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Is the bandaging on Tochinoshin's upper arms there for medical reasons, wrestling reasons or to cover up tattoos?
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He's clearly got balance, intelligence and technique, but he's never going to be able to consistently beat larger opponents unless he can manage to bulk up a little.
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Jan 31, 2013 22:22
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Banzuke for Haru is out Chiyotairyu, Takayasu and Ikoi get their just rewards from their good work in January, but not exactly much else to talk about with everyone at the top doing enough to stay put. I'm personally hoping Tochinoshin can make a push back into the sanyaku ranks. Anyone know anything about the newcomers from Juryo?
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Feb 27, 2013 02:15
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You know what's an even better idea? Not dropping rank because of an injury. Masunoyama has a dangerous, but easily fixable, heart condition massively impacting his stamina in bouts, but can't take time off to sort it out without being penalised.
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Feb 28, 2013 04:28
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TotallyGreen posted:Currently, while it doesn't prevent it, the only thing faking injury does for the Rikishi is save face. He still counts as losing every match. If he could say instead "oh, poo poo, I'm hurt, don't count these loses", it would happen much more and be much more destabilizing. I suspect he's assuming at some point he'll pick up a knock which will require him to take a break anyway and he'll get the surgery then
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Feb 28, 2013 23:10
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Juryo next Basho or the one after could be interesting with this number of demotion-causing injuries to decent rikishi
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Jul 11, 2013 18:04
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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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Sep 7, 2013 18:08
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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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Day 9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljwRQQfYKvs It's awesome throws and interesting kimarite day also lol Kisenosato E: changed it to the corrected video Tsaedje fucked around with this message at 18:50 on Jan 20, 2014 |
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Jan 20, 2014 18:05
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Is it bad that I always root against the super-fatties? Endo destroying Gagamaru was awesome
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Jan 22, 2014 17:09
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7UXYVLGzoY Yeah Satoyama's got a fanclub for life for just that one move
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Jan 23, 2014 18:15
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Man what a cop-out by Kisenosato, crying off injured rather than face going 7-8 in the ring Also poor Satoyama, losing out on kachi-koshi and gino-sho and facing possible demotion over a slight hairpull that didn't even benefit him Hakuho-Kakuryu was tense as hell and awesome sumo both times
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Jan 26, 2014 16:49
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What proportion of the kensho goes directly to the rikishi? I'm guessing his heya would take a cut at least?
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Jan 26, 2014 21:01
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Tochinoshin all the way down at Makushita 55 
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Feb 26, 2014 11:53
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It was nice to see Osunaarashi pass the Gagamaru test. Comfortably beating that lump of blubber is a good sign his technique is catching up with his enthusiasm and physicality.
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Mar 13, 2014 00:47
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What set of criteria does Goeido need to fulfil to get the promotion to Ozeki?
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Mar 18, 2014 17:08
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anakha posted:Kisenosato-Harumafuji was a drat satisfying brawl. It's a really good job Kisenosato never managed to meet the reduced criteria for promotion because he would have been a total embarrassment as Yokozuna
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Mar 19, 2014 19:56
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I literally exclaimed "holy poo poo" when watching that. Very happy to see Tochinoshin bounce back from injury and dominate Makushita (as you'd expect him to). Is 7-0 at Ms55 enough to immediately get promotion to Juryo, considering his placement that low is just due to a long spell of absence? Goiedo got the job done, and I'd expect him to win against Aoiyama tomorrow, meaning he'd only need 11 wins next time out to have 30 from 3 basho (or potentially 10 if he could win on day 15 as well) Last but not least holy poo poo Kotoshogiku. If Hakuho's finger is broken or dislocated that could hand Kakuryuu his first basho and put him on the way to promotion as well
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Mar 21, 2014 15:13
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Awesome basho! I'm particularly glad Osunaarashi scraped kk after his injury spell and Goeido - who's becoming a personal favourite of mine - had a great run, and is well set-up for an Ozeki push in May. Kakuryu knocking on the Yokozuna door and an excellent couple of inter-Yokozuna bouts going Harumafuji's way is the icing on the cake.
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Mar 23, 2014 18:02
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Kikkoman posted:Goeido's a straight choker, but with the Ozekis thinning out the way they have I wouldn't be surprised to see him becoming Ozeki in July. The only thing I really like about him is how often he'll start staredowns with just about anyone and get wrecked right after. Big examples are against Hakuho and Shohzan. It's still fun though because the crowd always gets way into it I've got a soft spot for chokers, to be fair. Kisenosato can get hosed, though
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Mar 23, 2014 18:37
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Uncle Jam posted:Tochinoshin looks like he won't get promoted, I was told by people more knowledgeable than me. I was hoping for promotion too because I was watching his bouts and he almost killed a mans. Tochinoshin was placed at Ms55, I guess that's too many places to jump in one go, even with a 7-0. He was demoted that far for being out injured for 3.5 basho so I guess expecting him to get back to Makuuchi in fewer than 3 tournaments is optimistic. He'll be top-end Makushita next time, which should still be a cakewalk - with another 7-0 he could reasonably expect a high entry into Juryo and only spend one basho there before getting back where he belongs (assuming he can stay fit this time)
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Mar 25, 2014 02:03
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OK so riddle me this: Chiyootori and Aoiyama were both M5 last basho and both had a 9-6 record, but Chiyootori gets promoted to komusubi whereas Aoiyama is only M1
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Apr 25, 2014 15:38
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a false posted:chiyootori is japanese. I was thinking maybe because Chiyootori had a winning record in the previous basho, and Aoiyama didn't. But then Chiyootori's win in January was against far weaker opponents than Aoiyama's loss.
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Apr 25, 2014 15:58
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I'm all for Aoiyama not getting promotions he deserves because his Michelin man fat rolls are really gross
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Apr 25, 2014 18:43
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Gagamaru's grey blubber...
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Apr 25, 2014 21:07
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Day 6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEVsKkS4NeE So many sotogakes this basho! It's getting ridiculous. Awesome throws too, particularly that kotenage from Ikioi. Harumafuji was unlucky to have lost after that steamroller of a tachi-ai, but kudos to Toyonoshima for withstanding it and getting the win. Hakuho's got at least one loss in him in the basho, he's just not looking his imperious best (and yet he's the only one who's undefeated!)
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May 16, 2014 16:17
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Goeido needs to beat at least one Yokozuna to get a good enough result for an Ozeki promotion. Don't think he's got it in him this time.
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May 18, 2014 09:24
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Yoshikaze is becoming a new favourite of mine
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May 19, 2014 16:22
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Too little, too late this basho for Goeido I fear. I suppose there's the very slim chance he can win every remaining match (Kakuryu, then presumably Kisenosato, Kotoshogiku and one of Ikioi or Endo, possibly Kyokutenho or Shohozan), then he'd be 10-5 and that's enough for promotion on paper, but is 8-7, 12-3, 10-5 really good enough? I suppose if you beat two Yokozuna and two Ozeki to do it, it might. Long shot anyway. Tochinoshin continues to mutilate Makushita, still on course to be back in Makuuchi in September.
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May 22, 2014 00:34
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Hakuho robbed Goeido, not cool
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May 22, 2014 13:36
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Down in Makushita, Tochinoshin, on his return from injury tour of the lower divisions, only needs to beat Ms48 Akua tomorrow to go 7-0 and secure a good placement in Juryo next time round
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May 22, 2014 22:08
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I'd imagine it's supposed to be 30 from 3 at Sekiwake, the 11-4 two basho ago was at Komusubi. It does mean he now has about the same chance of promotion next time as Goeido, although on paper Goeido only needs 10 wins (again) next time compared to Tochiozan. Good one to watch, certainly. They could both do it, of course. On another note, the various Chiyos' suspiciously good performances in March look even more suspicious now they've all had make-koshis.
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May 28, 2014 22:26
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A slow start to the day but there are some great bouts in there. Goeido's escape from Tochiozan was great to see, and holy hell Osunaarashi! In Juryo, Tochinoshin is 5-0 on the return from injury tour. Hopefully a strong result (especially if he wins Juryo) would have him promoted straight back up to Makuuchi without having to spend another basho in the lower leagues. If he could get a third back-to-back zensho it would be silly to keep him out of the top division, surely?
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Jul 17, 2014 16:31
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...and then an extra shove and a stare down
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Jul 18, 2014 23:15
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Uncle Jam posted:Go on a trip and miss all the interesting stuff! OK so no zensho, but he's still in there at 6-1. Ichinojo now at 7-0, insane.
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Jul 19, 2014 12:52
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Day 8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zagd8WwVhUw I don't think I spoil anything by saying Hakuho-Osunaarashi was the bout of the day
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Jul 20, 2014 14:07
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I'm super chuffed with Goeido's almost certain promotion, I think it's completely reasonable to lower the bar in the age of Hakuho (and two other yokozuna). My boy Tochinoshin did what he needed to do, and I guess his experience has shown. Ichinojo's record remains outstanding. I'm also glad not to have to see Gagamaru's blubber for a little while. It's good to have enough mid-ranked guys with the technical ability to get one-dimensional globs of fat relegated.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boFNXNzZnqE Ichinojo is completely showing up Endo and I love it
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Great day of sumo all around!
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