No oh-ichoh-mage?

[Taizeniki]

I suppose this has been discussed before, but why don't Baruto and Homasho sport the traditional oh-ichoh-mage? Is it because they are newbees to the upper rank?

Edited May 8, 2006 by Taizeniki

[Jakusotsu]

Short answer: has something to do with natural growth. (see first word of this post and you'll almost be there by a hair...)

[aderechelsea]

they both came up the ranks too fast to have hair long enough for an oicho-mage

(in case Jakusotsu's reply wasn't that clear)

[Taizeniki]

Short answer: has something to do with natural growth. (see first word of this post and you'll almost be there by a hair...)

(Blushing...)

thanks for the chuckle....

however, their hair looks 'long enough' to me... but what do I know... i'm no tokoyama.... (Blushing...)

[aderechelsea]

if you look a profile pic of a chonmage you can see that the hair are close to the skull at the back of the head, while when you have an oicho-mage the hair make a curve (i really cannot think of a word to describe it) that takes more hair to be done ....

if you also look at a front pic of two rikishi with chon or oicho mages you can spot this curvy (what the hell am i talking about?) thing i so poorly describe ...

[Taizeniki]

if you look a profile pic of a chonmage you can see that the hair are close to the skull at the back of the head, while when you have an oicho-mage the hair make a curve (i really cannot think of a word to describe it) that takes more hair to be done ....

if you also look at a front pic of two rikishi with chon or oicho mages you can spot this curvy (what the hell am i talking about?) thing i so poorly describe ...

I see what you mean...

[Cammy]

they both came up the ranks too fast to have hair long enough for an oicho-mage

I bet alot of people wish they would have that problem.

[Yubiquitoyama]

they both came up the ranks too fast to have hair long enough for an oicho-mage

I bet alot of people wish they would have that problem.

It's (naturally) more common with Makushita tsukedashi who have been known to come into the paid ranks without even able to make a regular chon-mage. I think it normally takes about 1 to 2 years for a rikishi to be able to have a chon-mage and 2 to 3 before ready for an o-icho-mage. I suppose in cases such as Hakurozan the process will eventually be reversed (Punk rocker...)

Edited May 9, 2006 by Yubiquitoyama

[Manekineko]

I remember Miya (flabbyblobmonster) didn't even have enough hair for chon-mage when he came to makuuchi. He was tsukedashi, wasn't he?

[Hananotaka]

I bet alot of people wish they would have that problem.

It's (naturally) more common with Makushita tsukedashi who have been known to come into the paid ranks without even able to make a regular chon-mage. I think it normally takes about 1 to 2 years for a rikishi to be able to have a chon-mage and 2 to 3 before ready for an o-icho-mage. I suppose in cases such as Hakurozan the process will eventually be reversed (Whistling...)

Miyabiyama is a good example. He had straight slicked back hair in his first Makuuchi basho, maybe even his first two. They got it into a chon-mage as soon as possible, but it was the most pathetic looking thing you'd ever seen. A "choi-mage", rather than a "chon-mage"...

[Sasanishiki]

It's (naturally) more common with Makushita tsukedashi who have been known to come into the paid ranks without even able to make a regular chon-mage. I think it normally takes about 1 to 2 years for a rikishi to be able to have a chon-mage and 2 to 3 before ready for an o-icho-mage. I suppose in cases such as Hakurozan the process will eventually be reversed (Clapping wildly...)

This could soon be the case with Shimoda who is doing well at MS15ts this basho.

[sekihiryu]

Roho is fast catching his brother in the receding hairline stakes, makes me wonder why they dont get some sponsorship from a hair regrowth/hair replacement company.

[Kintamayama]

Roho is fast catching his brother in the receding hairline stakes, makes me wonder why they dont get some sponsorship from a hair regrowth/hair replacement company.

That's because, as I have learned from my own experience, the only thing that can stop falling hair is the floor.

[Guest Jubin]

Roho is fast catching his brother in the receding hairline stakes, makes me wonder why they dont get some sponsorship from a hair regrowth/hair replacement company.

That's because, as I have learned from my own experience, the only thing that can stop falling hair is the floor.

Why Roho do not use the false hair? It is still very common in UK