Hakuho retires

[Kishinoyama 582]

Someone posted a video on YT of the last 30 minutes of the hair cutting ceremony. The children have really grown! The youngest daughter did real well on her speech.

It was great to see ex-Takamiyama take a turn with the scissors. In another YT video, ex-Daikiho was just crying his heart out.  

[808morgan 805]

I can't believe that scumbag Steve Segal was there. I used to go to meditate with the Tibetan lamas in Honolulu a lot and he came to see them and tried to buy them off and make him a tulku. He is full of crap, nobody should let him do this stuff. 

[arkinso 8]

3 hours ago, 808morgan said:

I can't believe that scumbag Steve Segal was there. I used to go to meditate with the Tibetan lamas in Honolulu a lot and he came to see them and tried to buy them off and make him a tulku. He is full of crap, nobody should let him do this stuff. 

Segal is much worse than you describe him, but I will not spoil the party. I was also disappointed to see him there.

[TENHO 59]

On 28/01/2023 at 06:11, rokudenashi said:

Mönkh-idere (?) - Tottori Jōhoku alum, currently studying at Dōshisha University and a member of their sumō club

Couple of threads from the university sports publication's Twitter account listing him in tournament results - from what I can tell, Demidejamts is their top wrestler

Looks eerily like his uncle - this pic is from 2015 though

He is Hakuho’s sister’s son

[Akinomaki 39,551]

All the usual spectator channels are full of videos from the danpatsushiki and any minute more get added, a few have playlists, many tag the videos just "danpatsushiki", later on inconvenient to find them.

most on this channel: Sumo Channel (playlist later) https://www.youtube.com/@sumochannel000/search?query=【白鵬断髪式】

MyJetSetLife: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfjKhBMdi67r_Uz8uMA9pYIIdNniQ7EPl

I sumo: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYRYWxAOQzw7D8yTBJK48VXAuRgHNh0Zn

1&O Japan sumo channel https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD4YB5W1EX4dGFx2PzRF_YTovOfAnxZcv

without special playlist

Tokyo crusader https://www.youtube.com/@TokyoCrusader/search?query=【断髪式】

HM's diary https://www.youtube.com/@hmsdiary7023/search?query=【白鵬断髪式】

last dohyo-iri from the NSK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r-ESh7Bfw0

Hokaho yumitori https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5umqRmXhfYw

last cut https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ekp5L6N0aec

Yoshiki with Hakuho at the party https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NINEEzcxK8Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czb38hBbX9c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXgO33insWA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ir5W0IHTBY

Many more videos to come, the TV Tokyo special should be there soon

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPRFEv7_clTz24is_z-80gZohJMVCfo-r

Edited January 29, 2023 by Akinomaki

[rhyen 1,799]

From Sumo channel, this is the final segment of cutters.

Firstly former rikishi (Ryuo, Kyokushuzan, Takamisakari, Harumafuji) who have left the kyokai or retired.

then oyakata (starting with Asahifuji, Chiyotaikai, KaioU, Tochiazuma, Kotooshu, Ghiku, Goeido, Kakuryu, Kisenosato, Asasekiryu, Tenho)

active rikishi (Kaiju, Hamster, class down, Phantom, tower crane)

+ 1 straggler  

 

[Akinomaki 39,551]

The TV Tokyo tribute and digest "Thank you Hakuho", Hakuho (and family) live on the program https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1G3411975Z/

(to get Bilibili in HD you have to register and use yt-dlp with youtube-dl, with the --cookies option and the cookies.txt add-on for Firefox: yt-dlp  --cookies cookies.txt https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1G3411975Z/  - I'll post a longer explanation later on the tips and tools thread)

Edited January 29, 2023 by Akinomaki

[Seiyashi 4,068]

It's nice to see Hakuhō's mum get a great reaction from the crowd.

[junsan 167]

The Mongol anthem by the opera star sounded so damn heroic I got goosebumps.

[Sumo_da 34]

Is there any particular reason Takakeisho and Hoshoryu accompanied Hakuho at his last doyho-iri? I wouldn't say there is a big friendship between those 3, but maybe I'm wrong. Nonetheless a great honour for both of them.  

edit: BTW there certainly is a great friendship between Hakuho and Harumafuji... I can't lie, their little moment brought tears to my eyes... 

Edited January 29, 2023 by Sumo_da

[rokudenashi 290]

1 hour ago, Sumo_da said:

Is there any particular reason Takakeisho and Hoshoryu accompanied Hakuho at his last doyho-iri? I wouldn't say there is a big friendship between those 3, but maybe I'm wrong. Nonetheless a great honour for both of them.  

It’s explained on page 17 of this thread 

[yorikiried by fate 1,987]

Man, I miss Harumafuji and Kotooshu.

 

The latter should man up, though. This comb-over won't do anymore. Embrace the baldness! We've all been there.

[Benihana 1,900]

1 minute ago, yorikiried by fate said:

Man, I miss Harumafuji and Kotooshu.

The latter should man up, though. This comb-over won't do anymore. Embrace the baldness! We've all been there.

Especially Harumafuji. How Hakuho teared up, very moving.

Hair loss is mother nature's way of telling  you, your face is so fine, you don't have to draw attention away from it with hair.

[rhyen 1,799]

6 hours ago, yorikiried by fate said:

Man, I miss Harumafuji and Kotooshu.

 

The latter should man up, though. This comb-over won't do anymore. Embrace the baldness! We've all been there.

I recommend the pidgetto combover. 

[Kaninoyama 1,660]

Just to echo the others, it's a shame that Harumafuji's not still in sumo. Miss the guy. 

[Akinomaki 39,551]

Hakuho got the Mongolian yusho trophy for good and some other honors from the Mongolian president - they will have to make another one for the makuuchi yusho award ceremony - First all 3 final bouts in the video and then the award ceremony

Jinku by Ikioi (Kasugayama) to celebrate Hakuho

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=973Qz9S3740

On 28/01/2023 at 07:36, Kintamayama said:

The mini lower division Miyagino beya tournament was won by Kawazoe, who beat Raihou in the first round, then Ootani in the semifinals, and then beat Ochiai for the yusho by shitatedashinage.

the tournament with rice award ceremony

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M76vIfg_x_U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vETSNfB9inU

full results o

Spoiler

　▽1回戦
川副（上手投げ）雷鵬
大谷（寄り切り）宝香鵬
落合（上手出し投げ）千鵬
向中野（押し出し）大ノ蔵

　▽準決勝
川副（寄り切り）大谷
落合（寄り切り）向中野

　▽決勝
川副（下手出し投げ）落合

Edited January 30, 2023 by Akinomaki

[Tigerboy1966 1,374]

On 28/01/2023 at 09:20, Seiyashi said:

Also Hakuhō's mother, accomplished by Hakuhō relocating his seat to the edge of the dohyō so she could reach it without stepping on the dohyō.

Thanks to Herouth via Seiyashi for explaining this. Just watched Chris's yt post and was thinking "Wow what an honour, they let his mum onto the dohyo" but I didn't notice the change of position. The old girl looked a bit frail but she's Mongolian so she could probably still carry a fully grown yak under either arm... and beat Steven Seagal in a fight.

[Kraz 19]

On 29/01/2023 at 15:03, Akinomaki said:

The TV Tokyo tribute and digest "Thank you Hakuho", Hakuho (and family) live on the program https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1G3411975Z/

Or here: https://t.me/SumoCuts/1351

[since_94 650]

On 30/01/2023 at 01:23, junsan said:

The Mongol anthem by the opera star sounded so damn heroic I got goosebumps.

Did anyone else find it strange that so many (presumably) Japanese did not stand to show respect during the singing of this anthem?  Surely it was announced for what it was and so they had a heads up  about what they were hearing.

[dingo 1,124]

6 minutes ago, since_94 said:

Did anyone else find it strange that so many (presumably) Japanese did not stand to show respect during the singing of this anthem?  Surely it was announced for what it was and so they had a heads up  about what they were hearing.

I thought the same. Perhaps it's a cultural thing. 

[I am the Yokozuna 172]

He looks a really different person without the mage, quite relaxed and mature. Hope he would be as successful as he was during his time as a sekitori. 

I felt that the danpatsushiki was quite subdued, subtle, not befitting his achievements and stature. Probably, that was part of the deal not to be standing out. Once I criticized his suits, recently his suiting has been extremely on the point. 

All the best as the Miyagano oyakata for the decades to come. 

[Seiyashi 4,068]

1 hour ago, since_94 said:

Did anyone else find it strange that so many (presumably) Japanese did not stand to show respect during the singing of this anthem?  Surely it was announced for what it was and so they had a heads up  about what they were hearing.

FWIW they didn't stand for Gackt's Kimigayō either, so it wasn't out of xenophobia or lack of respect per se against the Mongolian anthem.

My current hypothesis is that the Japanese draw distinctions between formal versions/arrangements of the anthem and "performance" versions, and simply assumed that the versions playing at Hakuhō's danpatsu were performance versions that didn't require the whole nine yards of standing.

1 hour ago, dingo said:

I thought the same. Perhaps it's a cultural thing. 

The version of Kimigayō played during basho is a lot more formal in arrangement, and AFAIK they stand for that one, so it might be a bit more subtle than just generic culture with respect to anthems (pun intended).

Edited January 31, 2023 by Seiyashi

[Kaninoyama 1,660]

35 minutes ago, Seiyashi said:

FWIW they didn't stand for Gackt's Kimigayō either, so it wasn't out of xenophobia or lack of respect per se against the Mongolian anthem.

My current hypothesis is that the Japanese draw distinctions between formal versions/arrangements of the anthem and "performance" versions, and simply assumed that the versions playing at Hakuhō's danpatsu were performance versions that didn't require the whole nine yards of standing.

The version of Kimigayō played during basho is a lot more formal in arrangement, and AFAIK they stand for that one, so it might be a bit more subtle than just generic culture with respect to anthems (pun intended).

One more possibility. At the end of the basho, attendees are specifically asked to stand for the playing of the anthem. Japanese tend to be direction-following people, and conversely, it would actually be out of character for them to take the initiative and stand during the danpatsushiki if they weren't specifically directed to. 

[Akinomaki 39,551]

Another channel with basically only danpatsushiki coverage (plus 3 old low-div videos), excellent quality, a different angle from a 1st floor seat, many of the others were from the 2nd floor https://www.youtube.com/@sugimototakeshi496/videos

- with dohyo-iri and torikumi from the intaizumo part, including Ichinojo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLZG8FHKrYM

The other channels I posted earlier keep adding videos as well

Asanoyama didn't gambarize here and lost to Shonannoumi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI2zU_E-FC0

I wonder how the kensho won at intaizumo are handled - managed the same way by the NSK or paid out in full at once

Edited January 31, 2023 by Akinomaki

[Yamanashi 3,689]

3 hours ago, Kaninoyama said:

One more possibility. At the end of the basho, attendees are specifically asked to stand for the playing of the anthem. Japanese tend to be direction-following people, and conversely, it would actually be out of character for them to take the initiative and stand during the danpatsushiki if they weren't specifically directed to. 

Don't know what it's like in other countries, but in U.S. at MLB, college football and NFL games, the announcer says "Please rise as (name of celebrity singer) leads us in the National Anthem."  Everyone pays attention, stands and sings. [It helps that this is done before the game begins, so the beer hasn't kicked in yet].