Kyushu Basho 2018 Discussion [SPOILERS]

[Yubinhaad 11,546]

Kintamayama beat me to it about Aoiyama stubbing his toe(s). I thought it was a slip as well until I noticed him reaching down to check them straight away.

[Amamaniac 2,078]

4 hours ago, Kintamayama said:

"My right toe got turned over.. It went 'pop'.." explained Aoiyama why he inexplicably crumbled suddenly. it looked like he needed another push to win. ""Yeah, what a waste. It was going at my pace right? I was slapping and in charge.. Aaah, what a waste!!" he lamented later. "I'll do my best for the remaining two days, so that this feeling will flow over to the next basho," he summed.

After reading Kinta-san's post, I went back to check the video footage to see for myself if I could spot the point when Aoiyama's toe(s) turned .  While confirming that (especially in the slow motion replay), I noticed two other things.  First, Takakeisho made a bad decision to get in close to try and force Aoiyama out when the latter was backed up against the tawara.  There was no way that was going to work for him.  Then the tables turned and Aoiyama looked like he was getting the upper hand... until his toes turned over on the ring.  And second, Takakeisho looked a little dazed after the bout.  The pounding he took had definitely had a lasting effect!

All this to say, will Takakeisho learn from his mistake, and will he have recovered enough for the big matchup against Takayasu tomorrow?

[Yubinhaad 11,546]

Farewell then, Satoyama.  I can think of no more fitting way to retire than with a gyakuten kachi-koshi, back against the wall and still leaving everything on the dohyo, tenacious to the end. Check out his first win this basho, a 90-second slog against hefty Tokushinho. Today's win against Kotokamatani was much shorter but with a great finish. Some pictures of those bouts are in the box below.

 

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Satoyama vs. Tokushinho, Day 7. Satoyama survives some nodo-wa and gets a morozashi grip, and probably sore shoulders and elbows as well.

 

Satoyama vs. Kotokamatani, Day 13. In his final bout, Satoyama just manages to keep himself off the dohyo a split-second longer than his opponent, for a shitatenage win and kachi-koshi.

Heading back down the hanamichi, he was greeted by his friend Aminishiki who was waiting for the Juryo dohyo-iri.

Artwork of the end of the bout.

 

[Eikokurai 3,433]

1 hour ago, Yubinhaad said:

Farewell then, Satoyama.  I can think of no more fitting way to retire than with a gyakuten kachi-koshi, back against the wall and still leaving everything on the dohyo, tenacious to the end. Check out his first win this basho, a 90-second slog against hefty Tokushinho. Today's win against Kotokamatani was much shorter but with a great finish. Some pictures of those bouts are in the box below.

 

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Satoyama vs. Tokushinho, Day 7. Satoyama survives some nodo-wa and gets a morozashi grip, and probably sore shoulders and elbows as well.

 

Satoyama vs. Kotokamatani, Day 13. In his final bout, Satoyama just manages to keep himself off the dohyo a split-second longer than his opponent, for a shitatenage win and kachi-koshi.

Heading back down the hanamichi, he was greeted by his friend Aminishiki who was waiting for the Juryo dohyo-iri.

Artwork of the end of the bout.

 

Where’s that final artwork from?

[robnplunder 974]

3 hours ago, Yubinhaad said:

Farewell then, Satoyama.  I can think of no more fitting way to retire than with a gyakuten kachi-koshi, back against the wall and still leaving everything on the dohyo, tenacious to the end. Check out his first win this basho, a 90-second slog against hefty Tokushinho. Today's win against Kotokamatani was much shorter but with a great finish. Some pictures of those bouts are in the box below.

Satoyama is the one who convinced me that, for some rikishi, making a living is H-A-R-D, just plain hard.   I am going to miss him.   

 

[ALAKTORN 346]

I noticed Aoiyama’s toe turning during the bout and it got me worried. It’s the exact same thing that happened to Hakuhō and gave him so much trouble with all those kyūjō. I hope it’s nothing bad for him.

[Otokonoyama 2,735]

Ishiura is down to one last chance tomorrow to get kachikoshi. Even in juryo he is struggling to get his grove back. Depending on what happens tomorrow, Enho could pass him on the banzuke. 

[robnplunder 974]

Enho ran out of magic as he lost 4 in a row today.  He was crushed.   Not much shown from Ishiura either.   Not a total loss for the little guys as it was an easy win for Terutsuyoshi against Mitoryu.  

A good win for Takagenji - can't teach height .

[robnplunder 974]

I swear Yago does not have a neck, an advantage of sort as his opponent cannot find one to grab.

Edited November 24, 2018 by robnplunder

[Eikokurai 3,433]

1 hour ago, robnplunder said:

I swear Yago does not have a neck, an advantage of sort as his opponent cannot find one to grab.

That strategy hasn’t helped Chiyomaru much.

[Eikokurai 3,433]

Nishikigi gets his kachikoshi in his first basho in the joi. Nicely done.

[Eikokurai 3,433]

I’ve had to stop watching, so I’m refreshing the JSA website every few seconds to see the Taka-Taka result.

Edit: Damn. Taka won it. I really wanted Taka to win.

Edited November 24, 2018 by Eikokurai

[Akumazeki 28]

3 minutes ago, Eikokurai said:

 

Damn: Taka won it. I really wanted Taka to win.

And Taka, but yasu, won it. So, a big chance  for play off  at the end? Seems to me

[Jabbamaru 166]

Oh man, no way! Spiningotoshi by Takayasu

[Morty 1,480]

What's the kimarite called where you knock your opponent down with your butt while doing a twirl?

[Eikokurai 3,433]

7 minutes ago, Morty said:

What's the kimarite called where you knock your opponent down with your butt while doing a twirl?

Twerkiotoshi

Edited November 24, 2018 by Eikokurai

[Otokonoyama 2,735]

¡Olé!

[ScreechingOwl 343]

Neither Taka looked very good in that bout. Given their respective senshuraku aite, it's highly likely there will be a playoff. I'd expect Takayasu to be the favourite and to come away with his first yusho. 

[Dwale 419]

Hahahaha, wow. Takakeisho lost his cool, got hasty and paid for it. So now we have a potential play-off. Good! I like Takakeisho and Takayasu both, makes no matter to me which of them takes it. Gonna be a long wait 'til tomorrow, though...

Also, Ichinojo did what now? O.o;

[Benihana 1,901]

There's no better way to end an ozeki-run, than demotion from sekiwake. Unbelievable how he could blow that. To add insult to injury, tomorrow he could hand Takakeisho the cup.

[Philioyamfugi 378]

Great way to wrap up this basho... Very enjoyable and NHK WORLD  has it live in English the last hour or so. Defiantly getting up to see it !  Let's hope for the playoff ! 

 

Edited November 24, 2018 by Philioyamfugi

[dingo 1,160]

Just now, Philioyamfugi said:

Great way to wrap up this basho... Very enjoyable and NHK WORLD  has it live in English the last hour or so. Defiantly getting up to see it !  Let's hope for the playoff ! 

 

Thank you for letting me know about nhk world, I'll try to catch it as well. 

[Eikokurai 3,433]

Takayasu has now averaged a little over 11 wins for the tournaments he’s appeared in during 2018. His absence from Natsu is the only blemish on what has been a quietly excellent year on the dohyo, and that only drops his average to 9.3. Tochinoshin’s rise, Kakuryu’s return to form, Kisenosato’s struggles and Mitakeumi’s Ozeki run have gotten most of the media and fan attention, but Takayasu has gone unassumingly about his business and put up the kind of numbers that eventually leads to the Yokozuna question (see: Kisenosato). At the time of writing he’s guaranteed to end 2018 with a minimum of three jun-yusho and four double-digit kachikoshi. What I’d like to see from him in 2019 is being the pacemaker. It shouldn’t matter when or how a rikishi accumulates his wins, but I think there is something different about playing catch up than being the one who leads from the off. He needs to start strong as well as finish strong, and show he can handle pressure. Takayasu hasn’t yet had to cope with being a tournament leader and having a pursuing pack breathing down his neck. If he can do that and keep up his regular 11/12 win records, in the next 18 months we could just see another Japanese rikishi take the rope. Of course, he could exceed my expectations and do the back-to-back yusho thing, but I’m not brave enough to predict that for him, and especially not if Hakuho and Kakuryu return, and Tochinoshin recovers his health. He’s a rikishi who wrestles like a Yokozuna in all but name when he’s fit and injury-free. 

Edited November 24, 2018 by Eikokurai

[Bumpkin 438]

Takayasu needs to win a yusho. This is a golden opportunity. If Takayasu wins this yusho then, believe it or not, he would be on a Yokozuna run. Win again in January and he gets the rope!

[Amamaniac 2,078]

5 hours ago, Morty said:

What's the kimarite called where you knock your opponent down with your butt while doing a twirl?

makioshiri (巻きお尻)