Baruto preparations - Hatsu 2007

[Kaikitsune Makoto]

Baruto aims for full recovery for Hatsu basho. When asked about the left knee, he answered briefly with mada chotto.. and that he will go for full keiko after banzuke release. His sumo feeling came back on second half in Kyushu basho. I bet there has been egao during the interview.

[Iwagakki]

I sincerely hope somebody is teaching him how to take a judo fall. I love to watch his power sumo, but when Baruto goes down, he goes down like a tipped cow.

[Otokonoyama]

I sincerely hope somebody is teaching him how to take a judo fall. I love to watch his power sumo, but when Baruto goes down, he goes down like a tipped cow.

I do believe that ukemi is a part of basic sumo training. Surely Baruto at least go the basics at sumo school when he joined ;-) If not, his shisho is responsible for correcting any technical deficiencies.

In respect to the falling itself, sumo ukemi more closey resembles the aikido variety than the judo one.

Edited December 15, 2006 by Otokonoyama

[Kaikitsune Makoto]

Baruto has done a lot of judo unless I am mistaken so he surely knows his judo ukemi. Even trained with some heavy weight judo champion for some time in Estonia. It is just that in sumo ukemi isn't always very practical if your back is bent backwards etc. He has different problems when falling getting his knees buckled and stuck.

Edited December 15, 2006 by Kaikitsune Makoto

[kaiguma]

Baruto has done a lot of judo unless I am mistaken so he surely knows his judo ukemi. Even trained with some heavy weight judo champion for some time in Estonia. It is just that in sumo ukemi isn't always very practical if your back is bent backwards etc. He has different problems when falling getting his knees buckled and stuck.

AFAIK, there is no tawara in judo so that could be part of the problem. Baruto's problem seems to be largely in defending against succesful Oshi attack. Pushing is not common in judo as the goal is not to get your opponent "out of bounds." Since you are normally being thrown, pinned, or held to a defeat in judo you usually become airborne moments before you are actually falling. I'm sure others know more, so please correct if this is not so.

Edited December 15, 2006 by kaiguma

[Kintamayama]

Baruto got his flu shot :

Edited December 15, 2006 by Kintamayama

[marujama]

According to Estonian Televisions Sports Site Baruto says, that he has to do hard keiko before next basho, starting in January 7th in Tokyo. As a matter of fact, the injured knee is still not in 100% condition, but somehow rikishi hopes it will not disturb him in the next basho. As he had to abandon hard keiko before last basho because of the knee, he now hopes to prepare for the next basho in the best tension. Such news by Estonian Television Sports Site.