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Kenning posted:I wonder what the body fat % is for the average sumo wrestler anyway. Obviously some guys like Chiyomaru and Aoiyama have lots, but someone like Hakuho doesn't really have much fat relative to his total mass. He's got like an inch of fat on his body, but underneath that is boulders of muscle. Same with dudes like Takarafuji and Okinoumi. They've got more fat than the really lean, quick fighters, but their total percentage probably isn't as high as we'd think. Someone here once posted a quote from an ex-wrestler talking about that. I don’t remember the exact number but I think it was around high end of reasonable dad bod
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Kenning posted:I wonder what the body fat % is for the average sumo wrestler anyway. Obviously some guys like Chiyomaru and Aoiyama have lots, but someone like Hakuho doesn't really have much fat relative to his total mass. He's got like an inch of fat on his body, but underneath that is boulders of muscle. Same with dudes like Takarafuji and Okinoumi. They've got more fat than the really lean, quick fiqghters, but their total percentage probably isn't as high as we'd think. Myogiryu allegedly has 22%, which I've heard announcers mention and Wikipedia sez has been referenced in ads. Hak and a couple smaller guys would be about there too.
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Aug 11, 2020 05:20
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Elissimpark posted:I know they're there, but neither are as likely as their senior, retired colleague. Aminishiki is also Ajigawa oyakata which is what Isegahama was before he was Isegahama. Yeah, Aminishiki is probably the favourite. Just wanted to mention the others since who knows how sumo politics works and there's always guys who don't want the hassle of being the top guy for whatever reason.
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Aug 11, 2020 06:11
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pseudodragon posted:who knows how sumo politics works Come on, it's pretty simple as you can see *Pulls down insanely detailed organisational chart that would give conspiracy theorists sweating nightmares
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Aug 11, 2020 07:20
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Lid posted:i want to get on the dank that lead to history where a Nick Diaz v Conor fight happened and that it involved Nick Diaz having takedown defence Meant Nate but still. Point stands that Skip Bayless is a gigantic dumbo.
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Aug 11, 2020 08:00
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Elissimpark posted:Come on, it's pretty simple as you can see When you first start watching sumo, it's about the spectacle of fat men smashing into each other. As you get familiar with the sport, you enjoy the technical aspects of balance, grip, and footwork. However the true, lifer sumo fan is in it for the elaborate politics of old men squabbling while fat men smash into each other. Kenning fucked around with this message at 17:22 on Aug 11, 2020 |
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Aug 11, 2020 08:01
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The grip/wreslting is pretty normal Greco Roman with the exception you have a diaper to hold onto.
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Aug 11, 2020 08:02
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Yes but the physics of the diaper are very sophisticated. Some rikishi have tight diapers, while other have loose, floppy diapers.
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Aug 11, 2020 08:03
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Mekchu posted:The grip/wreslting is pretty normal Greco Roman with the exception you have a diaper to hold onto. Greco-roman nothing, it's belt-style folk wrestling. Look up Folk wrestling in Wikipedia, fire up YouTube and enjoy the wide world of people hugging vigorously with belts, jackets, collars and oiled jackets.
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Aug 11, 2020 09:07
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Kenning posted:When you first start watching sumo, it's about the spectacle of fat men smash into each other. As you get familiar with the sport, you enjoy the technical aspects of balance, grip, and footwork. However the true, lifer sumo fan is in it for the elaborate politics of old men squabbling while fat men smash into each other. 
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Aug 11, 2020 09:09
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What would have been the first basho to have taken place after everyones birth? Mine would have been July 1979 Wajima won with a 14-1 record after a play off with Mienoumi who was promoted to yokozuna after the basho. Also a little known rikishi Chiyonofuji made a winning return to Makuuchi with a 8-7 record, wonder whatever happened to that guy.
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Aug 11, 2020 10:31
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bessantj posted:What would have been the first basho to have taken place after everyones birth? Mine would have been July 1979 at least around my birth, sumo came to new york in 1985 where apparently chiyonofuji was there (maybe). i am finding it very hard to find any information about it and i'm not going to try any harder. interesting to know though.
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Aug 11, 2020 10:54
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Marching Powder posted:at least around my birth, sumo came to new york in 1985 where apparently chiyonofuji was there (maybe). i am finding it very hard to find any information about it and i'm not going to try any harder. interesting to know though. If it was an official basho it'll be listed here. But I know sumo did a few tours in those days.
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bessantj posted:If it was an official basho it'll be listed here. But I know sumo did a few tours in those days. Nah, it was a 3 day Jungyo at MSG, here's an NYT article about it. If you sort this YouTube channel's videos by oldest uploaded, you'll find a few videos of Sumo's 1995 visit to Paris, followed by a bunch of videos from the 1985 visit to NYC. Brut fucked around with this message at 12:36 on Aug 11, 2020 |
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Aug 11, 2020 12:32
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bessantj posted:What would have been the first basho to have taken place after everyones birth? September 1984, the last basho at Kuramae Kokugikan. Only yusho by Tagaryū who was on the verge of getting demoted, & the first Makuuchi tournament win by a Maegashira in 8 years.
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Aug 11, 2020 12:34
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I especially like this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fix0f489oss That dude is basically 1985 Tochinoshin, heh. Though...I can't tell what the hell is going on in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUjsufkj74U I believe this is the final match, indeed involving Chiyonofuji: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVkMr7hdW5o Brut fucked around with this message at 12:44 on Aug 11, 2020 |
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Aug 11, 2020 12:38
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Brut posted:I especially like this one: INSIDERU LEFTERU Brut posted:Nah, it was a 3 day Jungyo at MSG, here's an NYT article about it. yeah that's probably what i found
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Aug 11, 2020 12:49
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Speakig of sumo tours. Chris Sumo has a good vid about a tour that made him fall in love with sumo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw4roJI_BrQ
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Aug 11, 2020 13:16
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Marching Powder posted:somebody will know what i'm talking about just based on the description but there's this white guy who obviously lifts weights pretty seriously and is obviously stronger than 98% of the population straight out of bed in the morning and he goes to a sumo heya to train and tries to do the basic 'push resisting sumo man across the clay. his ineffectiveness is embarrassing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6PmtNp2idw
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Aug 11, 2020 13:26
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lol thanks. for anyone who hasn't seen it if you want to gauge at about how well you'd do making a sumo go where he didn't want to go / was indifferent about if he wanted to go you can skip to the 8 minute mark
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Aug 11, 2020 13:30
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Marching Powder posted:lol thanks. for anyone who hasn't seen it if you want to gauge at about how well you'd do making a sumo go where he didn't want to go / was indifferent about if he wanted to go you can skip to the 8 minute mark Oh I thought you were describing this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQpgXjh18vg
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Aug 11, 2020 13:35
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Brut posted:Oh I thought you were describing this: lol, also good, maybe better because the sumos are loving with him. 2.50. reminds me of my first bjj class when a 16 year old kid literally half my weight made me feel as weak and helpless as, well, this.
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Aug 11, 2020 13:44
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So I was lurking in sumoforum and apparently the NSK are bigger sadists than we thought and Abi is a much huger idiot/rear end in a top hat. Apparently he had newborn daughter in July or earlier in August (can’t find English references and google translate isn’t helping) so he was doing all his stupid poo poo while his wife was either super pregnant and/or had just given birth. And part of his punishment is that he had to move back to the stable for 3 months of house arrest so he’s away from his wife and kid. They are allowing him to visit his family so they aren’t completely heartless, but there’s a pretty good chance he does something dumb like stop for a beer on the way back to the stable, right?
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pseudodragon posted:So I was lurking in sumoforum and apparently the NSK are bigger sadists than we thought and Abi is a much huger idiot/rear end in a top hat. e: Though I did just learn that his shikona Abi is from "a baby," which was his oyakata's childhood nickname. And presciently appropriate for the grown Abi. Hirayuki fucked around with this message at 19:10 on Aug 13, 2020 |
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Aug 13, 2020 19:08
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Hirayuki posted:I can't find any reference to his new bride being pregnant/having given birth on Japanese Google. Not to say it's not true, but that kind of juicy intel would be talked about for sure. Yeah, I tried tracking it as far as I could in English as you’re right. It does sound like something that should have come up already. So I found his wiki says he has a kid and the source was a Japanese article from last week. quote:
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Aug 13, 2020 20:39
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pseudodragon posted:Yeah, I tried tracking it as far as I could in English as you’re right. It does sound like something that should have come up already. So I found his wiki says he has a kid and the source was a Japanese article from last week.
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Aug 13, 2020 21:40
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I'm sure this isn't new to many here, but this is a pretty cool little video on how the Dohyo is prepared, and so on. The rituals, etc, etc... it pretty much goes into an intro of all sumo stuff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQSEW1NFRwo
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https://twitter.com/SumoFollower/status/1293959621024067584 There's so much  in this story.
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Aug 14, 2020 05:28
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This is madness.
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Brut posted:https://twitter.com/SumoFollower/status/1293959621024067584 Is anyone checking eBay?
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Aug 14, 2020 08:59
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This gives me a new idea for when my cat passes away to give me an edge in jiu jitsu tournaments.
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Mekchu posted:This gives me a new idea for when my cat passes away to give me an edge in jiu jitsu tournaments. Just be careful who you tell or someone might steal your gear to harness your pet ash mojo.
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Aug 14, 2020 16:28
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Check out this other Twitter thread from the same poster, it seems someone's trying to sell it: https://twitter.com/SumoFollower/status/1294129605486444544
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Kenning posted:Check out this other Twitter thread from the same poster, it seems someone's trying to sell it: I could have gone without learning this https://twitter.com/sumofollower/status/1294240825593954336
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Aug 14, 2020 17:10
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Oh, learning that mawashi are never washed (only dried) was a big moment in me becoming a sumo fan. It makes all those keiko sessions look a lot more intense.
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Aug 14, 2020 17:16
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so which rikishi has the ripest mawashi?
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Aug 14, 2020 17:40
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There is no happiness in the pursuit of the answer to that question.
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Aug 14, 2020 17:53
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That's gross They should clean those mawashis Anyone who's ever done any amount of time using pads in training knows how lethal they can get if not cleaned regularly, you can get a staph infection from them.
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Aug 14, 2020 20:58
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That fuckin owns. I love that poo poo.
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Zedsdeadbaby posted:That's gross this actually raises the serious question of why staph isn't absolutely rampant then? how are they being disinfected if not washed?
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