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TotallyGreen posted:Endo's cool, but Osunaarashi overshadowed him for me (even though he beat him), just because of the storyline. Looking forwards to seeing Endo in Makuuchi though. I just hope he's fully healed. Also lets see how Osunaarashi does when he gets to eat before the basho next time.
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Was it confirmed anywhere that Oosunaarashi respected Ramadan fasting rules? I've been wondering about this but couldn't find an answer.
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Jul 23, 2013 09:38
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I found this article that indicates that he is indeed fasting during Ramadan.
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Jul 23, 2013 14:07
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Yeah, the dude is fasting which is pretty nuts. A little Ramadan related anecdote: I'm teaching English in the Tokyo area. I had some training the other day and one of my training-mates is Muslim and also does karate. He's fasting for Ramadan and someone asked him if he was doing karate while fasting. He said something like "no way, man, we do karate for 3 hours. Even the black belts need to take water, it's that serious. So I just watch." I wanted to tell him about Osunaarashi but I did what I do whenever I want to tell someone about something in sumo. I remember that people will just think I'm weird and not say anything.
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Dr.Radical posted:Yeah, the dude is fasting which is pretty nuts. Forgive my ignorance, but isn't the fasting only when the sun is up? As in, drinking water and eating would be perfectly fine for an evening workout.
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Jul 30, 2013 22:29
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As far as I know, yeah. My friend can only attend karate on Sunday's, though, and I guess there's only a class during the day. As for Osunaarashi, I'm not sure of he does his workout at night or what. I feel like that's been addressed in some article I've read but I can't remember.
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Looks like the official sumo site has updated, which changed the link slightly - http://www.sumo.or.jp/en/index I don't really like it. It's the exact same content but with more images and Javascript that add nothing of value.
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Aug 26, 2013 16:18
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Rankings are out for September's basho http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Banzuke.aspx If Baruto's ready to go then there's going to be a slaughter in Juryo
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Sep 3, 2013 17:12
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Ahaha. Oh god. If he goes 14-1 it'll be a disappointment.
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Also, Endo. I knew he was going to make a jump in the ranks, but going from J13 to M13 is just crazy. Hope he doesn't crash and burn.
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Just Winging It posted:Also, Endo. I knew he was going to make a jump in the ranks, but going from J13 to M13 is just crazy. Hope he doesn't crash and burn. I think they pulled the rankings out of their rear end this time around. Osunaarashi and Asahishou should be about the same rank since Asahishou was 2 ranks higher but won 1 less match than Osuna. But instead Osuna is J4 while Asahi gets the bump to M16. Ok fine, they're biased to experience, which also explains Homasho jumping even higher than Asahishou. Endo should have been J1 at best since he has no more experience than Osuna does. If Baruto goes 14-1 they'll probably put him straight back to Komusubi at this rate.
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Fryhtaning posted:I think they pulled the rankings out of their rear end this time around. Yeah, these rankings are just bizarrely chosen. I don't even see the point of putting Baruto into Juryo. Assuming his leg even functions a bit, he's going to obliterate everyone else. Unless the thinking is that they want to give him an easy return tournament in case he isn't 100%, but when has that sort of thinking ever occurred in sumo? All I know is the tournament will be drat entertaining, one way or another. Anyone want to take bets on how many rows into the crowd Baruto punts someone?
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Pvt. Public posted:Yeah, these rankings are just bizarrely chosen. I don't even see the point of putting Baruto into Juryo. Assuming his leg even functions a bit, he's going to obliterate everyone else. Unless the thinking is that they want to give him an easy return tournament in case he isn't 100%, but when has that sort of thinking ever occurred in sumo? All I know is the tournament will be drat entertaining, one way or another. Anyone want to take bets on how many rows into the crowd Baruto punts someone? I literally cannot visualize anything short of The Incredible Hulk on a rampage when I think of Baruto in Juryo. Literally cannot.
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Fryhtaning posted:I literally cannot visualize anything short of The Incredible Hulk on a rampage when I think of Baruto in Juryo. Literally cannot. That's the exact same mental picture I got as well. I'm thinking maybe I should send a message to Kintamayama and see if he'd do a special "Baruto's Bash-o" video with him dyed green and his miwashi, tattered, in purple. And with comic-like special effects and overlays. I would pay good money for that.
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Sep 5, 2013 21:48
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Look at the bright side, Baruto finally has a chance to earn a kinboshi (next basho).
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Looking up potential roadblocks (other than another injury) to Baruto going 15-0 I notice that he has never fought Takanoyama... Tochinoshin has beaten him once before as well, I guess
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Tsaedje posted:Looking up potential roadblocks (other than another injury) to Baruto going 15-0 I notice that he has never fought Takanoyama... Osunaarashi is clearly going to bully the hell out of Baruto. I believe!!
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Tsaedje posted:Looking up potential roadblocks (other than another injury) to Baruto going 15-0 I notice that he has never fought Takanoyama... Oh poo poo, I didn't even realize Tochinoshin was in Juryo. Wow, how did that happen? He has rock solid technique and insane strength. Maybe he was nursing an injury or something. He should tear the poo poo out of Juryo as well. Edit: If Takanoyama beats Baruto then Baruto should just retire. He just needs to stand straight up on the tachi-ai and get one hand on him and fling him out.
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Fryhtaning posted:Oh poo poo, I didn't even realize Tochinoshin was in Juryo. Wow, how did that happen? He has rock solid technique and insane strength. Maybe he was nursing an injury or something. He should tear the poo poo out of Juryo as well. Tochinoshin had a bad run at the top order then got an injury last basho, hopefully he'll bounce back up
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Sep 8, 2013 21:49
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Baruto has announced his retirement. Sumo's so unforgiving over injuries that need more than a 2 month break.
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1JoshI posted:Baruto has announced his retirement. Sumo's so unforgiving over injuries that need more than a 2 month break. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 
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Sep 11, 2013 23:58
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Goddamn. It's tough being a big dude.
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He must not be 100% yet still I suppose the silver lining is that it opens up a spot for another foreigner. Here is an article: quote:Estonia's only professional sumo wrestler, Kaido Höövelson, aka Baruto, has unexpectedly announced that he is retiring from the sport. Edit: Read somewhere else that he hasn't done any training at all, because the knee still isn't healed. Its probably the right choice 
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Sep 12, 2013 00:22
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Noooooooo.... That's terrible It wasnt that long ago we all thought he'd be the second Yokozuna.
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This is awful I really wish they would bring back the public injury rule.
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K0npeito posted:This is awful What was that?
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Sep 12, 2013 06:25
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From the 1970s to 2003, if you were injured in the ring, you could sit out the next tournament without losing your rank. It was abolished, as I recall, because there was a perception that rikishi were abusing it, claiming public injury exemptions over any minor complaint they could justify. That was just when I was getting into the sport, though, so my memory is a bit hazy.
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Somebody dig up my post about knee injuries. They are always super tricky and to not be able to take time off to properly heal and rehab; that's a career killer. Real shame to lose him. I liked watching him in his best form. Here I am: Funkysauce back in January posted:I hope for a Baruto comeback but leg injuries can be tricky and long lasting. If he does well this basho and stays healthy I'll see it as a big step in the right direction. Funkysauce fucked around with this message at 18:47 on Sep 12, 2013 |
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Harsh demotion rules aside, it's really drat tough to recover from a major knee injury when you're over 300 lbs. I doubt he would have ever been able to get back to his previous form even if he had all the recovery time in the world.
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Mechafunkzilla posted:Harsh demotion rules aside, it's really drat tough to recover from a major knee injury when you're over 300 lbs. I doubt he would have ever been able to get back to his previous form even if he had all the recovery time in the world. True, the weight makes is difficult if not impossible to return to previous form. A good indicator is offensive lineman in the NFL getting a foot injury around 30. It is not impossible to come back but the body is not designed to hold up that amount of weight. You generally come back with weaker legs and less movement.
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evilwaldo posted:True, the weight makes is difficult if not impossible to return to previous form. Exactly. More lax injury rules would be great for allowing things like niggling elbow injuries to heal, but lower-body stuff is a whole different ballgame for guys this huge.
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Nooooo! I just read the news from Araibira and I'm absolutely crushed for Baruto. That literally and figuratively leaves a giant hole in sumo for me. I even saw him wrestle Hakuho, in person, on the day I fell in love with sumo. Edit: Looks like Tochinoshin has withdrawn from the 1st day as well. Doesn't look positive for him. Fryhtaning fucked around with this message at 13:49 on Sep 13, 2013 |
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By the way, if you guys are interested in sumo commentary by long-time fans, I'd suggest hitting up sumotalk.com. Mike, the main guy, always has interesting things to say when it comes to sumo. He just posted his pre-basho predictions, check it out and see if you like his style!
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Aki basho, day 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfj1xnM98No.
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Sep 15, 2013 13:22
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Masunoyama exciting as always. Battle Bulgaria was the match of the day.
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Endo with his loose hair just looks so out of place in makuuchi. at Aran trying to take out multiple bystanders in his match.Guess Aoiyama gets to take over Gagamaru's role in the previous basho - looks dominant against the lower rankings, gets ranked too high, gets pushed around at the higher rankings. anakha fucked around with this message at 15:05 on Sep 15, 2013 |
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anakha posted:Guess Aoiyama gets to take over Gagamaru's role in the previous basho - looks dominant against the lower rankings, gets ranked too high, gets pushed around at the higher rankings. That's a strange way of spelling "Okinoumi".
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Feels good to have sumo back.
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evilwaldo posted:Feels good to have sumo back. Agreed. Harumafuji looking pretty strong first day, I just hope the steam doesn't run out.
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