code_number3 521 Posted December 9, 2020 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/12/09/sumo/hidetora-hanada-amateur-yokozuna/ John Gunning on NSSU’s Hanada Hidetora 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
code_number3 521 Posted December 18, 2020 American rikishi recalls extremely wild times in sumo world 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amamaniac 1,832 Posted December 22, 2020 On 18/12/2020 at 16:28, code_number3 said: American rikishi recalls extremely wild times in sumo world I was curious about Cal's sumo career dates. In case other forum members are too, the database suggests that while he had registered in November 1968, Cal (a.k.a. Araiwa) did not take part in official tournament bouts until November 1969. His last tournament bout came on January 22, 1971. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sumojoann 800 Posted December 22, 2020 43 minutes ago, Amamaniac said: I was curious about Cal's sumo career dates. In case other forum members are too, the database suggests that while he had registered in November 1968, Cal (a.k.a. Araiwa) did not take part in official tournament bouts until November 1969. His last tournament bout came on January 22, 1971. I can ask Cal (Araiwa) to answer this himself. However, from what he told me, he was talked into entering his first basho by Hanakago Oyakata. Then after the basho, he went back to the States & worked for Ford Motor for awhile until he decided to come back & rejoin Hanakago Beya. He told me he had to start all over again. ********ATTENTION EVERYONE **************** THERE IS A LARGE ACTIVE THREAD ALREADY ESTABLISHED UNDER THE TITLE "ARAIWA" IN THE "FEATURED RIKISHI" SECTION OF SF. PLEASE POST ALL COMMENTS UNDER THAT THREAD. THANK YOU! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RabidJohn 1,047 Posted December 23, 2020 17 hours ago, sumojoann said: THERE IS A LARGE ACTIVE THREAD ALREADY ESTABLISHED UNDER THE TITLE "ARAIWA" IN THE "FEATURED RIKISHI" SECTION OF SF. Indeed there is, and John knows a good story when he sees it. If you liked the article, you'll love the thread. More info direct from the horse's mouth and way more pics. What are you waiting for? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaijingai 870 Posted December 23, 2020 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/12/23/sumo/sumo-lower-divisions/ did I miss this John Gunning gem posted elsewhere? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sumojoann 800 Posted December 24, 2020 3 hours ago, Gaijingai said: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/12/23/sumo/sumo-lower-divisions/ did I miss this John Gunning gem posted elsewhere? It was also posted under the thread with the title "Araiwa" in the "Featured Rikishi" section of SF. This thread has lots of pictures and some newspaper clippings as well as posts by Cal Martin (Araiwa) himself. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaijingai 870 Posted December 29, 2020 https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20201229/p2g/00m/0sp/027000c Karkuryu is in...probably. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaijingai 870 Posted December 29, 2020 4 hours ago, Gaijingai said: https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20201229/p2g/00m/0sp/027000c Karkuryu is in...probably. Ok, so I can’t spell while still in bed before getting for the day! I was still half asleep! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaijingai 870 Posted December 30, 2020 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/12/30/sumo/sumo-in-2020/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaijingai 870 Posted December 30, 2020 Just now, Gaijingai said: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/12/30/sumo/sumo-in-2020/ John Gunning’s review of 2020 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amamaniac 1,832 Posted January 1, 2021 On 29/12/2020 at 17:47, Gaijingai said: Ok, so I can’t spell while still in bed before getting for the day! I was still half asleep! No one called you on that. Perhaps it would be more efficient to simply edit your original post. Just a suggestion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaijingai 870 Posted January 13, 2021 Perhaps this is posted elsewhere. John Gunning’s opinion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/01/13/sumo/sumo-stables-scrutiny-wrestlers-retirement/ 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yorikiried by fate 1,710 Posted January 23, 2021 Washington Post (quoting John and Ross Mihara): https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/japan-sumo-coronavirus/2021/01/21/fc351ea8-54f2-11eb-acc5-92d2819a1ccb_story.html?itid=hp_world (Paywall) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yokozuna Hattorizakura 91 Posted January 25, 2021 On 24/01/2021 at 07:33, yorikiried by fate said: Washington Post (quoting John and Ross Mihara): https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/japan-sumo-coronavirus/2021/01/21/fc351ea8-54f2-11eb-acc5-92d2819a1ccb_story.html?itid=hp_world (Paywall) why do they always get people who don't have a clue about sumo to write about sumo? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 2,171 Posted January 25, 2021 2 hours ago, Yokozuna Hattorizakura said: why do they always get people who don't have a clue about sumo to write about sumo? You don't know the burden of being a writer trying to look smart about everything when you're not, and finding out that you can do it on the cheap because your audience is in the same boat. It's a grim world out there. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shinobi Steve 123 Posted January 25, 2021 That article is also published in the Washington Post. The newspaper audience isn't all that knowledgeable about sumo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakusotsu 4,236 Posted January 25, 2021 2 hours ago, Yamanashi said: You don't know the burden of being a writer trying to look smart about everything when you're not, and finding out that you can do it on the cheap because your audience is in the same boat. It's a grim world out there. All so true. And it's cases like these when you happen to have advanced knowledge on the topic at hand that make you realize how much bull you might be treated anywhere else. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Churaumi 619 Posted January 25, 2021 (edited) The lack of context in sumo articles is no good. The article makes the Kyokai look like an overbearing oppressive authority that doesn't let rikishi have social media access to keep them silent about abuse that goes on in the stables, when in reality we here know the Kyokai is an overbearing oppressive authority that doesn't let rikishi have social media access to keep them silent about the buffoonery that goes on in the stables. Also, the last one of these western articles talked to Orora about how sumo wrestlers eat and exercise, as if he were both typical of the sport and someone whose experience was normal. There was no mention that the top rikishi don't look like him or that he had to crawl onto the dohyo... Edited January 25, 2021 by Churaumi 5 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 2,171 Posted January 25, 2021 Too many articles from the "dilettante press" have titles like Sumo Isn't Just Fat Men in Diapers and then go on to carefully explain that in reality it's not as cool as that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaijingai 870 Posted January 27, 2021 Sumo and Fake News https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/01/27/sumo/fake-news-foreign-sumo-fans/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryafuji 699 Posted January 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Gaijingai said: Sumo and Fake News https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/01/27/sumo/fake-news-foreign-sumo-fans/ I'd love to see the data that supposedly shows a raised dohyo is not the cause of injuries. Seeing as how AFAIK they've never tried holding a honbasho without one, it's hard to see where that data could come from. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakusotsu 4,236 Posted January 27, 2021 18 minutes ago, ryafuji said: Seeing as how AFAIK they've never tried holding a honbasho without one, it's hard to see where that data could come from. Amateur sumo? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asojima 2,689 Posted January 27, 2021 19 minutes ago, ryafuji said: I'd love to see the data that supposedly shows a raised dohyo is not the cause of injuries. Seeing as how AFAIK they've never tried holding a honbasho without one, it's hard to see where that data could come from. Most, if not all, of the heyas conduct their training on flat dohyos. There is certainly a lot of data available on the flat vs. raised dohyo question. Most things published have concluded that both have problems. Knowledgeable commentators seem to lean toward the raised dohyo as preferable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryafuji 699 Posted January 27, 2021 I don't think any can replicate the 90 days a year fighting when your rank and career is on the line. I'd like to see a trial with a flat dohyo for one of the six honbashos and see what happens then. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
