Re: Musashimaru: Yokozuna after next basho?

[paulsw@wimsey.com]

Yugo Yodogawa wrote:
>
>Since Musashimaru jun-yusho'd this basho, I think he should be promoted
>if and only if he yusho's in the Haru basho.
>-yugo
>

  From the matches I have seen I don't think Musashimaru is ready to be 
promoted.  Yes he is big.  Yes, he's strong and he appears to have the right 
attitude but IMHO he is lacking technique.

  If he can keep an opponent off his belt he is quite good.  If his opponent 
gets a belt hold he doesn't appear to have the techniques (i.e. throwing) to 
win decisively.  It also appears to me that he loses some of his fighting 
spirit when his opponent has a belt hold. I think his fighting spirit would 
remain strong if he improved his technique. Also, improved technique would 
give him more confidence and more options when his opponent has a belt hold. 
IMHO when his technique improves he will easily attain consecutive yusho's 
and well qualified to be a Yokozuna.

Paul