Gospodin

I don´t know about Japananese customs, but in my culture shaking one´s hand using both of yours is pretty rare. It signals it is truly heartfelt. A very nice gesture to watch.

It might be related to their amateur success. To quote one of the most knowledgeable members of this forum, Miyabiyama acted like a bigshot from day one.

Perhaps a training demonstration of his very last kachiage ? Seriously, it would really surprise if Hakuho wouldn´t take care of wrong antics which brought himself trouble. If he doesn´t he is just another of those sports greats who turned out to be bad coaches, but I do not think he falls into that category.

Even after 20+ years of watching, I am about 0.0001 % familiar with sumo culture compared with the elders on this forum, but, with Mitakeumi supposedly harboring an injury and the sole Yokonzuna out, my guess is, he is only going on to fulfill his Ozeki duty.

Well, memory becomes clouded at lot with time, so I am quite careful. I am just going out on a limb and say that Tochiazuma in his prime would have taken care of not injuring them while steamrolling them, and that matches between Chiyotaikai and Takakeisho at their best would have been a beauty to watch.

After two 4-3 from Ms4 and Ms2, Roga finally seems to have scratched and clawed his way to Juryo. Kudos to him.

What kind of injury is Mitakeumi supposedly suffering from ? Thanks.

From day 11 on, all Dewanoumi beya rikishi are kyujo due to a case of Covid.

Hiro really nailed it by labelling the Terutsuyoshi - Okinoumi bout a come-from-behind win.

That head butt spectacularly stopped Tobizaru in his tracks. As for Ura, somebody might send him a bull´s ear as acknowledgement for that move.

Perhaps he´s trying to troll us differently this basho, like 7W, then 7L, then W on senshuraku.

I wasn´t aware of "that other site/forum" (as it was called here ) until after the yaocho scandal broke. Back then, they where already obsessed and they were writing as if everything was as meticulously scripted as if the kyokai was actually a WWE division.

Takayasu is four months removed from a jun-yusho with a playoff loss. I don´t write him off yet.

Chances aren´t bad Asanoyama will continue that newfound tradition in 2023... ETA: Haru

Probably he only told him his money is on him