araibira 682 Posted March 24, 2014 (edited) National Art of Sumo back online https://vimeo.com/channels/nationalartofsumo Edited March 24, 2014 by araibira 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Masumasumasu 902 Posted March 27, 2014 (edited) Comedian does keiko at Takanohana Beya. Amusing: http://youtu.be/csD54V3kDcM http://youtu.be/5vllpeTJgu8 http://youtu.be/EHYylsMQgJU Edited March 27, 2014 by Masumasumasu 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,529 Posted March 31, 2014 In memorial: yokozuna Tochinishiki – 1990 documentary http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO9hY91TY2I 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Masumasumasu 902 Posted April 3, 2014 Is awful the Konishiki has to be exploited like he is. If he hadn't been forced to move to Japan to do sumo, he would have been a great man. Life is hard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hakuhonofan 334 Posted June 12, 2014 Not sure if someone already posted this one. It's Hakuho when he was 25 yrs old in Arashi ni Shiyagare, a variety show hosted by an idol band Arashi. No subtitle, but interesting interview, also of the yokozuna showing the band members about keiko and eating chanko. The other program in the video is about a man who believes in UFO, but stay tune to see Hakuho in basketball challenge at the end. http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjA1NjI3NTAw.html 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ALAKTORN 346 Posted June 12, 2014 Thanks, really interesting. I don’t understand what they’re saying when talking about the banzuke-hyō, though… Hakuhō says he’s the only yokozuna to have gone makekoshi…? And what does that have to do with the “mushimegane” rikishi? Also they say a scary truth about matawari (might’ve been obvious to others)… the first time you do it you hear a stretching sound, and while it wasn’t as bad for Hakuhō, one rikishi there says he couldn’t walk for a while after it. I guess that’s what it comes down to when you want flexibility in the legs… I thought maybe rikishi didn’t do it forcibly like they do in say classical dancing. A pity Hakuhō lost the basket match. :( He was really pissed, hah. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hakuhonofan 334 Posted June 22, 2014 A touching video of Hakuho, filmed in 2011. His birthday was at the same day as the Great Tohoku Earthquake. His visit to meet survivors there with other rikishis made a deep impression, and he helped two teens sumo fans from the area to stay at the heya to train and watch the basho. http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNDE4MjcyNjcy.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hakuhonofan 334 Posted June 22, 2014 Mystery of yokozuna ring entering ceremony. Not fluent with Japanese, but to my understanding it was said that Shiranui was actually Yokozuna Unryu's style, while Unryu was actually Yokozuna Shiranui's style. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ALAKTORN 346 Posted June 22, 2014 Wikipedia has something on it too, but I can’t find it right now. But yeah, some journalist mixed them up, and since he was an important person or something nobody told him he was wrong and it stuck. That’s what I had read on Wikipedia. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asameshimae 220 Posted June 22, 2014 From Unryu Kyukichi's wiki bio: The name of one style of yokozuna dohyō-iri (the yokozuna ring entering ceremony) came from him. His ritual dance was said to be beautiful but it isn't proven that he performed the ritual dance in the Unryū style. His style is said to have been imitated by Tachiyama Mineemon,[3] but Tachiyama's style is called shiranui style now. This was due to sumo scholar Kozo Hikoyama, who without researching properly, labelled Tachiyama's style as being that of Shiranui Koemon, whereas it was in fact created by Unryū. Hikoyama was such an authority that noone contradicted him, and the Shiranui name has obtained.[4] 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naganoyama 5,809 Posted June 23, 2014 Perhaps they should be known as Shinryu and Uranui. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asameshimae 220 Posted June 23, 2014 I second the motion. I quite like Uranui, sounds like the plural of Uranus or something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,529 Posted June 25, 2014 (edited) The NSK published on their NicoNico channel a preview of a video shown for free at the sumo museum and planned to be aired on the Ustream pay channel during the Nagoya basho: Behind the scenes of Ozumo, e. g. the present top gyoji about 30 years ago checking the torikumi list. http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/1403591523 Edited June 26, 2014 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,529 Posted June 26, 2014 (edited) This week on (Niji) TV was full of Shikihide-beya and -oyakata (I have yet to search for the Fuji TV SuperNews special - I see that it was canceled).This program on families at the bottom features Shikihide-beya, presented at the start and starting at 21min.Each month 300 000 Yen in the red, no sekitori, no winning, all of the oyakata's saving have vanished already - the heya has to economize, the focus is on the o-kami-san. This version is part 1 only, all about the heya covered: http://video.fc2.com/de/content/20140624vLark57L/This is the full version, try to watch the one which still lasts on the site: http://video.fc2.com/de/content/20140624pXeGzCw0/ Watching more than one a day on FC2 usually works for me without problems when I open a video from a search page: at first the limit error and then the next on the list works. Edited June 26, 2014 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hakuhonofan 334 Posted June 27, 2014 Hakuho was the guest on Fuji TV's Wonderful Life. http://www.fujitv.co.jp/wonderful-life/009.html A Wonderful Life : Hakuho, the 69th Dai Yokozuna. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,529 Posted July 25, 2014 (edited) I don't know when this "BEGIN Japanology" about sumo from NHK World was aired - I don't think it will last long herehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8ZKHbLx_7E Edit: apparently 2013, Jan. 10th Edited July 29, 2014 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ALAKTORN 346 Posted July 25, 2014 Don’t know if this was posted before but I found it interesting, an episode of “Samurai Spirit”. Hakuhō says that he barely does weight training, and does a lot of shiko to strenghten his knees. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bettega 422 Posted July 26, 2014 Hakuhō says that he barely does weight training, and does a lot of shiko to strenghten his knees. That's interesting! Sumo is heavy on knees and the extra training would double the burden. Could it be one of the Hak's secrets? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CT3* 331 Posted August 5, 2014 Watched this last night and it really brought back memories! Really good interviews, a segment on dohyo preparation, etc. It is an older video, but lots to enjoy. SUMO - EAST MEETS WEST - "THE HAWAIIANS" - SUMO は東洋と西洋ハワイアンズミーツ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsZDKGnODM4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,529 Posted September 6, 2014 (edited) Yesterday's special from BS Japan on YouTube - may be gone soonComments and analysis of great bouts of the past from Takanohana, Wajima, Masuiyama, Terao ...Guests in the studio were former Baruto, Terao and Masuiyama parts 1-5http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDpZZhO-0eUhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFlZbXsAZd8http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-bJfRwv300http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AowipseJaxEhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBlrG92c2pA Edited October 16, 2014 by Akinomaki 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,529 Posted September 6, 2014 (edited) parts 6-8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4mgI6hgcw0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG1Jcx---gshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY-kzf7hAlc Edited October 16, 2014 by Akinomaki 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
luispereira 383 Posted October 8, 2014 so.. I was reviewing The Chronicles Of A Sumo Wrestler documentary and remembered to search for the kid that they were following... here it is winning against "the" gagamaru https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya_Kk4R9xQU#t=229 interesting :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,529 Posted October 16, 2014 Yesterday's special from BS Japan on YouTube - may be gone soon Comments and analysis of great bouts of the past from Takanohana, Wajima, Masuiyama, Terao ... Guests in the studio were former Baruto, Terao and Masuiyama The old links were gone. I replaced them with new ones. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lizard72 4 Posted October 17, 2014 so.. I was reviewing The Chronicles Of A Sumo Wrestler documentary and remembered to search for the kid that they were following... here it is winning against "the" gagamaru https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya_Kk4R9xQU#t=229 interesting :) Confusing, at the end of video it tells us he quit. Did he go back? Doesn't look like him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CT3* 331 Posted October 17, 2014 He came back. Competed in Juryo in the last basho. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
