orandashoho

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  1. Well, the playing field changed somewhat. Let's hope his back holds out.
  2. Who knows? It could be his first yusho.
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    Nagoya 2023 discussion (results)

    Not quite. There's K1w Abi tomorrow.
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    Cough, coffee numbers 1 - 15

    >cough< what is the difference between all these versions? >cough<
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    Forum Slowdown?

    Same here -- yesterday. Today was fine.
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    Haru 2023 discussion (results)

    Harimanage, when was the last time I saw that? I think it was Ishiura...
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    Ridiculous predictions...

    On top of that, he is punished for driving. Rikishi aren't allowed to drive.
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    Haru 2023 discussion (results)

    Perhaps, having sunk down to M1, he had needed a wake-up call. I'm looking forward to tomorrow's bout with Takakeisho.
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    Hatsu 2023 discussion (results)

    Funny that the sumo calendar shows the basho starting on January 15... doesn't anyone check on such things?
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    Kensho Hatsu 2022

    It seems to be the day of Pokemon sea creatures...
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    Hatsu 2022 day 1 pics overview

    Thank you for bringing the picture thread back!
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    Video of Young Girls Training For Sumo

    Unavailable due to legal reasons.
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    Kyushu 2021 discussion

    Terunofuji yusho!
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    Sumo program announcements (pics and vids)

    It will take some time before I understand enough Japanese...
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    Banzuke for Kyushu 2021

    I am missing the new banzuke in the sumo db. How long does it normally take after publication for it to show?
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    Kyushu 2021 discussion

    Oitekaze-beya has a wall of floor-to-ceiling windows at the back of the oyakata platform. I went there in 2017 to watch their asageiko. A sign outside says people are wecome to watch if they remain respectfully quiet and refrain from eating or drinking. While I was there, some people came and went, nobody spoke. We didn't see Endo but we saw Iwasaki (now Tobizaru), Daieisho and others in top form.
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    Hakuho retires

    He looks very spiffy.
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    Hakuho retires

    Maybe it was just to keep the right number. 42, you know, the Answer to Everything.
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    Hello from the American Midwest

    Welcome @LLCoolKay taking the step from lurkerhood into the realm of those who post!
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    Asahifuji kanreki dohyo-iri

    I wish I could be there for both events. I am one of those long standing Aminishiki fans, from the days of his first appearance in Makuuchi.
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    Hakuho retires

    Unbelievable how much flak he is getting. Don't Ishiura, Hokuseiho, Enho, the youth in the Hakuho Cup count for anything at all? Sure there were hinkaku violations and some of it was hurtful, but there have been oyakata less suited to the task than he. In criticizing past transgressions the YDC sounds spiteful, continuing a policy to set foreigners apart as being no good. I am sure that Hakuho will be a great oyakata and shisho raising great deshi, tons better than a certain other who raised horrible deshi and almost tore the NSK apart. Just my 2cents, YMMV.
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    Terunofuji is the 73rd Yokozuna.

    Shorter bouts would be better for the knees than a sustained driving effort, surely. But the weakness has also forced him to develop other weapons, to become less of a one-trick pony, reinventing his sumo. I have great respect for that, it can't have been easy. So he is putting a lot more thought into his bouts, defense as well as attack. I'd say we getting more entertainment than we would have gotten had he not been injured and become Yokozuna in 2018.
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    Kensho Aki 21

    Yeah, counting them is a bit of a pain. It would be much better if the commas were all in the same spot but I guess they don't have enough room on the sheet for that.
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    Kensho Aki 21

    I'm counting 48, excluding the Morinaga-sho that isn't known at the time the torikumi is printed. Parading all those banners around the ring surely takes some time!
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    Kensho Aki 21

    Another question: is there a Morinaga-sho every day, awarded post-bout so not mentioned in the torikumi, and does the envelope contain the same amount as the kensho? Two questions, really. And a ruthless efficiency. Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!