JackMalia123

Thank you!!!

Hi all, I’m an American who has been a fan of sumo for about a year, it is hard to find news and look up facts about sumo on American google. I was wondering, has there ever been a basho where two rikishi have perfect records going into a playoff?

100% agreed. He gets blown out of the water going any other way. It seems

Hi, I’m an American who has been a sumo fan for about a year. It’s hard to find info in English online and find people to talk to about sumo, so here I am. For anyone who can rewatch it, why, for example, is what Abi did to Chiyotairyu on Day 13 not considered Henka, while what Goeido did to Tochinoshin a couple days back is? I feel like any time you jump to the side it should be considered henka, but apparently there is some unspoken difference I cannot see. Thank you all!

I basically agree with you. I feel like it’s not true Sumo when they don’t have a good, solid, tachiai. I don’t care if you go back, pull, or spin your opponent after that, but at least hit first. When your Only intention is “matadoring” the opponent, I think that’s disrespectful and undeserving of a win.

Hi friend. I was aware that Henka is a more of an opinion sort of thing and is more “looked down upon” rather than an actual illegal maneuver/act. What I was wondering was what is the standard like “line” they have to go over for the general fan to consider it henka. Like obviously what goeido did you tochinoshin earlier was Henka. But Abi never had any intention of actually going forward so I would think that would be obvious Henka. But during the Goeido instance the commentator, Murray johnson, was like astounded and upset, while with Abi it was kind of nothing. I know Ozeki and Maegashira, yeah, but idk.

@WAKATAKE I figured that it would be nearly impossible nowadays, but was wondering about ever. Thank you!