The Fat Cyclist

How typical of the Pacific league that I need to sign up & take a subscription to follow that link. Not only that but it isnt even possible in the EU or UK. It's almost as if they dont want people to watch their games /rant Thanks to @Akinomaki for posting the Youtube link.

Wow. Arawashi. A rikishi I have to admit I'd completely forgotten.

Ah, Pooh Great performance by the next Yokuzuna though

Yes it's a great debut performance. I just wish he didnt stare at the dojo so much during his bouts. I cant help but think that looking at your opponent a bit more would be helpful. But he's still winning so what do I know :)

I was more invested in that than any recent bout

That caught me too. I blame my age :)

Come on Hoshoryu. You must have known he was going to henka. Hell even I knew it was coming

Yesterday he went straight for the belt ignoring what his opponent was doing. Today he made sure to deal with the initial charge before trying to win.

I know what you mean. I certainly wish him all the best & wonder what his future plans are.

I had to look it up

Exactly that regarding Onosato. He went for the pull far too quickly. Thats a habit he needs to stop.

Pooh. I was hoping for some better TV coverage. It does seem odd to come to Europe & then make it really difficult to watch the regular tournaments.

John admitted he got the date wrong & thought the announcement was today.

Ooh. Interesting. As long as whatever is announced is better than the selected highlights on NHK world I will be happy.

Today is the day I discovered that there is a limit on daily reactions. So I'll say thank you here :)

It was an excellent days sumo. Except I was just thinking that at least Chiyoshoma isnt henka'ing anymore. . . . . oh!

I can only agree with you about the great coverage. In addition there were some great uwatedashinage in the blasts from the past which makes me wish we would see more of them nowadays.

Exactly the sort of thing I was commenting on a couple of days ago. That was quite a shocker

I was very surprised that was not a torinaoshi. I wonder how they were doing for time.

It seems to me that over the last couple of days several rikishi have got away very quickly at the tachiai. I'm surprised that there have been no matta's called for premature starts.

Yes it's quite striking isnt it

Thanks for all the work you do. I'd forgotten quite how loud the owl was :)

I cant believe I didnt notice that and that the NHK highlights show didnt mention it.

I was a little worried for him too but he doesnt look out of place & certainly has the build for sumo. As a southerner it took me far too long to parse that last sentence :)

Yes that was an epic purple rain! The fans have still been a little too quiet for me since covid. It was nice to see their involvement. I was also confused by the gyogi making both Oshoma & Roga bow again. If anyone knows why I'd love to find out.