Asojima

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It says that he does what he has to do to get by. What he does in keiko, he does in the hon-basho.

He has lost the power to come in low and bury his face in his opponents chest. This was the secret of his bumpety power. At 34 yoa, he is what he is, and he will be slowly sinking into the sunset.

The final results: Aki 18 A B X Day 1 Y/O Kisenosato 22 Y/O Tochinoshin 09 2 9 2 O1e Goeido 26 Ke Tamawashi 07 0 2 3 Sw Ichinojo 04 Se Mitakeumi 27 2 4 4 Kw Takakeisho 21 M2e Yutakayama 11 1 10 5 M2w Chiyotairyu 17 M1e Ikioi 13 3 15 6 M3w Endo 23 M1w Kaisei 06 4 5 7 M4e Chiyonokuni 10 M3e Shodai 21 2 2 8 M4w Abi 18 M5e Myogiryu 14 1 5 9 M5w Asanoyama 14 M6w Onosho 19 0 2 10 M6e Kagayaki 18 M8e Takarafuji 15 0 7 11 M7e Shohozan 13 M7w Tochiozan 19 1 1 12 M9w Daishomaru 06 M8w Kotoshogiku 27 0 3 13 M10w Daieisho 05 M9e Hokutofuji 28 0 2 14 M10e Aoiyama 22 M11e Sadanoumi 11 0 3 15 M11e Kyokutaisei 08 M13w Takanoiwa 25 0 9 16 M12e Okinoumi 21 M14e Takanosho 11 1 11 17 M12w Nishikigi 12 M13e Ryuden 21 0 5 18 M14w Chiyomaru 14 M15w Yoshikaze 19 0 5 19 M15e Chiyoshoma 20 M16w Ishiura 13 0 4 20 J1e Arawashi 14 M16e Kotoyuki 09 10 14 21 J1w Aminishiki 09 J2e Yago 24 0 2 No 21 matches scheduled for Days 6, 8, 12 and 13.

That's the story I heard about 15 years ago. It has continued to today with some minor variations. Orion once hinted that it may be a bit of hokum.

In the few keiko videos in which he appeared, he was always seen in the background merely occupying space. I have never seen him engaging in physical activity except during his hon-basho matches.

How long has it been since Orora tried this?

If Hakuho loses to Tochinoshin tonight, Goeido will probably be firmly in the yusho race. I wouldn't bet on a burst of kindness.

I quit watching live steaming about the first of this year, and I have only been tracking the comings and goings of the sites for the benefit of our forum members. The time has come to pass this along to someone else with more interest in it than I have.

The results through Day 14: Aki 18 A B X Day 1 Y/O Kisenosato 22 Y/O Tochinoshin 09 2 9 2 O1e Goeido 26 Ke Tamawashi 07 0 2 3 Sw Ichinojo 04 Se Mitakeumi 27 2 4 4 Kw Takakeisho 21 M2e Yutakayama 11 1 10 5 M2w Chiyotairyu 17 M1e Ikioi 13 3 15 6 M3w Endo 23 M1w Kaisei 06 4 5 7 M4e Chiyonokuni 10 M3e Shodai 21 2 2 8 M4w Abi 18 M5e Myogiryu 14 1 5 9 M5w Asanoyama 14 M6w Onosho 19 0 2 10 M6e Kagayaki 18 M8e Takarafuji 15 0 7 11 M7e Shohozan 13 M7w Tochiozan 19 1 1 12 M9w Daishomaru 06 M8w Kotoshogiku 27 0 3 13 M10w Daieisho 05 M9e Hokutofuji 28 0 2 14 M10e Aoiyama 22 M11e Sadanoumi 11 0 3 15 M11e Kyokutaisei 08 M13w Takanoiwa 25 0 9 16 M12e Okinoumi 21 M14e Takanosho 11 1 11 17 M12w Nishikigi 12 M13e Ryuden 21 0 5 18 M14w Chiyomaru 14 M15w Yoshikaze 19 0 5 19 M15e Chiyoshoma 20 M16w Ishiura 13 0 4 20 J1e Arawashi 14 M16e Kotoyuki 09 10 14 21 J1w Aminishiki 09 J2e Yago 24 0 2 No 21 matches scheduled for Days 6, 8, 12 and 13.

Day 10 - NHK-BS is scheduled to return to its normal weekday programming with sumo start-up at 1:00PM JST. NHK-G is also the normal start-up at 3:08PM. - qq is running a VOD for digest of the day 9 Abema sekitori makuuchi coverage.

Severely injured his hand when he went 12-0. Fought and lost on day 13, but his only yusho competitor also lost which guaranteed him an early yusho. In those days, start positions varied greatly. The 2 rikishi kind of worked out their own arrangements. Nothing was rigidly enforced, but mattas were declared if one of them was obviously not ready to go.

and a big chunk of anything edible.

Tochinoshin is banged up, and Kisenosato has been fighting with one arm in his last few matches. The recent history pre-injury match-ups between the two say that Kise may be in for a bad night.

Now and then, there is a delayed call for a monoii. It has long been assumed that these calls originate from the video replay gyoji.