Tony 16 Posted October 26, 2002 I watched Taiho's kanreki dohyo-iri video, and he seemed to me suffer Parkison syndrom. http://dohyo.com/sumomovies/misc.html What do you think about this? Do I dream? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yubiquitoyama 4 Posted October 26, 2002 You do not dream. I can't recall right now WHAT he suffers from, but I think it's not Parkinsons. He had a stroke quite a few years ago and I think that is what caused his problems. He mostly posed in the important positions in the kanreki, didn't he? I seem to recall he thought it would not really be possible, but Takatoriki urged him to do it anyway. I think Taiho is in relatively good health, but that the stroke has given him some movement difficulties. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Emphyrio Posted October 27, 2002 Whatever it is, I hope it's not bad. That's the guy who got me interested in Sumo (not personally, of course, just watching him on TV when I was in Japan), back in the 60s when he was just a kid......and so was I. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
