inhashi 2,363 Posted January 11, 2017 (edited) Time stamp from Yubinhaad's post of Wakaichiro v Tatsunofuji video above:https://youtu.be/b-Jpg6zBebY?list=PLj_5xaD5AfJCY6i8M70bTrjs5eCSn0CoT&t=24 Caught a quick glimpse at Wakaichiro smiling at a debut "difficulty" with his sagari. Nishiiwa (Wakanosato) looks amused also. I love catching these little incidental happenings when trying to stay composed and serious. Edited January 11, 2017 by inhashi 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kuroyama 715 Posted January 11, 2017 1 hour ago, d_golem said: Now the more pressing question is, how the heck will they get a chon-mage out of that wonderful top of his?? I would reeeeeally love to have him go sekitori just to see an Afroicho-mage. Gallons and gallons and gallons of bintsuke. Or, since they use metric, nearly 4 times as many litres. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
d_golem 213 Posted January 11, 2017 (edited) 41 minutes ago, Kuroyama said: Gallons and gallons and gallons of bintsuke. Or, since they use metric, nearly 4 times as many litres. Or just give in to the unrulyness of the Afro! One thing they can do is to just simply sculpt his hair with an electric clipper to make a chonmage, permanently. Then when he goes sekitori, have him grow more hair and re-sculpt to become oichomage. That would be a whole new skill set for a poor tokoyama to learn Edited January 11, 2017 by d_golem 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rigel 62 Posted January 11, 2017 Wakaichiro lost his second match, so that video will be interesting when it comes out. We can't learn anything from easy wins, but his loss might show where he's at. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 44,250 Posted January 11, 2017 (edited) Harumafuji has never lost two straight bouts in the first three days before. As luck would have it, YDC Chairman Moriya was there yesterday. And the bombshell: "If he goes on like this, I think he should retire!!"said the Chairman in no uncertain terms and without mincing words. Harumafuji gave up his 31st kinboshi, tied for 8th most ever. The leader is Kitanoumi with 53. Edited January 11, 2017 by Kintamayama 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
orandashoho 720 Posted January 11, 2017 37 minutes ago, Kintamayama said: Harumafuji gave up his 31st kinboshi, tied for 8th most ever. The leader is Kitanoumi with 53. It's not the absolute number of kinboshi that is telling, but the number relative to the number of matches won and the total number of matches -- I will leave it to the statisticians to figure out those rankings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WAKATAKE 2,614 Posted January 11, 2017 Sounds like there was an interesting series of events that occurred at the end of Kise-Shohozan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MumboJumbo 34 Posted January 11, 2017 Mitakeumi sure can shuffle around pretty well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robnplunder 974 Posted January 11, 2017 Mitakeumi! I knew he can beat Kakuryu today. He didn't disappoint me. Ura's sumo style can be only described by a Beatles' song, "Helter Skelter." What was that today? How far can he bend backward without losing balance? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WAKATAKE 2,614 Posted January 11, 2017 Mitakeumi and Shodai both won today. They're still young and have to deal with the old guard, but they are the future. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
orandashoho 720 Posted January 11, 2017 Mitakeumi got a taste for large kensho packs 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Benihana 1,900 Posted January 11, 2017 (edited) This basho is getting better and better. Without Hakuho's HNH yesterday i'm pretty sure Mitakeumi would have scored 3 kinboshi in a row. But even 2 and the way he got them, is remarkable. He emits an aura of confidence other youngsters lack. Edited January 11, 2017 by Benihana Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Atenzan 1,074 Posted January 11, 2017 4 hours ago, Kintamayama said: Harumafuji has never lost two straight bouts in the first three days before. As luck would have it, YDC Chairman Moriya was there yesterday. And the bombshell: "If he goes on like this, I think he should retire!!"said the Chairman in no uncertain terms and without mincing words. Harumafuji gave up his 31st kinboshi, tied for 8th most ever. The leader is Kitanoumi with 53. Moriya is off his noggin. I hope that won't cut Harumafuji's career short. He's actually averaging more wins per basho after his 2-basho kyujo-yasumi in 2015 than what he averaged from 2014 Haru leading up to the yasumi. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WAKATAKE 2,614 Posted January 11, 2017 So was the monoii call for Kise-Shohozan a sashichigae or what? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morty 1,479 Posted January 11, 2017 Poor Okinoumi should be at home on a rubber cushion, not making his injury worse by having to squash it into a mawashi and then do sumo. Everytime he moves a leg he winces and the face he pulls when he has to squat just makes me squirm. The fact he is up there at all is amazing. Kudos and much respect for enduring it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morty 1,479 Posted January 11, 2017 And Hokutofuji sliding under the radar but looking extremely good. If he joins Mitakeumi and Shodai on the continual improvement train then the future looks bright for Japanese rikishi 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryafuji 806 Posted January 11, 2017 (edited) 15 hours ago, McBugger said: May I call your attention to shin-deshi Chiyo Kazuki (千代 一貴), who must have joined the wrong heya. No offence McBugger but that's twice now already I've seen this joke on the forum. I hope he gets a real shikona soon otherwise it's going to get old very quickly.... Edited January 11, 2017 by ryafuji Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dwale 419 Posted January 11, 2017 Woo, Mitakeumi's on fire. Second kinboshi for him, and presumably on his way to a strong finish. I was surprised Ura managed to salvage that match. Amazing balance there. He's like a spring. Shohozan can be forgiven for trying that blitz; it would have worked on a lesser rikishi. I think the gyoji got into the ganja. Ishiura- about dang time! Yoshikaze v Endo is my favorite bout of the day (makuuchi, anyway) even though my boy lost. Exciting stuff, definitely worth another watch or two. Things are warming up. I'm hoping for some surprises with the leader board in the days to come. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,546 Posted January 11, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, WAKATAKE said: So was the monoii call for Kise-Shohozan a sashichigae or what? The goyji got away with it with a mawashi-uchiwa: change of gumbai direction after pointing to the other side first - in this case he maybe just forgot which side Kise was on. (Un)fortunately Tomozuna was the head shimpan and didn't know how to explain the situation - but he was nice this time and avoided the sashichigae. Edited January 11, 2017 by Akinomaki 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CT3* 331 Posted January 11, 2017 I'm hoping that Harumafuji pulls it together and remains in the competition. I leave for Tokyo on Friday and will be bummed if I don't get to see him perform his dohyo iri. It's a thing of beauty. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryafuji 806 Posted January 11, 2017 6 hours ago, Kintamayama said: Harumafuji gave up his 31st kinboshi, tied for 8th most ever. The leader is Kitanoumi with 53. And we all know what a hopeless yokozuna Kitanoumi was. Just shows how meaningless that particular stat is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,546 Posted January 11, 2017 17 minutes ago, ryafuji said: No offence McBugger but that's twice now already I've seen this joke on the forum. I hope he gets a real shikona soon otherwise it's going to get old very quickly.... He already has, see it in the new recruits thread 23 hours ago, Asashosakari said: Aizufuji 会津富士 = Chiyo. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,546 Posted January 11, 2017 8 hours ago, Rigel said: Wakaichiro lost his second match, so that video will be interesting when it comes out. We can't learn anything from easy wins, but his loss might show where he's at. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtaIH95hJkE 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 44,250 Posted January 11, 2017 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Akinomaki said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtaIH95hJkE Nice bow. Narutake and Ichirou were the two best guys from Maezumo so I'm guessing Ichirou will go on to win 5-6 bouts. He looks solid to me. Edited January 11, 2017 by Kintamayama 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Senkoho 552 Posted January 11, 2017 26 minutes ago, Akinomaki said: The goyji got away with it with a mawashi-uchiwa: change of gumbai direction after pointing to the other side first - in this case he maybe just forgot which side Kise was on. (Un)fortunately Tomozuna was the head shimpan and didn't know how to explain the situation - but he was nice this time and avoided the sashichigae. It always seems to me that Tomozuna can't construct a proper sentence in Japanese. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
