London koen- October 2025

[Bunbukuchagama 978]

4 hours ago, RabidJohn said:

"And that's all she wrote," for example.

There are others, some of his own invention, that he uses over and over.

I thought 'clichéd' sounded nicer than 'hackneyed'.

I've seen a whole bingo card of his favourite bits somewhere on the internet. 

Something like this: 

[RussReimroc 30]

3 hours ago, Bunbukuchagama said:

I've seen a whole bingo card of his favourite bits somewhere on the internet. 

Something like this: 

One of the funniest moment at the London Koen was a fan showing him this bingo card- I can't find the picture now, but he took a picture of it to have on his own phone

[Kintamayama 47,301]

"Goes north and south" is a regular.

"Resiliency" is used a lot. No such word.

"He smokes him!"

"Hou- shou- ryuu"

Edited October 25 by Kintamayama

[RabidJohn 2,071]

2 hours ago, Kintamayama said:

"Resiliency" is used a lot. No such word.

No such place as "Kazakhuustan", either, and no such indefinite article as 'a sumo' as in "What a sumo!"

But that's criticizing the man for his command of a second language, which I'm certainly in no position to do, particularly as his bag of clichés in an indicator of how good his English is.

[Kintamayama 47,301]

1 hour ago, RabidJohn said:

But that's criticizing the man for his command of a second language, which I'm certainly in no position to do, particularly as his bag of clichés in an indicator of how good his English is.

I have so many answers on so many levels to that, but I like Hiro. His heart is certainly in the right place.

[RabidJohn 2,071]

1 hour ago, Kintamayama said:

... I like Hiro. His heart is certainly in the right place.

Then we are in accord. He does more than most to promote sumo.

[Tigerboy1966 1,636]

Commenting on sumo is not easy as a lot of things happen in a very short space of time.

A typical Tigerboy commentary would go something like this:

"Go on... get him... Oh sh*t... aaaaargh... buggerit"

[Morning 99]

Not only lots of stuff in a short time but also lots of nothing for quite a bit of time and you gotta say something during that as well.

[Kintamayama 47,301]

1 hour ago, Morning said:

Not only lots of stuff in a short time but also lots of nothing for quite a bit of time and you gotta say something during that as well.

I try to do it now and then on my vids for the Juryo bouts , but it's really hard. And I can correct my commentary before I upload, these guys are live. I find myself saying "you know" all the time. Raj and Hiro do that a lot too.

Edited October 25 by Kintamayama

[Kishinoyama 625]

On 24/10/2025 at 04:39, Jakusotsu said:

No love for Ross Mihara? He's my favourite.

No but he is better than Hiro. I watch the broadcast, thanks to Kintamayama, with the volume set very low. That way the commentary is not nearly as annoying. 

[Yamanashi 4,083]

3 hours ago, Tigerboy1966 said:

Commenting on sumo is not easy as a lot of things happen in a very short space of time.

A typical Tigerboy commentary would go something like this:

"Go on... get him... Oh sh*t... aaaaargh... buggerit"

Stay in shape in case they decide to hire a "too much color" commentator.

[Bunbukuchagama 978]

7 hours ago, Tigerboy1966 said:

Commenting on sumo is not easy as a lot of things happen in a very short space of time.

A typical Tigerboy commentary would go something like this:

"Go on... get him... Oh sh*t... aaaaargh... buggerit"

Sometimes less is more. A good show speaks for itself without a need for a constant stream of words.

[Bunbukuchagama 978]

10 hours ago, RabidJohn said:

No such place as "Kazakhuustan", either, and no such indefinite article as 'a sumo' as in "What a sumo!"

But that's criticizing the man for his command of a second language, which I'm certainly in no position to do, particularly as his bag of clichés in an indicator of how good his English is.

Actually, I don't mind his "foreign" English" that much, it comes with the territory.

On the other hand, constant translation of Japanese sumo terms ("yorikiri the frontal force-out" etc.) gets annoying pretty quickly. At some point you need to decide what audience you are aiming at; a casual fan doesn't really care how you call a particular kimarite, but an experienced one already knows what it means. 

[ViscountessNivlac 36]

59 minutes ago, Bunbukuchagama said:

Actually, I don't mind his "foreign" English" that much, it comes with the territory. 

On the other hand, constant translation of Japanese sumo terms ("yorikiri the frontal force-out" etc.) gets annoying pretty quickly. At some point you need to decide what audience you are aiming at; a casual fan doesn't really care how you call a particular kimarite, but an experienced one already knows what it means.  

 

There was less of that than I expected in London. I don't think he uttered the words 'yokozuna-grand champion' once.

[Morning 99]

I would say the shows know what audience they are for, and for that audience the silences aren't kept long and the Japanese terms are said together with their English translations. It's on NHK World after all, where many other shows for the same audience are shown and not on a dedicated Sumo Sports channel 

[Kaninoyama 1,880]

"And they conk heads"

Thank god I have access to the Japanese-language broadcast. 

Edited October 26 by Kaninoyama

[Kintamayama 47,301]

12 hours ago, Bunbukuchagama said:

Actually, I don't mind his "foreign" English" that much, it comes with the territory

 

My favorite by far is the "Gyoji- referee".

[Gaijingai 1,661]

Sumo As Diplomats!

https://www.firstpost.com/sports/sumo-wrestlers-london-japans-heaviest-diplomats-sightseeing-watch-video-13946574.html

[Kajiyanosho 70]

I made an appearance on Grand Sumo Breakdown to talk about the London koen. 

https://youtu.be/IE5GePP03YQ?t=2865&si=GHO462XmCnhblP8p

Hope I made some sense!