Videos Natsu 2018 - Days 1-15

[Kintamayama 47,232]

Day 1:

 

Edited May 27, 2018 by Kintamayama

[Kintamayama 47,232]

Day 2:

 

[Yamanashi 4,078]

 ... not counting the gyoji

[Millwood 41]

Liked the replays in Day 2 - thanks.

[Kintamayama 47,232]

Day 3:

 

[Jakusotsu 6,394]

Who's Olympic Jiji's new friend? Cute.

[Fede 45]

Two wrong calls by Kounosuke. I'm surprised, but no one is perfect actually. 
Thank you again for these videos 

[since_94 650]

7 hours ago, Fede said:

Two wrong calls by Kounosuke. I'm surprised, but no one is perfect actually. 
Thank you again for these videos 

As we all know, part of the beauty of this sport we love is the speed at which things happen. The gyoji only has one angle or vantage point at any given moment. Part of his skill set is to move and adjust to optimize this in response to the flow of the bout. Would be impossible for any human to get every call right. The nuances of sumo are beyond the human ken 

[Kintamayama 47,232]

6 hours ago, since_94 said:

As we all know, part of the beauty of this sport we love is the speed at which things happen. The gyoji only has one angle or vantage point at any given moment. Part of his skill set is to move and adjust to optimize this in response to the flow of the bout. Would be impossible for any human to get every call right. The nuances of sumo are beyond the human ken 

AND, he has to make a call, no matter what.

[Kintamayama 47,232]

Courtesy of sumo channel, moto One and Only:

 

Veteran Makushita East 14 Toyonoshima -Wakatakamoto- Day 1

 

Veteran Toyonoshima down at Makushita, against Takakentou:

 

Edited May 16, 2018 by Kintamayama

[Kintamayama 47,232]

Enhou-Higonojou:

 

[Kintamayama 47,232]

Day 4:

 

[Rocks 1,810]

Well, well. Very nice video. Seems the gyoji doesn't count for much though.

[Asashosakari 20,251]

Incidentally, video timecodes have been fully added to the DB for Day 1 and Day 2. Many thanks to Miselet for the videos.

My favourites for Day 1, including

• somebody who probably got a talking-to afterwards (Chiyooga-Morita, Jk)
• a valiant battle involving one of the smallest rikishi around (Shunpo-Bando, Jd)
• one of the stranger finishes to a bout that already looked destined to end in okuridashi (Asahijo-Osumifuji, Jd)
• some sumo interruptus (Kotosato-Daishojo, Jd)
• a nearly unassisted somersault (Seigo-Amatsukasa, Sd)
• collegiate Shoji with his trademark "defend, defend, defend, until the aite gives you an opening" approach (vs Yamatoarashi, Ms)
• and two 36-year-old ex-maegashira going at it (Satoyama-Sagatsukasa, Ms)

Plus about two dozen more.

And for Day 2, among others:

• an okuritaoshi of the less-than-gentle variety (Kotoito-Ueta, Jk)
• cat versus mouse (Ayaminato-Kototsukahara, Jd)
• 430 kg and 80 years on the jonidan dohyo (Kenho-Terunosato and Satonofuji-Kainowaka)
• a nifty susoharai (Akashiryu-Kasugaryu, Sd)
• mawashi getting fixed - twice (Daishomune-Minatoryu, Sd)
• some great resisting at the tawara (Okoryu-Nankairiki, Ms)
• work being created for the yobidashi on sweeping duty (Tsushimanada-Ichiki, Ms)
• and some prime sotogake pancaking (Asakoki-Asahiryu, Ms)

 

Edited May 16, 2018 by Asashosakari

[Kintamayama 47,232]

Juryo + bonus -- Day 5:

 

[Kintamayama 47,232]

Day 5 Makuuchi:

 

Edited May 17, 2018 by Kintamayama

[Eikokurai 3,437]

You gave the Yutakayama-Goeido result away when you put that Tochinoshin faces Yutakayama (0-5) tomorrow. :)

[Kintamayama 47,232]

18 minutes ago, Eikokurai said:

You gave the Yutakayama-Goeido result away when you put that Tochinoshin faces Yutakayama (0-5) tomorrow. :)

And now you did..

[Eikokurai 3,437]

8 minutes ago, Kintamayama said:

And now you did..

Teamwork! :)

[Rocks 1,810]

18 hours ago, Asashosakari said:

cat versus mouse (Ayaminato-Kototsukahara, Jd)

I often wonder if during matches like this the "cat" is thinking "If I get a grip on this guy I'm going to throw him to the boxes!" Must be frustrating.

[yorikiried by fate 2,038]

I can't help it, but to me ex-Terao increasingly looks like he's living in a volcano base and plotting for world domination.

 

[Yamanashi 4,078]

4 hours ago, yorikiried by fate said:

I can't help it, but to me ex-Terao increasingly looks like he's living in a volcano base and plotting for world domination.

Nah, he's a mild-mannered bespectacled guy with an incredible athletic past.  Clark Kent.

 

[Kintamayama 47,232]

Day 6:

 

[Yamanashi 4,078]

Font Day! 

Yay!

[RabidJohn 2,071]

1 hour ago, Yamanashi said:

Font Day! 

Yay!

 

Pre-nakabi, too!

@KintamayamaFor your failing memory (): Takanoiwa and Arawashi beat Abi to it.