on top of that, after strong & cool sumotori get called by their wrestler names, they do various gestures BUT the bout is sometimes over in 2 seconds. I can't get enough||
He also secured his first Emperor's Cup faster than any competitor since sumo adopted the current calendar of six annual grand tournaments in 1958, having made his official debut in September 2022.
6:54 tamawashi v ichiyamamoto was nuts 12:56 good
17:14 another 7-7 on the last day 18:29 koreyori sanyaku stomp and start of zooming in on oonosato and his dad praying/crying
Yay, a sumo thread! Got into it last year watching NHK and I'm hooked. There's just so much going on in that short time. Midorifuji and the Waka brothers with their speed and agility (though the last two have been changing styles lately, I feel), veterans like Chiyoshouma and Tamawashi who always have a response, showmen like Ura the Man in Pink and Tobizaru the Flying Monkey.
But what I like most is that these people NEVER GIVE UP. They can have their toes on the tawara, their heel and half their body already hanging out, or be inches from the dohyou dirt, and they still. Hang. On. Give their best.
Who are your favourites, everyone? What do you make of the current tournament?
