Re: [sumo] more on the 1-day Nagoya tournament

["Quinlan" <sumo@plusq.net>]

I recorded the tournament and then watched it late last night.  It was
rather theatrical.  I've never thought much about staging fights or taking
falls, but a lot of the bouts looked rather staged.  In particular,
Chiyotaikai's loss to Toki looked particularly intentional.   I am certain
there was some sort of arrangement there.  Also, in Takamisakari's match
against Wakatoba, they gave each other a really intense/hilarious look
before the bout.  (Wakatoba did a yakuza impression and Takamizakari did his
own best impression of a tough guy, which was cute..) The audience erupted
into a mixture of laughter and applause.  The only bout that looked really
sincere and was impressive to watch was Asashoryu against Asasekiryu.  If I
had some way of digitizing video I'd post that bout to show, because it
really was excellent.
I thought even Asashoryu looked rather relaxed through most of the
tournament, and wouldn't say that he went all out or used any sort of
violent techniques.  This whole tournament was basically meant as
entertainment as far as I understand, and so the results seem to have been
predetermined.  And it was fun to watch from the perspective of observing
interpersonal relations through facial expressions etc.

Quinlan


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "moti" <sumo@dichne.com>
To: "'Sumo mail list'" <sumo@sun01pt2-1523.statgen.ncsu.edu>
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 6:34 PM
Subject: [sumo] more on the 1-day Nagoya tournament


> Well, I guess all you guys out there who saw the show on TV have better
> things to do/have a life than to tell us what you saw,so I'll go on
> trying to gather bits and pieces from various sources.
> Takanowaka won the Juryo tournament.
> "I like Nagoya, so I took each bout at a time and did my best to win",
> said Asashouryuu. Last year, he clinched the Ozeki berth in Nagoya,
> which is a good omen for him. OTOH, all that strife with Shoes on
> happened in Nagoya as well, and of course, his first ever kyujo. "The
> atmosphere was great, and the fans seemed to be happy," he added with
> satisfaction. "I'd like to do good keiko,", he said, getting ready for
> Aki Jungyo.
> Asashouryuu went all out, as if it were a honbasho. He used violent
> harite against the Sadogatake duo of Kotomitsuki and Kotonowaka before
> beating them by Oshidashi. His total purse of the last three days was
> 5,500,000 yen (approx.$47,000)
> "Keiko? I'm doing light keiko for fear of getting hurt." He is being
> extra careful since the light injury he received towards the end of last
> basho.
> The Aki Jungyo will go on for 17 days and will be held at 13 different
> venues.
>
>
> Kintamayama Mochiron
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