Oshi-dashi'd message

[Basten <cbasten@statgen.ncsu.edu>]

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From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Knut_H=F6gvall?= <iknh@iar.se>
To: <sumo@statgen.ncsu.edu>
Subject: RE: japan times: Yokozuna's actions
Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 08:49:29 +0200

> Could we see a
> niramiai again, after so long?  That would be pretty
> nifty.  Wasn't there one before an Akebono vs. Taka-
> nohana match where both rikishi actually took a step
> towards each other before going to the salt?

Yeah, that happened, but it was Akebono and Takatoriki. The staredowns between those two were always something to look forward to. Often more dramatic and aggressive than the actual matches. But with Takatoriki gone, the art of niramiai seems to be lost.

And also, with Takatoriki gone, when will we ever see a jikan-mae again, I wonder?

- Heiyu