Kyokushuzan vs Takamisakari

[Peterao]

Was there anybody in the entire building that was fooled by Kyokushuzan's henka? (Sign of disapproval)

I think he would have had no trouble pushing a shocked RoboCop out of the dohyo if he had actually come straight at him. Even nekodamashi would have been better than that...

[Sashohitowa]

Was there anybody in the entire building that was fooled by Kyokushuzan's henka? (Sign of disapproval)

I think he would have had no trouble pushing a shocked RoboCop out of the dohyo if he had actually come straight at him. Even nekodamashi would have been better than that...

Trying henka against Takamisakari was indeed a funny thing. Maybe that was the idea - to be very surprising...

Bu I don't agree that in a frontal clash Kyokushuzan would have no problems for winning.

[sildan]

Meh... was it just me, or was the pre-bout pretentiousness absolutely unnecessary?

And the henka... was less than shocking.

[aderechelsea]

Meh... was it just me, or was the pre-bout pretentiousness absolutely unnecessary?

i loved it ... they always look at each other as if they have a grudge ... (Whistling...) . Gives a bit of pro wrestlig feeling to their matches.

Although i prefer the Shuzan-Hokutoriki niramiais because at least they can BOTH see their opponents eyes from that distance. Robo is almost blind on the dohyo .. what the hell is he staring at ?????

(I am not worthy...)

[sildan]

Although i prefer the Shuzan-Hokutoriki niramiais because at least they can BOTH see their opponents eyes from that distance. Robo is almost blind on the dohyo .. what the hell is he staring at ?????

(I am not worthy...)

Yes, one does wonder how intimidating it is if your opponent is staring down the gyoji by accident. (Whistling...)

Edited July 23, 2006 by sildan

[sumofan]

Although i prefer the Shuzan-Hokutoriki niramiais because at least they can BOTH see their opponents eyes from that distance. Robo is almost blind on the dohyo .. what the hell is he staring at ?????

(I am not worthy...)

Yes, one does wonder how intimidating it is if your opponent is staring down the gyoji by accident. (Whistling...)

(Whistling...) (Applauding...) (Applauding...)

[Asojima]

In almost every basho of late, when Shoes and Robocop meet, they put on an interesting shikiri show to the delight of fans of both rikishi. In one memorable one last year, Shoes started the tachiai from halfway between the line and the tawara. Unfortunately for Shoes, he almost inevitably suffers an ignominious loss to Robo. (I am not worthy...)

[mokele]

Takamisakari is 1 of my favorite rikishi but it's not because his sumo is very impressive. In fact, for a rikishi that is always in good shape and not very fat, he has a notoriously slow tachi-ai, and quite often gets pushed back in the early stages of a torikumi. Therefore, trying a henka against him is quite foolish.

It's the same old story with Kyokushuzan. When he's not having a good basho his sumo is absolutely awful, a collection of ill-timed and unconventional moves that typically see him quickly blasted off the dohyo. It's not so bad to lose a lot of bouts if you're moving forward and giving a good effort, but it really looks bad to lose so many bouts moving backwards and side-stepping at the tachi-ai. Kyokushuzan looks like a totally different rikishi when he's ranked in the bottom half of the maegashira list. It must be a common psychological thing since so many rikishi have the same problem.

[Bishonohana]

I still look forward to their matches because of that Niramiai! It just makes you crack up!! Great entertainment for the fans! I LOVE it, win or lose... :-P