ashley juggs wrote:

Terunofuji needs to beat Hakuho now or it's all over.

And that is exactly what he did!!!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1t13wLDLdk&index=70&list=PL556B0EVMUL2W6I_17b0Pf7JIDa1Pv9c-



Although even if Terunofuji wins his last two he's still going to need some help.

Final match of the basho. Good match, good basho: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr_q4tB9VoI&index=81&list=PL556B0EVMUL2W6I_17b0Pf7JIDa1Pv9c-

First day of May basho, Kakyryu still injured so only two yokozuna. Hakuho vs. Ichinojo, can't recall this ever happening before: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oidUHbhofDA

Edit: On NHK today they said the last time it happened to Hakuho was 3 years ago.

Yes, we have no undefeated Yokozuna: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU94H7m1Vv8&index=20&list=PL556B0EVMUL3SsOlj8xoFzsm0_AmIe2_S

But we do have four undefeated Maegashira.

Going into the final day tomorrow, Hakuho and Terunofuji tied at 11-3 and a bunch of other guys at 10-4, been an interesting basho: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2ytW7PyW4A&index=68&list=PL556B0EVMUL3SsOlj8xoFzsm0_AmIe2_S

Good basho. Been awhile since a Sekiwake won: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ2Ys-CQ3wQ&list=PL556B0EVMUL3SsOlj8xoFzsm0_AmIe2_S&index=75

gaijinmark wrote:

Good basho. Been awhile since a Sekiwake won: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ2Ys-CQ3wQ&list=PL556B0EVMUL3SsOlj8xoFzsm0_AmIe2_S&index=75

Another basho, another Mongolian hoisting the Emperor's Cup. Ulan Bator gets to celebrate again.

First there was this:http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0002235943

Which got me to thinking why this doesn't happen more often and I ran across this:http://thedoctorweighsin.com/why-don%E2%80%99t-sumo-wrestlers-die-of-heart-disease/

gaijinmark wrote:

First there was this:http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0002235943 Which got me to thinking why this doesn't happen more often and I ran across this:http://thedoctorweighsin.com/why-don%E2%80%99t-sumo-wrestlers-die-of-heart-disease/

Takanonami competed during the last great competitive era of sumo. You had the Hanada brothers--Taka and Waka, and the Hawaiian punch--Akebono and Musashimaru: all four yokozuna. Plus a plethora of excellent sanyaku rikishi; heck, even the higher ranked maegashira were good. To become ozeki during that era which Takanonomi did was quite an accomplishment.

Day 9 of Nagoya Basho. Hakuho alone at the top 9-0 with Kakyryu and freshly minted Ozeki Terunofuji right on his heels. Harumafuji had to drop out on day 2 with an elbow injury. Hakuho is getting a bit of an attitude: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9tWU6gbeSE

Tochiozan the yokozuna killer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZlFhnTptA0&list=PL556B0EVMUL2l7U8H3kRUNmPsECsYmcIC&index=26

Final day, both Yokozuna going at for the basho win, great final match: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSE6Csseftg&index=50&list=PL556B0EVMUL2l7U8H3kRUNmPsECsYmcIC

Believe it or not, a sumo musical:

http://en.rocketnews24.com/2015/08/06/let-the-rejoicing-begin-someone-has-made-a-sumo-musical-and-the-trailer-is-amazing/

After watching that video, all I can say is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm1fXiyzlHw

If you're looking for a job in Japan and a sumo stablemaster says, "Baby you can drive my car" you might want to decline the offer.

Stablemaster Kumagatani arrested for allegedly beating assistant

Tokyo police on Wednesday arrested sumo stable master Kumagatani, 45, on suspicion of assaulting a male assistant. The suspect, whose real name is Kazuyuki Yamamura, is head of the Miyagino stable, where the roster includes current yokozuna grand champion Hakuho. Yamamura has admitted the charges. His ring name when he was an active sumo wrestler was Kanechika.

On July 23-27, during the Nagoya sumo tournament, Yamamura is suspected of beating the 31-year-old man, who worked mainly as Yamamura's private driver, on the back and hips several dozen times with a metal baseball bat at an apartment in Nagoya. The victim suffered bruising that required two weeks to heal. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the man began working for Yamamura in April last year. He also managed his employer's schedules.

Other than the alleged assault, the sumo trainer frequently hit the assistant, the police said. But no violence by Yamamura against wrestlers in the stable has been found.

The Japanese sumo world has been shaken by a series of scandals, including a sumo wrestler's death in 2007 caused by abuse during training, illegal gambling on baseball, and match-fixing.

The arrest of Yamamura comes as a major setback for Japan's national sport, which has recently appeared to be regaining popularity.

First day of Fall Basho, just one upset, but it was a biggie:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9THIRgN_DU

Btw, Harumafuji still recovering from his elbow injury is out of this basho so only two Yokozuna.

But wait, there's more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x366VA5t0Rc&index=14&list=PL556B0EVMUL2WMKoYBMdeowvN4Zmk0W5-

Looks like there was a reason for Hakuho's losses after all.

Hakuho withdraws from Fall basho with injured knee

Yokozuna Hakuho withdrew from the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday, citing an injured left knee.

Hakuho, 30, injured his knee in pre-tournament sparring and lost his first two bouts of the 15-day basho. It is the first time the grand champion has pulled out of a major tournament since the 2006 Kyushu basho when he was still an ozeki.

"There is inflammation in my left knee, and I can't get any strength into it, so I decided to pull out," said Hakuho. "I can't stand in the ring with a halfhearted feeling. I want to apologize to everyone. But in my case, I have done many things, so please forgive me." Hakuho, who has never missed a tournament since gaining promotion to sumo's top rank for the 2007 Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, will sit out his third overall meet.

His withdrawal also brings an end to the 722 consecutive days he has competed as a yokozuna -- the longest in the history of the sport. Hakuho also saw his all-time record of posting consecutive double-digit wins end at 51 tournaments.

He forfeits Tuesday's match against Aoiyama. Yokozuna Harumafuji is sitting out the 15-day meet due to a troubled right elbow.

But as Kakuryu found out, when you're on top everybody takes their best shot at you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAyXV9JZLyE&list=PL556B0EVMUL2WMKoYBMdeowvN4Zmk0W5-&index=21

With only one Yokozuna left, and he's already got one loss, this is going to be a wide open basho.
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