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I will always remember his almost complete invincibility when he had his left uwate grip. Beautiful to watch.

At 1:32 it almost looks like he was checking a ghost runner

They should have built him a mound at Kise. He looked a bit uncomfortable up there

No need to get back to the middle age. Today there are countless organizations/societies that have co-opting as a fundamental part. Start with Rotary, or Lions Club.

This is just sad . Yes Sumo and all, but isn´t it time to follow the rest of the world and abandon "at his Majesty´s pleasure" concerning formal and informal punishment codes ?

You beat me to it. Imagining Hoshoryu taking a knee, or Tatsunami sending in a replacement rikishi made me giggle

Having two young and healthy Yokozuna again is a very fine thing. Hopefully it stays so for a while.

Many thanks for sharing. The above needs a caption, doesn´t it ?

I fondly remember his early days, when he toyed with harite. Even against Asashoryu. Needless to say, the sole Yokozuna did not exactly like it.

Perhaps a Sumo Bosman case is brewing already ?

I kindly ask you to elaborate. To clarify my remark: at the time of his promotion. Thanks

It´s definitely simplified, who is who ?

It is safe to say that Kisenosato was better than the then crop of of Yokozuna, the otherworldly Hakuho being the exception. He was also remarkably injury-free until he fell so unlucky and denied surgery. I do not see why Kisenosato could not have been a fine Yokozuna for three to four years to come, with Hak and the other getting kyujo ever more. Consolation prize ? No, definitely not.

Not sure, but how they fare against the Yokozuna and Ozeki might make a difference, particularly for Kirishima, as he has already proven his ability.

I really did not remember Hakuho falling for that. Thankfully Geido had almost completely retired that "coin-toss" technique when he was Ozeki in his later years