Kintamayama 45,484 Posted March 16, 2018 7 hours ago, Yukiarashi said: Enho and Kagayaki. Don't ask me why I say Kagayaki. The titties. 2 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yukiarashi 195 Posted March 16, 2018 (edited) Terutsuyoshi might have just pulled off the most physically impossible Ipponzeoi in the history of everything, but they gave it to TYT. If you asked me Terutsuyoshi was attacking from behind the back and pulled Takayoshitoshi over him making him a dead body, but I think they said he lost because of his hand touched down first. I know I have a new favorite after Satoyama goes though. WOW! Edited March 16, 2018 by Yukiarashi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 45,484 Posted March 16, 2018 22 hours ago, Kintamayama said: . Before that, they showed a clip of Enhou before his first ever Juryo dohyo-iri, asking the gyoji where exactly he was supposed to stand. "I made it up here so quickly I wasn't prepared and didn't know what to do.." he explained. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yukiarashi 195 Posted March 16, 2018 7 minutes ago, Kintamayama said: The titties. I was thinking eyebrow structure, but that's a glaring physical distinguishment aswell. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asashosakari 19,594 Posted March 16, 2018 Could this be Akiseyama's basho? 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asashosakari 19,594 Posted March 16, 2018 54 minutes ago, Kintamayama said: The titties. Speaking of which, all the unsolicited fondling by Shimanoumi on Day 4 made me afraid we'd be seeing the start of the #Metooryu movement... 3 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yukiarashi 195 Posted March 16, 2018 21 minutes ago, Asashosakari said: Speaking of which, all the unsolicited fondling by Shimanoumi on Day 4 made me afraid we'd be seeing the start of the #Metooryu movement... YES! THANK YOU! That got really uncomfortable to watch after 15 seconds, I was hoping someone else would notice it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yukiarashi 195 Posted March 16, 2018 (edited) Well day 6 in Juryo is over and we have a five-way tie for the lead, Terunofuji is 3-3, Takanoiwa is 3-3 after losing to a Makushita rikishi, we've had two 26 letter bouts, and Akiseyama is a co-leader. Sounds like Juryo to me. Edit: Kaisei is 6-0 and flying so far under the radar, that the broadcast just missed his bout! Edited March 16, 2018 by Yukiarashi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gernobono 467 Posted March 16, 2018 terunofuji's loss today was a blueprint of the last basho...once he is moving backwards there is no way he can stop it........ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kuroyama 715 Posted March 16, 2018 38 minutes ago, Yukiarashi said: Edit: Kaisei is 6-0 and flying so far under the radar, that the broadcast just missed his bout! I thought maybe it was a jikan-mae, but when they finally showed the replay (taken from a bad camera angle) it looked as if the gyoji had already turned the gunbai. So I think they just screwed up. I heard no abject apology, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ack! 471 Posted March 16, 2018 On 3/15/2018 at 18:20, ALAKTORN said: Btw a question, what’s the term for komusubi + sekiwake? Lower san’yaku or something? 20 hours ago, ryafuji said: Yes I've seen that, or "junior sanyaku". The Banzuke Topics at the Kyokai site use simply "sanyaku" as the ozeki rank is often regarded as distinct from the other two sanyaku ranks. I prefer "niyaku" but no one else does. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakusotsu 6,037 Posted March 16, 2018 27 minutes ago, Ack! said: I prefer "niyaku" but no one else does. I bet the Knights of Ni do. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philioyamfugi 378 Posted March 16, 2018 (edited) Daiamami with another win. Endou gave it everything he had, beautiful match. Takayasu should start waking up about now. Ichinojo getting it done. It's kakuryuu basho to lose if he's healthy. Edited March 16, 2018 by Philioyamfugi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikawa 1,794 Posted March 16, 2018 "No one can move him if he doesn't move" (Sumo - East Meets West) Just about sums up Ichinojo at the moment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yutarotanaka 104 Posted March 16, 2018 On 3/15/2018 at 17:20, ALAKTORN said: Btw a question, what’s the term for komusubi + sekiwake? Lower san’yaku or something? According to Wikipedia: The san'yaku can be split into two groups: The senior yokozuna and ōzeki, and junior sekiwake and komusubi. san'yaku (三役) Three ranks. The "titleholder" ranks at the top of sumo. There are actually 4 ranks in san'yaku: yokozuna, ōzeki, sekiwake and komusubi, since the yokozuna is historically an ōzeki with a license to perform his own ring-entering ceremony. The word is occasionally used to refer only to sekiwake and komusubi. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,703 Posted March 16, 2018 (edited) 6 hours ago, Yukiarashi said: Edit: Kaisei is 6-0 and flying so far under the radar, that the broadcast just missed his bout! 5 hours ago, Kuroyama said: I thought maybe it was a jikan-mae, but when they finally showed the replay (taken from a bad camera angle) it looked as if the gyoji had already turned the gunbai. So I think they just screwed up. I heard no abject apology, though. The NHK announcer thought it to be jikan-mae as well - and 2 times apologized with "taihen shitsurei itashimashita", first to have missed the bout and 2nd as he noticed that it even had been the proper time to start and not a jikan-mae. Edited March 16, 2018 by Akinomaki 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhyen 1,844 Posted March 16, 2018 11 hours ago, Yukiarashi said: Terutsuyoshi might have just pulled off the most physically impossible Ipponzeoi in the history of everything, but they gave it to TYT. If you asked me Terutsuyoshi was attacking from behind the back and pulled Takayoshitoshi over him making him a dead body, but I think they said he lost because of his hand touched down first. I know I have a new favorite after Satoyama goes though. WOW! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Highway 46 Posted March 16, 2018 That's what I'm talking about, Aoiyama comes back with some fire. If only he can keep the fire for the rest of the basho...and his career... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yukiarashi 195 Posted March 16, 2018 25 minutes ago, rhyen said: Thanks from the other angle I saw I didn't see this, if his foot was back three inches that could have been win of the year! Good call from the shimpan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yatagarasu 352 Posted March 16, 2018 19 hours ago, robnplunder said: I am sure he has a lot of skills but has no physical size to be effective, hence, the henkas. But I believe he has to use them judicially & timely to be effective. Being a small guy myself, growing up playing physical sports against much bigger guys, I understand what Ishiura and other small rikishi must do to survive. They do not have whole lot of options to overcome their size disadvantage. Henka is one of the few options they have at their disposal. I will be watching Ishiura and other little guys with much interest to see what they come up with to beat the guys twice their size. BTW, before Ura was injured, he was starting to use more henkas b/c, IMO, he has reached what he can do to beat the bigger opponents without resorting to henkas. He too was clumsy at it, not like Harumafuji was (and why the heck he'd resort to henkas as a Yokozuna & his size/speed is beyond me). Ishiura much more impressive today. Re Ura, don't forget he was nursing a lighter knee injury in the last two basho before the big injury so I'd like to give him the benefit of the doubt that he was trying to preserve himself or perhaps experimenting. He is certainly bad at them though, and they don't suit his style. I've no doubt said it elsewhere, but I just don't like seeing henkas literally every day as we have with Ishiura. It's like he settles into a pattern with a favoured move that he uses to death (and to his detriment). About two basho ago it was starting with a low tachiai. Did it literally every day for about 5 days running and lost each time, but didn't learn from it. I don't know, he just seems to lack tactical spark, which is a shame. Never thought I'd see Kaisei jointly leading on day 6. What the....? Ah, poor Abi. He's been fighting like a demon, but he needs to control how he advances and not be too over-eager. He'll learn, but only through falling flat on his face a few times. I think the Ichinojou-Chiyotairyuu tachiai measured a cool 4.2 on the Richter scale. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RaeucherLax 289 Posted March 16, 2018 Gotta admit I really enjoyed Ichinojo's bout today 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rocks 1,809 Posted March 16, 2018 39 minutes ago, Yatagarasu said: Ah, poor Abi. He's been fighting like a demon, but he needs to control how he advances and not be too over-eager. He'll learn, but only through falling flat on his face a few times. He needs to come up with more than a tsuppari. He's too big to rely on that sole tactic all the time. He fights like he's Kotoyuki. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rocks 1,809 Posted March 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Highway said: That's what I'm talking about, Aoiyama comes back with some fire. If only he can keep the fire for the rest of the basho...and his career... He should be getting an Okinoumi or a Chiyonokuni soon. That match will tell where he is really at. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RaeucherLax 289 Posted March 16, 2018 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Rocks said: He needs to come up with more than a tsuppari. He's too big to rely on that sole tactic all the time. He fights like he's Kotoyuki. It's great to see him go all out every time but his physique and technique just isn't level with his "genki-ness" (yet?) unfortunately. Edited March 16, 2018 by RaeucherLax 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Valdenor 3 Posted March 16, 2018 Ishiura was amazing in his last match. I hope that we are going to see more of this style. Ishiura is strong besides his short height. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
