Tenshinhan 1,607 Posted March 11, 2015 I've had this question in my mind ever since the basho started: Do you think Harumafuji will do his side-stepping "It was a henka/It wasn't a henka" tachi-ai this basho? If yes, will he do it more than once? I might develop this idea into a game from next basho! X points for getting a guess right, X bonus points for predicting the opponent he does it against etc. He did the "not-a-henka"-tachi-ai today. Don't think it's necessary against Sadanoumi. He better should have done it against Ichinojo yesterday... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CT3* 331 Posted March 11, 2015 Yeah...but one of Harumafuji's strengths is his unpredictability. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lackmaker 438 Posted March 11, 2015 I may be in a minority but I like it. Speed and agility,there's much to admire Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kasutera 258 Posted March 11, 2015 It's hard not to love Aminishiki. He has a nearly perfect textbook tachiai every time he gets off the line. He gets his head in the sternum and his hands under the ribs, it's like he's just doing butsukari-geiko. If any young rikishi should try to emulate someone's tachiai, it's him! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakusotsu 6,000 Posted March 11, 2015 I just realized Chiyonokuni is back and doing well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krindel 673 Posted March 11, 2015 I just realized Chiyonokuni is back and doing well. i am glad to see him back in action, and hopefully healthy, however the Chiyonokuni we knew should be able to handle Sandanme hopping on one leg. Still I'll agree that I hope he can keep doing well and come back to the sekitori ranks where he belongs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CT3* 331 Posted March 11, 2015 Happy Birthday to Hakuhou! He turned 30 today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shumitto 418 Posted March 11, 2015 Chiyonokuni is back, apparently well and not fully bandaged ! One rikishi I am growing to like is Hidenoumi. I already liked him before but since he came to Juryo I started to watch his bouts more carefully. There is nothing special about his sumo, no outstanding trick, but he does everything well. He fights on the belt, switch to oshi/tsuki then goes back to the belt without hassle and without losing his balance. Barring injury he will be a good asset for Makuuchi. Tokushinho reminds me of how things in sumo - and in life for that matter - go fast. It doesn't feel like a long ago when we were discussing if and what kind of sekitori Tokushinho was going to make. He is on the way down already. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inhashi 2,363 Posted March 11, 2015 I suspect that Ama's opponents prefer the not-a-henka to his harite... Or the embarrassing yet memorable rear lifting seismic body toss for a lack of a better word. Kimarite: okuritsuriotoshi Goeido vs then Ama (or forever Ama to many) 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Senkoho 552 Posted March 12, 2015 If all the eight 4-0 Makuuchi guys win their bouts on day 5, we will witness an all-time record. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tenshinhan 1,607 Posted March 12, 2015 And Terunofuji is the first sanyaku-debutant to start with a 4-0 record since Takanonami in May 1993. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asojima 2,874 Posted March 12, 2015 Endo was helped into a wheel chair on his way out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krindel 673 Posted March 12, 2015 And Terunofuji is the first sanyaku-debutant to start with a 4-0 record since Takanonami in May 1993. How about 5-0? :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krindel 673 Posted March 12, 2015 Is today some kind of Ozeki-hunting holiday in Japan? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sesom 55 Posted March 12, 2015 5th day over and still no henka. Did I miss something? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bettega 431 Posted March 12, 2015 Teru will get double digits this basho and start an Ozeki run. He's 5-0 now, and have only 1 Yokozuna, 3 Ozeki and 1 Komosubi yet. And He can't fight Homarefuji, Aminishiki (both who are in a very good basho) nor Takarafuji It's a golden chance for him 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tenshinhan 1,607 Posted March 12, 2015 (edited) And Terunofuji is the first sanyaku-debutant to start with a 4-0 record since Takanonami in May 1993. How about 5-0? :-) Last time a sanyaku debutant started with 5-0 was in March 1987 (Masurao). :-) But it's all about the torikumi. Terunofuji had to fight four Maegashira and one Komusubi on the first five days. Masurao defeated one Yokozuna and four Ozeki to get to 5-0. Edited March 12, 2015 by Tenshinhan 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mongolith 51 Posted March 12, 2015 (edited) Looked like Goeido and Mawashi were playing handbags. Fuji and Ichi looked great today. Those two-arm locks Fuji uses to immobilize opponents shows his ridiculous strength. Edited March 12, 2015 by Mongolith Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ALAKTORN 346 Posted March 12, 2015 The way Endō fell was really stupid. He could’ve easily broke the fall but instead he just went down on his knees… Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakusotsu 6,000 Posted March 12, 2015 The way Endō fell was really stupid. He could’ve easily broke the fall but instead he just went down on his knees…It didn't look like it was the fall, more like his leg getting caught and twisted under Shohozan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ALAKTORN 346 Posted March 12, 2015 The way Endō fell was really stupid. He could’ve easily broke the fall but instead he just went down on his knees…It didn't look like it was the fall, more like his leg getting caught and twisted under Shohozan.Could be, didn’t notice that. It’s a shame, he was doing pretty well so far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andreas21 184 Posted March 12, 2015 Poor Hakuho. He always wanted to stage-dive, and nobody bothered to give it him. Now he had to jump all by himself, "not to injure his opponent of course". A bit of celebration for the 900th career win! It's been a while since Kisenosato been pushed out so easily. Bit strange but if feels like normal, somehow. Anyway, the talk of a Yokozuna run should be replaced with talk of Kadoban after all. Was this the Goeido which promised 13 wins? The one which had no idea how to handle Tamawashi in a Judo-like encounter? The Tamawashi whose best Joi result so far is 5-10? He may be talking of two bashos combined figure then? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tenshinhan 1,607 Posted March 12, 2015 (edited) It's been a while since Kisenosato been pushed out so easily. Bit strange but if feels like normal, somehow. Anyway, the talk of a Yokozuna run should be replaced with talk of Kadoban after all. It's always the same: If an Ozeki wins, he is on a Yokozuna-run and if an Ozeki loses, he is on a kadoban-run... (Laughing...) Edited March 12, 2015 by Tenshinhan 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
orandashoho 720 Posted March 12, 2015 Aminishiki is holding up very well to share the leaderboard with only three others. Fellow verteran Kyokutenho isn't looking good but at least he managed to squeeze out one win at last. Maybe he will pick up now... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shikona 167 Posted March 12, 2015 5th day over and still no henka. Did I miss something? Harumafuji? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
