I just watched the day's highlights and saw him take a bad tumble. It will be such a pity, not seeing his powerful attacks the rest of this tournament. Hope he recovers fully.
Random: what was that Ura was doing today? :))) I blinked, and he was doing a beautiful flying roll. Took all of two seconds.
With the May basho coming up, I'm hoping this thread continues... getting really pumped up for what's coming! Hoshoryu making a (hopefully safe) comeback, Onosato and Aonishiki showing if they can ride on the wave of last tournament's success - and I'm still a little sad about Takayasu not quiiiiite making it... again.
Has anyone watched the mini-tournament in London? Only found 4-5-minute highlights videos so far. Even so... Ura vs. Shonnanoumi on day 3. What was that even? I know, I know, it's messy, it's not high-end sumo at its finest. But it makes for great entertainment.
Also, Onosato has apparently declared he's happy to be in London because he's a Harry Potter fan. Aww. Meanwhile, Hoshoryu, the scary beast, has said he's enjoyed watching the Horse Guards parade, although he was... scared of the horses. Him being Mongolian, I can only assume he was making fun of the reporters.
Has anyone watched the mini-tournament in London? Only found 4-5-minute highlights videos so far. Even so... Ura vs. Shonnanoumi on day 3. What was that even? I know, I know, it's messy, it's not high-end sumo at its finest. But it makes for great entertainment.
Also, Onosato has apparently declared he's happy to be in London because he's a Harry Potter fan. Aww. Meanwhile, Hoshoryu, the scary beast, has said he's enjoyed watching the Horse Guards parade, although he was... scared of the horses. Him being Mongolian, I can only assume he was making fun of the reporters.
I watched some of it, but not all of it. I think I'd describe it as more a series of performances/demonstrations than a sumo tournament. It can be enjoyable, but I much prefer the real deal.
Ura was doing his favorite move, the 伝え反り. (I think, one day they'll just call it "the Ura".)
Well, since I managed to get here first this basho... I figure there's no point making a separate thread, but yay! The January tournament has started!
Good to see Onosato's shoulder is better. Looking forward to seeing if some of the experienced rikishi who seemed to be running out of energy last time (Chiyoshoma, Tamawashi, Takayasu, Sadanoumi... wait, no more Sadanoumi) rally back this time. I'm also curious about Shishi, who seems to be teetering on the brink of progress but somehow not yet moving forward. (Other than in his preferred position, bent forward 90 degrees at the waist, with straight legs. :)) ) And a special round of applause for Hakunofuji holding out on the tawara heroically against Oho today!
