72nd Yokozuna Kisenosato preparation thread

[Benihana 1,900]

Is there any word from his fellow yokozuna yet? 

Edited January 26, 2017 by Benihana

[Gurowake 3,873]

19 hours ago, Morty said:

Kise's Tsuna is on the front page of Wikipedia now

It was Kakuryu's promotion being on the front page of Wikipedia that got me into sumo.  A few months later and I had stopped reading the front page of Wikipedia regularly, perhaps because I was just so consumed by the awesomeness of sumo that I had been unaware of for so long.

[Bumpkin 438]

10 minutes ago, Gurowake said:

It was Kakuryu's promotion being on the front page of Wikipedia that got me into sumo.  A few months later and I had stopped reading the front page of Wikipedia regularly, perhaps because I was just so consumed by the awesomeness of sumo that I had been unaware of for so long.

Amazing. I lived in Japan mid 1970's and loved sumo. I moved away and subsequently lost interest. Then in March 2014, Kakuryu's promotion was on Wikipedia's front page. I've been back into sumo ever since.

[Akinomaki 39,510]

I had to log in to watch it: he was shown already before the start. This time NicoNico is one minor among many and has no good view - might be better on some TV stream.

Edited January 27, 2017 by Akinomaki

[Rocks 1,802]

Pretty awesome. That was a LOT of people.

[Akinomaki 39,510]

Looked like Kise really enjoyed it

 

6 hours ago, John Gunning said:

We are giving everyone (except Akinomaki obviously) the chance to win the Kisenosato yusho newspapers here:

If you would post links instead of leaving it to the forum embedding, like I try to do with YouTube contents, I would have something to grasp and a chance as well. The problem obviously emerges in my Firefox environment, but the cause likely lies somewhere in the uncharted depth of the new forum embedding.

[whtbox 10]

Manage to watch some live and yeah it was awesome. 

[Otokonoyama 2,735]

 

[Mihasan 13]

Very good first performance. Btw i have always wondered what people are yelling when yokuzuna is doing the foot stomping?
 

[Kuroyama 715]

16 minutes ago, Mihasan said:

Very good first performance. Btw i have always wondered what people are yelling when yokuzuna is doing the foot stomping?
 

"Yoi-sho!" It's a shout of encouragement.

[sesom 55]

Hmmm, around 8 °C / 46 °F in Tokyo yesterday at 4 PM. 

[Akinomaki 39,510]

Now we know the real reason why he had to chose unryu as his doyho-iri style: he had been secretly practicing it for years and couldn't switch style

[Otokonoyama 2,735]

1 hour ago, sesom said:

Hmmm, around 8 °C / 46 °F in Tokyo yesterday at 4 PM. 

15.3°C and windy was the report.

[Akinomaki 39,510]

There will be a flood of all kind of videos as well as pics - quite a number already

ANN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=877xkx2-zng

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phSEtbb92gk

spectator videos
arriving: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5-gm4DZSfw

One&Only was there
while waiting, a wedding happened there: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uosgRRWlRGM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hmd4Oxm20w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1O_XIpcg8s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXTnDtmJ9I4

from NHK 5p.m.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0bDHd9mEmM

Kyodo from yesterday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTffscAhyOw

and ANN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFucx5Uxiqs

Edited January 27, 2017 by Akinomaki

[Harry 67]

A few uninvited guests at that wedding! They should have stayed for Kisenosato LOL

Sorry if it was already mentioned, which sword was borrowed for this event? Will that one be used until the new one is available or will another be used during bashos?

[Akinomaki 39,510]

On 25.1.2017 at 15:55, Akinomaki said:

Kisenosato will get the first citizen's honor award of his other hometown Ryugasaki-city, where he went to the school which has the Kise museum room that is always shown lately. His parents' home is in Ushiku-city.

Of course he also gets the citizen's honor award of his real hometown Ushiku-city, but it's not the first that the city awards. On the 18th next month he will have a parade in Ushiku, 1.5km from the station to the city hall. http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/local/ibaraki/news/20170124-OYTNT50317.html

[rhyen 1,799]

Both the ozumo magazine and the NHK ozumo magazine commemorating Kisenosato victory seem to have been sold out.

[Senkoho 552]

5 hours ago, Mihasan said:

Very good first performance. Btw i have always wondered what people are yelling when yokuzuna is doing the foot stomping?
 

Didn't he mess it up at one point? I mean the moment before the third stomp.

Edited January 27, 2017 by Senkoho

[Tsubame 354]

I have a question regarding our newest yokozuna:

Does he already have his own Tachi for the dohyo-iri ceremony? Or do he borrowed a sword from an other yokozuna? Or did he just used a mock-up (empty scabbard with hilt) unless he got his very own?

[Akinomaki 39,510]

more spectator videos from the Meiji shrine

MyJetSetLife had to have been there
Kise alone on rehearsal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlsPYH-bbaI
heading for the award ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxMbtoNcV3g
dohyo-iri: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTA2b4Ck2VA

another channel

arriving: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A4zFOVzpA8
heading for the award ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5Ad4w6yPgE
heading for the dohyo-iri: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbpRzmXK__M
backside dohyo-iri: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmWlquORw_I

another angle, leaving afterwards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsCNPmxsNYM

Edited January 27, 2017 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 39,510]

Kyodo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c4bUgYyukk

Ibaraki shimbun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLD6RECTiH4

ANN - Asahi TV seems to have the rights on Kise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PSKXfZ-aJI - interview afterwards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT2BkLz9P9w

For Taka 20 000 had been at the shrine, Kise is 2nd best with 18 000.

Edited January 27, 2017 by Akinomaki

[Rocks 1,802]

Takayasu always looks so concerned. 

[RabidJohn 1,629]

3 hours ago, Senkoho said:

Didn't he mess it up at one point? I mean the moment before the third stomp.

I'm hardly a connoisseur of yokozuna dohyo-iri, and maybe Harumafuji's beautiful and graceful shiranui version has left me a bit spoiled, but I was left with the impression that Kise needs more practice.

I noticed he wasn't holding his right arm anything like Shibatayama-oyokata had shown him to during the 'shuffle'. I wonder if Kise knows his fingers naturally form into a Vulcan salute? He might be wanting to live long and prosper, but it looked odd. That shuffle (sorry, I don't know the name of the move, but I know you know what I mean) was also a bit truncated for my liking.

It'll be interesting to see how it develops in future.

 

 

 

Edited January 27, 2017 by RabidJohn

[Kuroyama 715]

It did look a tad clumsy, and he seemed to forget exactly what to do with his arms before the last shiko, but I'm sure he'll improve.

[SkinnySumo 32]

Takanohana, Asashoryu and Hakuho do the best dohyo iri in my opinion. Kisenosato did look clumsy, Im a fan but i agree.  But i guess we have to take in factors like his age, weight and that he did not really have alot of time for practicing. Hopefully he will improve later on. And i wish Takanohana taught him instead of Onokuni.