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Re: [sumo] A Takanotsuru Story
--- Jezz <jejima@gmail.com> wrote:
> Does anyone whether this is standard procedure? It
> sounds a bit
> 'Frankenstein' to me. Does this give him an
> advantage of disadvantage
> in the dohyo (with longer toes ;-)
Actually along with Tochisakae, Takanotsuru is my
favorite rikishi - I tend to like rikishis who went
through so much injuries but still struggled back to
Juryo/Maegashira while so many just give up and leave
(but you can't blame them as I would end up doing the
same).
Takanotsuru is not just a Toki look-alike but when you
see them on TV or either live, they sure do look like
though their sumo style is different.
Oh...the big toe. From a practical point of view,
someone like ShiroiKuma will know for sure. And from
a medical point of view, certain rijicho of certain
forum may know for more but one of the posts I sent on
Musoyama retirement, I believe his high school coach
mentioned that Musoyama gripped the dohyo so strong
that he left the big toe impression on the dohyo.
I believe he said in the retirement press conference,
an injury to his toe affected him most so I think it
is important to have the longer toe.
=====
.....Jonosuke
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