have done this before. In that case, he is, and should be, in a whole lot of trouble.

By asking him if he was OK? At least, that is what the Japanese Press are saying, but maybe after being hit on the head by the "calm one", they may have forgotten wht really happened.. They say he asked if he was ok? He looked very angry for someone asking that ;-) The truth is, no one knows the truth, besides perhapse Roho and Chiotaikai. No one likes to loose and it's not always easy to behave like you should. Why not leave it at that and let the rest be sorted byt respective beyas and Sumo organisation?

(In a state of confusion...) He did WHAT?! Oh no... What can happen to him? Just a reprimand or? Hotheaded russian! (Censored) I know he's not the best of the wrestlers and he often looks like he wants to kill everyone, but I sorta like the guy. Call it an underdog thing...

Yes! Yes! Viva la france indeed!!! (Applauding...) thank you so very much :)

It sounds like he's been doing very well. I haven't seen any of the bouts yet, since I live in Sweden, but I'm so looking forward to it. Especially the Ama one, since it sounds like a bit of a grinding one (Applauding...)

I just want to take the opportunity to thank Madorosumaru-san(correct politeness?) for the translation of the tamanoi-blog. Having just rekindled my intrest in Sumo, I have been looking (unsuccessfully) for information concerning the everyday life of the rikishi. I even tried the library, in Stockholm,the capital of Sweden. The result was: 1. One badly written book from the 60's 2. One ok book, with only the technical merits of the sport, from the 70's 3. One National Geographic article of Akebono 4. One Sumo technic book from the 90's 5. A book on how to party in Tokyo (?) So... thank you so very much. This gives me just the insight I have been looking for (I am not worthy...)

Ohh, so I'm not the only one who doesn't bend over backwards over him? And alot of swedes doesn't like him? Strange indeed... So I'm confirmation in a box I guess :-) Its just this theory I have that the only people who like Asashoryu less than the Japanese are the Swedes based on a large contingent of Swedes on this forum. (Nodding yes...)

Hmm... Is this when I cough and bow out? (Nodding yes...) He's a good yokozuna. I sometimes don't like his attitude, but he's very smart and swift in what he does.