race you to the tawara edition
>>217298Reminder
>>217331Why didn't they fuck?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56GGgGaV7rs
To be honest guysit's depressing me that I will never get to be a yokozuna or perform a dohyo-iriall because I was born in America and had never heard of sumo until I was too old to try itit's like having a stillborn dream
>>217366The flipside of your dream Is having chronic back pain and dying of a heart attack at 60
>>217367Probably still accurate.
>>217368Nah my back is in good shape and and I'm in decent condition. Probably still die younger though since I'm 6'4".
>>217370I hope you do.
>>217371I hope they don't, just to cancel out yours.
>>217372Thanks bro>>217371Don't worry, manlet jealousy is just a fact of life for men like me, I don't take it personally
>>217366There are approximately 60 million Japanese men alive today. Only seven of them have worn that rope. The odds would have been against you, even if you were Japanese.
>>217366Technically you can be a yokozuna if you find one of the regional stone lifting competitions and win it. They use sumo ranks too, including yokozuna.
>>217377A fun idea. I could definitely do that. I used to compete in the highland games so it's right up my alley.>>217376Not to dox myself but I have set a couple strength records. I don't doubt my abilities. Hell, if the JSA raised the max age to my current age I'd fly to Japan tomorrow.
Asanoyama's comeback, does he win makushita?
>>217415Is he actually returning for the January basho? If he's been recovering well, it should be a 6-1 minimum, but I imagine some random MsTD schmuck will get a lucky win on him to deny the zensho-yusho.
November 2025: Asanoyama makes it back to makuuchi and snaps chicken legs' ankle again
>>217331>"kimarite, uwatedashinage"
>>217366If you weren't a high level athlete in a sport growing up, it wasn't going to happen no matter where you were born
>>217422I dunno about that fellow, but in my youth I was the best foosball player this state has ever seen, I could easily have been yokozuna.
>>217424Haha, don't sweat it bro. The aspersions of the weak don't bother me, they never have. Frankly, it must be quite sad to have so little self confidence. I feel bad for you guys lol.
>>217425It isn't normal or confident for a random American to think he could rise to the top of ozumo. It's the arrogance of an inflated ego. It's precisely that arrogance which has prevented you from being as successful as you think you could be. It doesn't matter how much weight you can lift or how loudly you shout that your detractors are just jealous of your power, if you can't muster up the strength to humble yourself then you'll forever look at men like a Yokozuna with envy.
>>217442You over value sumo their technical skills are so fucking bad they don’t understand what an under hook is on top of their other shit. There’s a reason why mongols dick whipped them for 20 years to the point they made a rule to stop foreigners from taking over their primitive grappling sport.
>>217445>their technical skills are so fucking bad they don’t understand what an under hookFor sandamne shitters sure, but anyone who makes yokozuna is at least competent at wrestling, including the oshi specialists.
>>217447>yeah but the highest rankers knows what they teach grade schoolers
>>217445>>217448Stop exaggerating. You can see guys doing underhooks/overhooks at jonokuchi level. It's asinine to think guys who spend their whole lives wrestling can't figure out a concept universal to all grappling arts.
>>217445Cope.
Weaklings mad lol
To be honest I thought you guys would commiserate because we all love sumo, but it seems the general self-opinion here is that you'd never make it, you'd never do anything of worth, you suck, and you're weak. Bros, I think that is just sad. Why be like this? Who would want to hang out with people like this? I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed.
>>217467Nabatame deserves to be demoted. He was the lowest rank in juryo and he had a losing record, so he should be reduced in rank accordingly. Its unfair to sumo fans and the the other rikishi to give him favoritism, he did nothing to earn a juryo rank so he shouldn't have one.
>>217467You look at top rikishis and think "I could do better than him". That's insulting to anyone who actually loves sumo.
>>217471That's not insulting at all. It's only insulting if you're a shitey little worm like you.
To be honest guysit's depressing me that I will never get to be a jonidan or get a 0-7 make-koshiall because I was born in America and had never heard of sumo until I was too old to try itit's like having a stillborn dream>this is what losers actually think your aspirations should be likePathetic, truly. Pathetic. If this is your attitude, you're a fucking loser.
>>217467You are mentally ill. Please stop using the internet.
>>217469Lmao stay mad >>217467I think I could have easily made it to top 30 makushita. Everyone below that are certified shitters.
>rikishi are technical >proceeds to lose the next 20 years to wrestlers that know the basics>dominated so bad they had to make a rule to stop getting shit on by foreigners I love sumo but it’s such a shit grappling sport from a technical standpoint and if you disagree you’ve never put on a gi or been on a grappling mat. How can you dispute the whenever 4 of the top 10 greatest are foreigners and only 1 of the Japanese goats are recent the others are before the 90s.
>>217498>muh foreigner dominationThere's plenty of foreign wrestlers who never make it past being maegashitters. Asashoryu and Hakuho are outliers. >if you disagree you’ve never put on a gi or been on a grappling matpost your belts, medals, and trophies
>>217500>b-b-but muh outliers >doesn’t win a title for a DECADE>only started winning because they were forced to step up their grappling and the one foreigner rule so they could lessen the ass blasting Sumo is a valid and technical grappling art btw
>>217501>didn't post rankconfirmed for never putting on a gi or been on a grappling mat
>>217502Grappling is for literal homosexual faggots That's why rikishi aren't into it
>>217501
Somehow...Chris has returned
>>217501Sumo isn't a "grappling art", sumo is sumo. The man who wins the title is the man who does the best sumo. The JSA doesn't care about your faggy martial arts, and nor do we.
>>217524He didn’t talk about kotozakura crazy how he can win a title and start a legit Yokozuna run but gets no flowers. If I was zak this would fire me up no partying just work and rest.
>>217524Did you think he was gone? You can see on his patreon he's constantly posting footage of 15 year old boys wrestling.
>>217540I would never go on patreon
え?
imagine 20 years into the future, hakuho and futagoyama both reach 65 years old and retire, hakuho has raised 4 yokozunas and a dozen ozekis, dominating sanyaku and taking how countless emperors cups, but futagoyama regardless having raised only one sekitori who peaked at m4, is far wealthier than hakuho because he put videos of rishiki farting on youtube
>>217569Two sekitori.
>>217569Old man Futagoyama isn't making it to 50, let alone 65.
Do y’all think zak had it rough growing up with his gramps who was from a rough and tougher time in sumo? I imagine his pops was rough too being trained by zakura I
>>2175711.5 sekitori
>>217569>hakuho has raised 4 yokozunas and a dozen ozekis>Hakuho raising good prospectslollmaoHe got carried hard by Makushitter Tsukedashi candidates. Dudes like Isegahama run circles around Hakuho in the raising sekitori department.
>>217571Soon to be 3 Mita will make it next year.
>>217582Mita won't make it, he is a midget. Smaller than Midorifuji.
>>217583He's only 2cm shorter than Ura
>>217298>Schedule:https://www.sumo.or.jp/EnTicket/year_schedule/>Banzuke:http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Banzuke.aspx>All the sumo links and how to watch live:https://rentry.org/uwbgc88d>>213766Unrelated, what are your hopes for sumo in 2025?
>>217589Having an actual yokozuna for more than one year would be pretty sick. I started following sumo for Aki 2020 and by then Hak+Kak were already one foot in the grave, and we only got about one good year out of Teru before his everything started shitting the bed tooI'd like to see nephew get the rope because I find is retarded shitheel antics enjoyable, but I'd settle for zACK or onosatoMan, remember when Kiri and wktkkg seemed like possible yokozuna candidates? A year ago somehow feels so far away...
>>217590The clown era hasn't peaked yet. The next Yokozuna will spend a year jobbing to rankers.
>>217594mortal lock guarantee onosato is 9-6 the basho after he gets the rope
>>217589>Unrelated, what are your hopes for sumo in 2025?At least one new yokozuna by the time they get to London. I think Hakkaku is hoping for that too.
Sumo stable rankings (unofficial)1. Iseghama - Yokozuka + 6 overall in makuuchi, undoubtedly the top stable2. Oitekaze - 6 sekitori, sekiwake highest3. Kise - 6 sekitori, most in juryo4 Sadogatake - ozeki + 1 in makuuchi and another in juryo5. Arashio - 2 in sanyaku + ching chong juryo6. Takadagawa - 2 M13s + 2 in juryo 7. Tatsunami - ozeki + 1 in makuuchi8. Nishonoseki - ozeki + 1 in juryo9. Tokitsukaze - 2 in makuuchi + chaos magik10. Sakaigawa - 2 in makuuchi11.Hakkaku - 1 in makuuchi, soon to be 212. Kataonami - 1 eternally in makuuchi, another about to make a brief appearance before heading back down to juryo 13. Hanaregoma - 1 in makuuchi, 1 in juryo14. Isenoumi - 1 in makuuchi, 1 in lower juryo15. Onomatsu - 1 in lower makuuchi, 1 in lower juryo16. Fujishima - 1 in makuuchi (but its bushozan), 1 in juryo17. Nakamura - 2 in upper juryo 18. Shikoroyama - 1 Abi19. Tokiwayama - 1 Takanosho, 1 former ozeki20. Futagoyama - 1 in makuuchi, 1 dingleberry dangling off the absolute ass end of juryo 21. Kokonoe - somehow manages to have 1 in makuuchi & 1 in juryo and still be worse than Futagoyama22. Ikazuchi - 1 Shishihow good is this ordering and which did I get in the wrong order?
>>217607Ajigawa unaccounted for. Naruto unaccounted for. I don't want to be that guy, but did you consider the potential sekitori within those stables or are you just counting the current ones?
>>217607>>217608Also it's missing Kasugano.
>>217546It took me two seconds to get from his channel to his patreon when you started posting the "Chris is dead" stuff.
>>217586>while you were failing to fuck hostesses due to your gut fat, I was studying the blade
>>217607Tamanoi? You missed quite a few heya, fren
>>217589>what are your hopes for sumo in 2025?A world tour so I can go grab some autographs on real hand prints.
>>217589>what are your hopes for sumo in 2025?The return of Shunjuen
>>217589The gay boyfriends match fixing scandal. It's only a matter of time in such a homoerotically charged environment.
The beya system is an embarressment. Imagine being 30y old and having to share a giant room with 18y olds just because you're in makushita.You obviously can't have a girlfriend in this environment, have to entertain their juvenile speech, have to do chores for a 20y old just because he's juryo...Name one other sport where an athlete's professional life is just one never ending bootcamp.
>>217607Better to put them in tiers, I think.Those stables with one sekitori and a dozen shitters are all basically equal.Also, you missed a bunch of stables.
>>217626Git gud
>>217607>No Dewanoumi
>>217590Wtk was never going to make ozeki let alone yokozuna
>>217626You do realise you can just retire from sumo whenever you like, don't you? Nobody is forcing those 30 year old perma-jobbers to hang around with teenagers or do chores. Of course, when they do quit, whether that be at 25 or at 45, they'll have to work awful low-paid jobs and live lonely lives in tiny apartments. They can't and won't suddenly stop being losers. For many men like this, life in a stable, with all its drawbacks, is an infinitely warmer, happier, and more appealing prospect than life on the outside. They've been there since they were 15 - they're completely institutionalised.
>>217646if their stable has a good supporters club then they end up with pretty good jobs
>>217626It’s hard for zoomies to understand but some people are not afraid of working. They don’t want to sit alone in their goon cave and jerk off to tranny porn all day.
>>217642
>>217647>ifLook at that abortive attempt at a stable rankings list above. Sure, if you're in a prestigious and well-connected stable, someone might take pity on you and pull the relevant strings. But there's only ever so many chanko restaurants waiting for a middle-aged loser to run them at any given time, and if your oyakata has failed not only in turning you into a competent wrestler, but also in introducing you to a proper network of contacts, you're shit out of luck.
>>217646>>217652There's a reason they tell everyone that sumo is a way of life, and not a sport.
>>217619>Tamanoinot a real stable, having 1 shitter in juryo doesn't make the grade
Who are going to be the protagonists of the 2025 season?
>>217651They were working him hard
>>217621lmao like that'll ever happen
a new ep of doskoi sumo salon has been dubbed
>>217738Sugoi
https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/mica-collection-mica-ertegun-new-york-online/utagawa-kunisada-1786-1864-1245/238241?ldp_breadcrumb=back
>>217701Whoever gets the rope first
>>217717The Return is coming
>>217586Ura of the Shining Peace will spearhead the glorious return to his native Osaka Sumo until our demands are met
>>217701Kotozakura is already the protagonist of sumo
I promise that I won't job in January, /sumo;
>>217783Ganbare!
>>217783I don't believe you, Onokatsu
>>217746vertical or horizontal?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp4nU5CJstY
Onosho has retired.
>>217830Man, gonna miss him. He was usually good for an exciting fight.
>>217832Damn that sucks he was undersized but had that fucking dawg in him
>>217830Thats a shame. Loved his victory over Hakuho during the first covid tournament.
onoshover
RIP
>>217844Christ walking amongst the masses
>>217701I hope someone will get a jump in skill like Kiribayama did a couple of years ago and start a ozeki run. Could be Kotoshoho, or Gonoyama.
>>217881It might be time for kotoshoho to take a jump in skill but we don’t know the extent of his knee injuries for some reason it seems to bother him every other tournament. Zak had a knee problem but has recovered spectacularly despite being way heavier.
>>217881Could be Oho. He's still quite young and he's been able to survive in the joi all year, more or less.
>>217895I want to believe in Oho and the genetics of Taiho, but I don't know. The guy doesn't inspire anything. Yeah it was pretty cool to fight through the broken orbital in the basho before last, but the last one was a total wet fart.
>>217881Abi will be ozeki
>>217900>Yeah it was pretty cool to fight through the broken orbital in the basho before lastThat was the moment it hit me that he just might actually have what it takes. He was still headbutting dudes afterwards. He didn't used to look like he cared about winning very much. He's a slow learner, to be sure, but he is improving. Compare footage of him this year to last and he's hitting much harder on the tachi-ai, he's driving people back. Even with his soft body you can visibly see he's started hitting the weights more. He needs to refine his tactics more and his footwork is getting better, but it's not anything close to Wakamotoharu or Kotozakura's.>but the last one was a total wet fart.True but, on the whole, he spent the last five basho in the joi and basically went .500, so he clearly belongs. If he can put the last finishing touches on his sumo, with his durability, he could be a force to be reckoned with for years. Naturally, of course, those last steps to go from "really good" to "great" are the very hardest to achieve, but he's right there.
>>217881>Kotojobber getting a jump in skill. No. It's going to be Shishi
>>217904What you said about "caring about winning" is by far the biggest issue for a lot of otherwise incredibly promising men. I see far too many matches where someone gives up and stops resisting before even touching the tawara, and too many big strong boys that seemingly don't want to hurt their opponents too much, and they lose as a result of that. As somewhat of a gentle giant myself, I understand where they're coming from, but at the same time, they're professional fighters and they're doing themselves and their fans a disservice. I want to see them fighting like they genuinely hate each other.
>>217922This is actually kind of the modern era, the "sportsmanship era". In like the 1980s the wrestlers weren't routinely giving each other a hand up on the dohyo, checking that the other guy is OK, and so on. They would just shove the fuck out of each other and go to their side to wait for the gyoji's announcement.
>>217881Wakataka will make an ozeki run starting from March (January won't be good for him), and then explode his knee again.
>>217939WakatakakACK
>>217958never seen the crowd smile like that and it had to be to a serius beef
>>217958>Kisenos-ACKtothis was actually humiliating
>>217958What on earth was he thinking? Kisenosato was an excellent wrestler and fully capable of going toe to toe with the big boss man on a good day, and putting up a reasonable fight even on a bad day.
Is sumodb dead?
>>217958Hakuho was fucking a prick. Thank God he's the GOAT, putting up with 20 years of this bullshit would be painful otherwise.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKMw2it8dQY
>>217981He didn't start that way. He was pretty respectful of his opponents during a fair portion of his yokozuna career. Imagine that you are the top guy, and everyone has a chip on their shoulder when they fight you. It gets tiresome when its as lopsided as 45-16
>>218000There was more to it too, I wrote a post on it a while ago, you can probably still find it in the old threadsI'll take a look too
>>218005the thread it was in is deadalas
>>218006Archives are up for xs. its slow enough that finding the sumo threads are easy if you remember where
>>218000I do remember reading that he was considered a good boy compared to Asashoryu.
>nerdy homely sumo fangirlsdibs on right
>>218010nevermind right has a kid, I'm switching my dibs to middle
Koga is already worse than Kikuchi, how is that even possible? He has lost a million times against Kikuchi in the last video and that taking into account that Kikuchi is a baby with no fighting spirit leaves Koga as a useless fighter with no talent.
>>217922>>217927I also think it's more they sometimes don't know when to turn the "sportsmanship mode" off and on. Like it's fine to want to see if the guy is okay once you knock him off the dohyo but if he is still within the in the ring, you should be wanting to fling his ass into the upper part of the stands.>I see far too many matches where someone gives up and stops resisting before even touching the tawaraIn fairness, I think it's also because they want to keep a sense of control if they fall off and don't want to fuck themselves up with a bad tumble.
>>218010I feel like I recognise the girl in the middle - is this just a case of dey arr rook same or is she someone notable?
>>218014She does the MC'ing during the Q&A bit later so she must be employed by or related to the stable somehow
>>218005>>218006NTA, just curious on this topic.
>>217976It'll be back by next basho.
>>218022Those old bastards are so finicky One of these days they should actually make a gyoji commit seppuku in the dohyo
>kotozakura vows to make Yokozuna soon for Kitanofuji Yeah he’s the mc
>>218057Kotozakura will usher in a new year and a new era for sumo. No longer will we have four or five clown bashos a year, no more will we see the san'yaku embarrass themselves, no more will we wait in vain for some real sumo. Count the days, it begins.
>>218057That's a lot of extra pressure to perform in JanuaryTo be honest I have no faith in Zak although I would like it if he succeededI just don't think he willHosh is going to come out gunningand you know Onosato is going to be on point, so will TakerufujiAND the Yokozuna is coming backWhoever wins January is going to be Yokozuna tier
>>218073>Whoever wins January is going to be Yokozuna tierWatch it be another M17 yusho.
>>218073Takerufuji's girl feet won't last though 15 days of high level competition. He is a career mid tier makuuchi wrestler, on par with someone like Shonannoumi who starts getting MKs when they get single digit ranks
>>218073Onosato will a non factor he can’t beat a on game nephew or Zak it took them at their lowest the basho before to beat them
Onosato's right arm out left arm block has been figured out, it's over
Banzuke is out.>https://www.sumo.or.jp/EnHonbashoBanzuke/index/
>>218087>Tamashoho M16Good for him
>>218087This looks like a Tsurugisho juryo yusho, I can feel it in my blood.
>>218087I just noticed that sandanme got cut from 100 to 80 ranks.
Aonishiki and Shishi bout confirmed for week 1
how do i into sumo? i want to talk about sumo and watch sumo and understand it
>>218092https://rentry.org/uwbgc88dUse the links here, has everything from streaming (provided it hasn't been terminated by the NHK ninjas) to sumo culture. Tournaments start on the second Sunday of every odd month and last for fifteen days.
>>218092Expressing any sign of interest in sumo already makes you one of the most devoted sumo fans outside of Japan. The rest happens organically - this time next year you'll have forgotten what life was like before you became a sumo fan.
>nabatame promoted on a losing record gay
>>218112Unless you meant to complain about him not being demoted for a losing record, his rank is still the same, Juryo 14 East.
>>218089Tsurugisho is the J3w this time
Gonna be interesting to see if Aoishiki can keep on cranking out the KKs now that he is surrounded by a bunch of former makuuchi guys. No more free wins for him from bottom of the division sissies like like Nabatame this time. Nearly everyone he faces is going to outweigh him by at least 20kg and they're nearly all savvy vets.
>>218126I feel like everytime this is mentioned, he manages to find a solid KK; but I feel like this basho may be the one to actually slow him down.
>>218128I keep on wonder if or to what extent Aminishiki has taught him the extensive bag of techniques he employed. If Aonishiki's ability is limited to 'stay low, be strong and push' then he might be out of luck this time around, if he starts whipping out some of Aminishiki's old tricks then he might be able to overcome the size and experience differential he is facing.
>>218092The next tournament is on January 12. Watch some matches, pick a guy whose style you like, and follow along.Here are the highlights from the last tournament to get you started:https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/sumo/
>Hakuoho back in makuuchiDo people care about him anymore ?
>>218144Hakuowho?
>>218144I care. I think he'll be a fascinating case study of heya influence on rikishi.If Hakuouhou were to turn back into a wrecking ball the moment he and Hakuhou get out of Isegahamabeya, wouldn't that demonstrate that different approaches to training benefit different rikishi, and evince a need for the possibility of changing heya?
>>218144I do he has amazing technique for his size if only his body could hold it together
>>218144I do, here's hoping he stays up there too.
Chris says that Teru is officially going to be competing in January https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MW6Fnn7P-k
>>218135What is gigachad doing there?
>>218168Enjoying some sumo, like all chads do.
>>218169They even made him Shimpan
>>218156>Chris saysTerunofuji has made no such declaration. In other words, he's saying that Terunofuji is in because Terunofuji would have to say something if he were out and he hasn't, meaning he has no news to share.
>>218171They made him Yokozuna.
>>217958This is why Hakuho is the GOAT.>Kisenosato mata's to try to disrupt Hakuho>Hakuho knows the game and pretends to be angry>Kisenosato mata's again to try and make Hakuho even more angry and throw him off his game>Hakuho plays along and acts furious>Kisenosato launches off the tachiai expecting Hakuho to attack him furiously>Hakuho henka's and laughsThe GOAT won this match before the tachiai. The mental aspect of sumo is something that most don't understand or even take into consideration.
>>218088>>Tamashoho M16I like his hustle.
>>218200Takakeisho going full bald would be pretty funny imo
>>218092For you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cN9snHWCRACheck out sumopedia: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/sumo/sumopedia/Watch the basho. It won't take long for you to get in the groove. Sumo is one of the best combat sports in the world.
>>218135Great match!
>>218156Even Chris does not say that.
>>218211Chris says, I believe it, that settles it
Merry Gripsmas, ya filthy animals!
Merry Merry
Merry Sumo.
メリークリスマス、相撲仲間たち
Red alert, Futagoyama-chads, those bastards at Tatsunami have launched a Youtube channel named "Sumo food - Tatsunami Beya". We need to figure out what our response should be before they gain traction.
>>218358whoever wins the most matches in the next basho keeps the name
>>218358I was just watching their videoimpressive how thoroughly they copied Futagoyama's content structurebut that's not a bad thing
>>218371In 2030, new sumo fans will argue over the superiority between Sumo food - Tatsunami Beya or Sumo food - Futagoyama Beya.
>>218374In 2030, only one will have a yokozuna on the channel. No one will be arguing.
>>218375In that case, I look forward to Sumo food - Ajigawa Beya.
Merry Christmas from the biggest koto supporter
>>217331
>>218375Koga will be a force to be reckoned with, I agree. The 2025 growth spurt will be ridiculous.
>Onosho retiredoh maaaaaan... i always enjoy his cross-arm tachiai. i remember i was so bummed about it when he stopped doing it
Kyokutaisei intai
>>218358thanks for the tip
>>218407
I watched that Tatsunami and its way better than Futagoyama. Meisei & Kiriyuko are a much more dynamic pair of leads than Yoga & Nabatame are
>>218413Behead those who insult Futagoyama
>>218406>i remember i was so bummed about it when he stopped doing itHe must have been yelled by his coaches at for that.Even my wife watching asked>Doesn't that kind of give away his timing completely and let the other guy get just enough of a jump to where they wont call a false start?
I think I'd go crazy trying to watch sumo in person because of how long it takes to set up each match
>>218426between matches is when you review stats and shitpost to the /sp/ threadI also do a set of pushups squats or situps between each match, but you couldn't do that watching in live in nippon
>>218427>gaijin doing bodyweight squats in one of the ring seats between matchesTbh I'd love to see this on camera, complete with the baffled commentary, I think you should do it, no such thing as can't
>>218426I'd finger my japanese gf during downtime
>>218427>I also do a set of pushups squats or situps between each match>no shikodo you even /sumo/?
>I'll try a henka>nothing beats a henkACK
I got people in my jiujitsu class to do sumo with meWe make a circle with 4 beltsAt first nobody wants to do it but once they try they get addicted
>>218439>fans would rather watch two fat fucks smash into each other than this high octane technique filled match
>>218443if it can't beat a fat fuck then your octane isn't worth shit
>>218444>beat the fat fuck but with specialized rules favoring the fat fuckShut your fatass up
>>218439What does "Jun Sumo" mean in the filename?
>>218446https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakanami_Jun
>>218447Ah. Thanks.
>>218426zoom zoom
>>218443fat fucks can also have high octane technique filled matches
>>218452They can but most of them are wins from either falling over like retards or until one side gives up and gets tired
This again?
>>218445>specialized rules favoring the fat fuckyeah it's called sumo, you sure you're watching the right sport?
Why don't you just watch Ssireum, other folk-wrestling or even amateur sumo if you care so much about weight impeding on your ability to enjoy sumo? You're complaining about this as if it's going to change at any meaningful moment during your lifetime even though you should know it's not.
>>218456Whatever you fat retard you act like being big and fat is a skill when 99% it’s not and will lead to getting you’re ass beat in anything other than sumo.>>218461I still enjoy sumo but you can’t deny the old days of sumo were way more technical because there weren’t 200 kg land whales in the sport
>IT'S NOT A FUCKING SPORT!!!!
>>218464>erm actually hakuho nagoya 2021 day 15 poster, the nsk's public business plan report doesn't reject the notion that sumo is a competitive sport, but rather acknowledges it as an another aspect of sumo's current purpose
>>217298Ok
>>218463This old lie again? There have always been big, beefy wrestlers alongside smaller, more ripped wrestlers. It's a metagame that constantly shifts, depending on the talent available and the specific rules at the time. Sumo is absolutely dependent on individual performance, so each individual will strive to have the physique and the tactics that will give him the best results. If that means gaining or losing weight, that's what he's going to do. It doesn't matter if he looks ugly or if he wouldn't do well in MMA, the only thing that matters is getting his wins on the dohyo.
>oh boy another manlet fighter >only managed 4 kk in joi in his whole careersoo exciting
>>218470Uh...
>>218471>m8 clown basho winYes, and? I already know
>>218472The clown is you.
Didn't fight either ozeki or the komusubi in the running, only fought two sanyaku that were borderline between kk and mk, and finished the last day with an 8-6 m1. M8 would be like m11-m13 on todays basho with how top heavy it was in 1968Yes, his win was peak clown basho. Even tokushoryu fought a guy in the hunt and an ozeki for the last two says3
>>218475Forget that he went 2-13 at komusubi in the next tournament kwab
>>218476How many cups do you have?
>>21847715 in my cupboard.
The japs really jumped the gun naming this the ono-takeru era have the made a name for the zakura-ryu era?
>>218482This dope gets it together for one basho and you think they're gonna name an era after him?
ex-Kotoshogiku has his beya's youtube channel now as well.youtube.com/@hidenoyama
>>218483He put a mf stamp on this year with the most wins it was only a matter of time and I think two years ago he had the 2nd most after wtk. We are witnessing the rise of the second bull of the dahyo!
>>218485He had one more win than Onosato and one less yusho. There is no world in which a single bout win is better than a yusho.
>>218486
>>218488Very cool match but quite a far cry from Zak's slipiotoshi win over Hosh
>>218492You have no heart.
>>218493
If being fat was that much of an advantage then Dewanojo would be a Yokozuna right now
>>218500Now I have an excuse to post Asanowaka being a cheeky fuck.
>>218500If being fat was that much of an advantage then Gagamaru would've been better than Tochinoshin
Tatsunami has backed down, fearing the wrath of Futagoyama's legion of loyal soldiers. The channel is now called "The Tatsunami Stable - Sumo Foods".
>>218524Futagoyama is yokozuna of sumo channels, shitters need to know their place
>>218525
>>218527S U M O K I N O
>>218500
>>218534Goodbye MCL
>>2185344 PM already?!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWqKPWO5T4o
>>218542A classy and very public display of power. On this day, Futagoyama reminded everyone who's in charge.
>>218543Yes, Roga.
daily reminder Chris fans are mentally ill, you can't get much of a dicksucker than this, just why? Chris is absolutely irrelevant to the sumo world, he literally just reads japanese newspapers and turns them into videos for youtube for gaijinAlso>they have had my business card for the past 3 years.what a fucking cuck kek, based Hiro for ignoring this faggot.
>>218561>>they have had my business card for the past 3 years.>where the JSA keeps Chris' business card
>>218561>His username is Chrissumo69I don't know, I'm starting to warm to the guy.
>>218561Chris-chan Sumochu is a precious treasure to the sumo world. We'll miss him when he's gone.
>>218572Maybe he could hurry up and disappear so we can start missing him already.
>>218572Chris should stop with all this fucking sumo shit and get back to what he does best: histories of the 1960s Batman television series
>>218524what do you mean now? it's been called like that since anons posted it >>218358 and >>218408
>>218524>Tatsunami has backed downTatsunami has already vastly exceeded Futagoyama's channel. That scene at the end of Tatsunami's video where Hoshoryu rode in on his horse and said "Hey guys I just got back from raiding the neighboring village, I captured this Bactrian camel" and then sliced off one of the camel's humps and started eating it will never be topped by Futagoyama. Roga's "one time my mom served me wolf instead of the usual hot pockets" story is the best Futagoyama will ever do and Tatsunami already one upped it on their first video.
>>218591Kise still mogs. Who can forget the time they gave us a tour of Higohikari's ear collection?
TWO (2) weeks until the next basho!Don't forget to get your kachiclash picks in
>>218618Can't wait.
>>218618The name Nabatame will soon be synonymous with make koshi.
>>218620he was so bashful about it in the last video, I can't shit on him anymoreI have faith that Nabatame will get a kachi-koshi this time
>>218620Nabatame is just taking it easy. He doesn't feel like being an Ozeki, yet.
rip sumo, 23 BC - 2024 AD
Huh?
>>218702no posts in over 24 hours, sumo has perished
>>218704It's not dead. It's just away on jungyo.
there's no jungyou, it's year-end.
>>217298We will have three Yokozuna by this time come december 2025. It is inevitable.
Who are you guys taking? I feel pretty confident about all of these picks EXCEPT the maegashira 6 to 10 slot. None of those guys really feel like winners to me.
>>218704There is nothing left to talk about its time for kotozakura and hosh to show us they want the horizontal rope
>>218710It's all well and good to predict that the current leaders of the pack will make it to Yokozuna - all they have to do is continue to be better than everyone else and at least one of them is guaranteed to make it. But if we have three Yokozuna next December, who takes their places in san'yaku? The joi is a revolving door for jobbers at the moment, and the low end of the division is all over the place.
>>218727Lower sanyaku is always all over the place. It's rare that someone stays there for extended periods of time without either being good enough to make ozeki or slipping up and going back to maegashira after a single losing score. Guys like Mitakeumi are outliers.
>>218729I can't see any Ozeki on the banzuke aside from the lads that are already there. Maybe 2025 will be a mega clown year, and we'll have three Yokozuna and no Ozeki.
>>218730Wouldn't be the first time.
Takanosho seems to be in a oscillation mode between M6 double digit wins & M1 double digit losses. At M1 he is going to be facing the ozekis week 1, look for him to knock off one or more of them
>>218729The Waka brothers have been looking super solid, as has Daieisho, and Abi is always going to be Abi. I think the lower sanyaku is doing ok.
I notice we don't have any suicide attempts in the sumo thread Good job sumo bros happy new year
>>218744I'M GONNA DO IT. IF TAKARAFUJI DOESN'T GO 8-7 I'M GONNA JUMP!
I'm kinda hoping for chaos lord shodai to make a return.
>>218745NOOO DON'T DO IT THINK ABOUT ALL OF THE OVERHYPED OZEKI THAT YOU CAN WATCH CHOKE AND NEVER REACH YOKOZUNA!!!!
>>218747I NEED HIM TO WIN 7 IN A ROW, THEN LOSE 7 IN A ROW, THEN WIN ON THE LAST DAY OR I'M GONNA JUMP!!!
holy shit bros look at what Isegahama just postedhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XOXcndQLzQ
>>218750>4Whoa.
>>218734atamifuji has been in this hell for a year. considering hes a young 22, i hope he develops into something good with all the first week abuse
>>218760He’s fine kotozakura stayed a pretty long time in joi and now he’s on a Yokozuna run. Tomato has a good build it’s hard to not see him as ozeki one day
>>218750Futagoyama-bros, how do we counter this? Four of them...
>>218750I'm glad we're seeing more diverse sumo youtube content instead of everyone trying to reinvent the Sumo Food formula.
>>218750it was great, except that dumb fuck hakuho who had to praise himself...twice... what a dumbass. Oyakata Teru and Haruma just had to laugh at his ass.
>>218784I enjoyed that lol. It was very Hakuho. I'm glad they haven't completely broken his spirit.
>>218777The Futagoyama quadruple makushitter interview
Who takes over Isegahama in July? Hakuho or Terunofuji or someone else?
>>218792why on earth would they give THE biggest sumo stable to the guy who's currently being disciplined for running his stable poorly?
>>218792It'll be Teru for sureHakuho is still Miyagino
>>218792Stock swap with Tateyama to stay on for 5 more years, Teru retires without permanent stock.
>>218795They wouldn't do Teru dirty like that would they
>>218799Who?
>>218798Please understand, the wisdom of Asahifuji is needed to ensure Hakuho stops being a shitpump of a stablemaster.(still hungover, shut up)
>>218802Asahifuji knows that if he hands over the stable to Hakuho then Hakuho will ruin the stable and Asahifuji's reputation will grow just as Hakuho's sinks. The more hatred and disappoint people express about Hakuho, the more people will harken back to the days when Isegahama was under Asahifuji's stellar management
>>218792Hakuho and Terunofuji fight it out on the dohyo to decide who gets it. Terunofuji wins, because Hakuho has been too busy advertising the fight and distributing merchandise to train properly, but Terunofuji's knees explode as he bodily lifts Hakuho out of the ring. The newly renamed Kurumaisufuji-beya goes on to achieve great things in the 20s and 30s.
>>218723Enjoy your Takanosho 4 wins
>>218833I still might change itI switched Meisei for Ichiyamamoto
Follow your dreams
>>218870If you don't have what you want, better get manifesting...
>>218870Hakuho shitposts in /LoA/
>no new Chris videos in nearly a weekover?
>>218961they're probably on patreon or somethinggod I hate that site
important new Jap vocabulary has dropped: futehodoThe faggots at the globohomo Japan Times are massively butthurt about ithttps://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/12/31/japan/japans-word-of-the-year/Imagine their butthurt when all of the Yokozunas are Japanese at the end of 2025
>>218961god willing, Chris is returning to batman content
Almost sumo timehttps://files.catbox.moe/1nbnek.mp4
Kotozakura WILL become Yokozuna.Hoshoryu WILL shit the bed and withdraw out of embarrassment.And you will be happy.
>>218975>Gearoid ReidyCould they not have at least found an actual Jap to complain about it? This guy's command of English is juvenile enough, and I can only imagine his Japanese is worse.
Natto's telegram got shoah'd too. Is it ogre?
>>218834why are you picking people that are overranked clearly on course for 10+ losses
>>219001no...
>>218999Please don't respond to off-topic posts.
>>219008If he's not back in time, which stream would you lads recommend that will give me the least cancer?
>>219010karla
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33D9vYSxIQU>young 'uns just running at each otherkino
>>219013It's called tobitsuki, "launching in" or "flying in". I've only seen footage of it once before. They practiced it in maezumo in the interest of saving time in identifying who was and wasn't good at sumo, if I recall correctly. It originally stopped around the end of WWII, but was temporarily revived from 1956-1973.I'd never been clear on what the preservation status of old sumo recordings was, but this footage being from the standard broadcast angle implies that the NSK still has video for every match in every division as far back as the 60s, which I hope is correct. I would love to see 1950s jonokuchi matches.
>>219019Gonna spitball that it was brought back due to rising numbers of entrants, so maezumo would take longer without tobitsuki, and that it was dropped again as economic growth put more emphasis on secondary education, resulting in the current trend of maezumo being highest in March and negating the need for tobitsuki in the rest of the year.
New Chris sumo kino came out kotozakura and his father visited kotozakura I’s grave to promise him they will become Yokozuna! He’s the mc
>>219022WHERE IS THE BATMAN CONTENT
>>219022Chris was a Merton College, Oxford student when Naruhito was there, they're old school chums.
>>219010Random Youtube restreams.
Lets say Onosato continues his pattern of alternating Tokyo yushos with 9-6s at the regional bashoes, how many years would he have to keep up that pattern of winning 3 a year but never two consecutive before he would get promoted to yokozuna?
>>219027They wouldn't do it for someone like Kaio, they certainly wouldn't do it for Onosato unless we still remain without an active yokozuna that isn't Terunofuji,
>>219029>unless we still remain without an active yokozuna that isn't TerunofujiTeru's been part-time for 3 years now. Can we stop pretending like the JSA will overpromote someone like it's a certainty when it hasn't happened in all this time?
>>219027If he never does better than 14-1 -> 9-6 -> 14-1 -> 9-6, they would probably never promote him. He would 'only' be the best ozeki of all time.
>>219027It took Takanohana 7 yushos before he finally got yokozuna, because they absolutely waited until he got 2 in a row. There was a period of a year where he alternated yushos and 11-4s.
Heya youtubes power ranking1. Isegahama, best content hands down2. Kise, stalwart channel with some of the best variety of content 3. Tatsunami, quality deluxe 4. Tamanoi, very entertaining selection of athletic competition, but subs are trash5. Minato, poor subs, but compensated for somewhat with the excellent presentation, overseas voyages and enthusiasm of the participants 6. Shikoroyama, would be ranked higher if the posts weren't so infrequent, but excellent quality when they do deliver 7. Hidenoyama, new and subs are poor, but otherwise shows promise8. Futagoyama, can't believe youtube allows these slobs to be put on public display, yuck
The stars have aligned for the upcoming basho and it looks like we're in for a potentially legendary show, there are a number of enthralling story lines at the top of the banzuke, not only the two ozekis chasing the horizontal rope, but a yokozuna looking to shut them down and prove he still controls the top of the mountain and another ozeki who is looking to get a run of his own started. What make it even more engaging is that opposing them in the early matches is a lineup of komusubis and upper joi that is absolutely stacked with guys who have a strong shot at knocking off anyone in upper sanyaku, Tobizaru is really the only weak link above M3. Gonoyama is kinda predictable, but he makes up for it by being such a wrecking ball. The rest of them; Abi, Wakatakakage, Takanosho, Kirishima (if he is in the form he showed in September), Atamifuji & Oho - are all bound to add to the excitement by showing us upset victories probably every night of the first week. If Kirishitma's neck/spine isn't in shape for full power sumo yet then he will get obliterated, but even without him the week 1 competition for upper sanyaku is stronger that usual. Shodai might beat some high rankers too, he is still capable of it once in a while.
>>219045REAL power ranking:SSS: FutaGODyamaF: Damn dirty imposters
>1 week left for sumowhat? I thought was today... fucking dammit. Weren't bashos supposed to take place on the first sunday?
>>219055No.
>>219055Always the second Sunday of the month.
>sumodb 503ing againand so I face the final curtain
Kotozakura training with a barbell, 1973.
>>219063It's been 503ing and 404ing a lot in December.
>>219088I bet the JSA is doing this
>>219080Wow, I thought Tamawashi was the oldest man in the top division!
>>219100Kirishima's been around since the '50s
>>219113
My updated picksalso I made a heya for us if anyone wants to join it (Excess Sumo)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ4hkcFJXR4>9 minute video of a Dewanoumi practice including Sadanoyama sparringDon't mind if I do. Thanks NSK.
>>219030Nobody has put together results that would even begin a discussion for promotion in the past 3 years, so your point is moot. If they had, I'm certain that Terunofuji would have retired there and then.However, for argument's sake let's say that Terunofuji pulls out early in Hatsu, neither Hōshōryū nor Kotonowaka put up promotion-worthy numbers, and Ōnosato wins convincingly. That situation might just be palatable enough for the JSA to allow Terunofuji to retire, with the drawing card for 2025 being who will gain promotion out of the three ōzeki (where at least one inevitably succeeds).The brass just aren't going to allow for a lengthy period without a yokozuna on the banzuke, without a credible replacement waiting in the wings - of whom we currently have three. Unless Terunofuji somehow pulls some magic bullshit out of his arse and regains his 2020-2021 form, this is the best time for him to bow out and let the next generation take over. He's got his 10 yūshō after all.
>>219130Unless I misunderstood, he said in >>218750 that he wants 4 more.
>>219130Protip: Teru isn't on the verge of considering retirement. He isn't all that old, as long as he can continue to collect 1 or 2 cups a year he will stick around.
>>219134Teru is already 7th all time for most absences by a yokozuna, and is one more skipped basho away from tying Akebono for 6th. Everyone is being lenient with him now because he's the only yokozuna and has kept his nose clean outside the ring, but the moment it looks like there's at least one new yokozuna that's here to stay for a while, pressure will mount for Teru to preserve the dignity of the rank.
I hope to develop the same flexibility as a sumo
>>219136*rikishi
>>219137gazuntite
>>219138*Gesundheit
>>219139https://youtu.be/gVXWNbPjMYc?si=vO0r1dKcFX9RXdJ3
>>219045Futagoyama's ratings have been falling so they fired their cameraman in hired a 'retired' (aka post-wall) JAV actress to take over in hopes of adding some sex appeal on the cheap to recover their lost ratings and ad revenue. Future Futagoyama plotlines: female idol group moves in next door, their plumbing breaks and they come to Futagoyama to ask if they can use Futagoyama's bath, then Kikuchi rapes them all (he is still a minor so he knows he can't be charged with any crimes)
>>219130>The brass just aren't going to allow for a lengthy period without a yokozuna on the banzukeProve it.
>>219146>rapesIt's hard for a guy to wrap his head around but sumo wrestlers don't need to rape anybody, the fatmaxxing gets bitches wet for some reason.
>>219146i personally don't like the close-up takes he does, he should chill with it, no need to get up in the nose of everyone.
What Futagoyama needs is both Mita and Nabatame having a solid hold in sekitori ranks and taking the camera along with them outside the heya to show the sekitori benefits
>>219134>He isn't all that old33 is not ancient, but it's about the average age yokozuna retire, and many of those weren't so broken down that they could only appear 1-2 times a year
>>219154Mita would just take the camera to the gym and film himself working out for an hour. Boy's a machine.
>>219151Dude watched too many Sergio Lenone movies
>>219135Arguably 2 yuuuuuuusho!s a year (& 4 incompletes or total absences) preserves the dignity of the rank better than 6 10-5s would
>>219135>Teru is already 7th all time for most absences by a yokozunaThat doesn't look as galling when you consider that ~35 of the 73 yokozuna never competed in more than 20 bouts a year.
>>219168And at least one of those 73 yokozuna wasn't even real!
>>219169>one of those 73 yokozuna wasn't even realI bet it was Kashiwado. You never really hear anything about him
>>219171>I bet it was Kashiwado
>>219169It's obviously "Hakuho". Do these people really expect us to believe a random Mongolian turned up one day, shattered all the records, and then just left? He'd at least be running a stable if he had really existed, wouldn't he?
>>219220the one at 0:16 isnt so much a throw as a spike
>>219234Wasn't official anyway.
Sumo webm maker can you post some kotozakura I webms pls <3
>>219236
>>219236>>219238Getting feisty with Taiho.
>>219239
You can really see the resemblance here.
Last one.
Nokneesnofuji will be in January basho
Even Natto’s Telegram channel got nuked. Dammit.
>>219136*sumotori
>>219271You learned that from watching this excellent video by Chris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhKsulR4MJQWhy did you fail to credit your source? Chris is epic, everyone loves him
>>219281>Onsato is Terus handpicked heir So cool. I kind of thought it'd be someone from his own stable (Takeru? ATF?) but I agree 'Sato is yokozuna material.
Hoshoryu wins January. Count it.
Onosato YushoTeru JYHosh and Zak both blow it
>>219305I don't see Teru making it to senshuraku.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKOkosjBybA
>>219307he'll make it, Teru has the spirit of the samurai, he'll make it even if he ends up having to get his knees amputated
>>219303I believe.
I hope ktz ain’t having yusho hangover
>>219281Chris, I need more of your insight into Adam West. please
>>219307Teru on 6 months rest is money in the bank for at least 12 wins
>>219326Loses on day 1, two other losses in week 1, finishes 8-7
>>219326This bitch should now be on a Yokozuna run that’s that nepotism working for him
>>219377Make your next drink water.
>>219378>>219377I'll bring him some Chikara Mizu^tm
Soon
>>219402takerufuji isn't in that pic, but is still outside the joi so he stands a chance of having a strong first week and making a run at the cup
>>219410>run
neph looks good, did 9 matches with zakura, won 8.https://x.com/OneLoveLulit/status/1876224698981491055/video/2
>>219375Maximum of 12 wins. He's not getting any younger, and every time he completes a basho he does more damage to himself. I don't think he's going to be in good enough condition to beat any of the Ozeki in the final few days.
>>219426He can win all the practice matches he wants but needs to win the actual matches that matter seems like to me kz2 is downloading data.
damn bros this basho is going to be WILDcan you feel the hype
>>219443I’m mostly worried that I’m not going to watch any of it due to NHK fuckery.
>>219445yes it's ridiculous for them to be so tight fisted when sharing with us when half of Japan is wearing Dodgers gear
Was there any follow up to those weird pictures of Jason that anon found on shitter?https://nitter.poast.org/thatwineguy68
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40Qx3wvqTOQ
Can you pay those cheap japs to watch the basho in a similar format to what natto offered? I would pay upwards of 150 dollars a year to have consistant recordings available for makushita and up.
>>219276Dumb nigger should know when to quit. NSK has his number and won't let his dick go.
>>219480never give up, never surrender
>>219463no because hiro is to lazy to get the clips all put together until like 2-3 days after the happen. the fansubbers are kinda cringe tryhards for getting that stuff out like 10 minutes after the last bout ends.
>>219519>cringe tryhardsThis is the otaku spirit. It doesn't matter how niche or embarrassing your hobby is, you pursue it passionately and without shame. Without the services of otakus, the world would be a smaller and more boring place. It is one of the saddest aspects of modern life that being genuinely, unironically earnest is now considered something to be mocked.
>>219538Based Otaku appreciator
Big news! Onosato is going to tie his oichonmage topknot for the first time!source: wherever Chris read it
>>219519I would bet there is enough downtime in between matches to do nattos edits.
I'm starting to believe that Kotozakura will completely shit the bed this basho and just withdraw and cry himself to sleep.
>>219360>>219565Not having yusho hangover is what separates the yokozuna from the fraudkozuna. Teru doesn't get enough credit considering both his contemporary ozekis and the new wave have failed miserably at getting it.
Its retarded how everyone is suddenly expecting Zak and Horseshitryu to compete for the cup after having had all of one good showing in a row. They were both 8-7 in September, why has that been forgotten?
>>219579I didn't forget it
>>219579Just because I want it to happen so Teru can finally retire his knees doesn't mean I think it's a lock to happen.
>Roga will be kyujo for the start of the Hatsu basho Rogabros...
>>219579Well it's about time they step it up a notch.
>>219579They had pretty decent years especially kotozakura with two jys the most ones in a year and only one single digit showing. I think you’re just a seething bitch what you should really be seething about is nephew being on a run despite having no title.
>>219579Zak just had the classic pre-yuusho hangover
>>219579I don't see many here thinking Kotozakura will compete for it. Hoshoryu on the other hand, has been absolutely dominant in all stables practice.
>>219593It's all part of Zak's master plan as Sun Tzu said "Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak"
>>219593> dominant in practiceIt’s practice not like it’s actual go time sumo ktz should still be be favorite he’s the reigning champion
>>219587futagoyama is such a sissy stable
>>219595>In front of the YDC>Not realFuck off, freshie.
>>219587as long as Nabatame finally manages a kk
>>219598Like any of that shit will help him get the rope what only matters is what happens during fight time he didn’t show up when it mattered he got sent to the clay like a bitch against big zak
>>219602>I got my first KK in juryo on the third tryits already over for nabatame, he should look into opening a chanko restaurant or something, even if he manages an 8-7 and moves up to the lofty rank of J12 he is never going to make it
>>219614Nabatame is going to go 15-0
>>219443>damn bros this basho is going to be WILD>can you feel the hypeThis should be the most exciting basho in years and I'm probably not going to get to see any of it because I can't spend two weeks staying up until 3 in the morning watching sumo.>NHK sometimes gives you replays the next dayExcept on fucking weekends and like 24 hours later. Basically just, "they're up when they're up." If I want to avoid spoilers, I can't even read the basho threads on /sp/.How do those cheap fucks not realize the whole reason the tour in London will work at all is because of people stealing their content?
>>219605> any of that shit will help him get the ropeit 100% will help him get the rope if he wins this basho and they are really considering a promotion.. remember that he isn't coming off of a win. he needs anything extra like that to convince them 13-2jy was a yusho equivalent and he is a cut above the others. it could also be the difference between kotozakura not getting a promotion if he goes 13-2 losing only to onosato and hoshoryu.
>>219594He is gathering DATA trust father’s plan
>>219623>I can't spend two weeks staying up until 3 in the morning watching sumoI bet you don't even HAVE a bicycle.
>>219595>ktz should still be be favorite he’s the reigning championThat just means he's even more likely to lose since nobody not named Terunofuji has been able to pull off consecutive yusho.
>>219623The NHK World highlights air at 11:30 AM Eastern the same morning as the matches so you only have to avoid spoilers for a few hours after you wake up and then you can backread on the /sp/ thread. The YouTube uploads only come after they rerun the highlights 4 times so if you wait for those you'll always be at least a full day behind and will have to live in a bubble for 2 weeks to avoid spoilers.
>>219632nta, but i wouldn't mind being a day behind if i had the stats natto puts up. its nice to have all that shit before the matches because it helps keep it fresh in the mind for the 15 days
>>219630KTZ2 is super consistent and he’s fighting for much more than himself we might see an all time performance from him this tournament he really showed that inner dawg his last outing
wait a minuteI just realized that, if you intentionally read Kotozakura's kanji in a specific way, it can be written "Kino"琴- kin 桜 - ou, but the standardization sumodb uses would reduce it to just 'o'琴桜 - kino
>>219587Hokutofuji and Bushozan are kyujo for the start of the basho as well.
