Re: Trojan warnings/Gino-sho

[mabe@netcom.com (Masumi Abe)]

>  
> A sumo question:  what's with the Gino-sho? Hard to believe that *no one*
> for the last 5 bashos has deserved an award for technique. I personally
> think that any time Mainoumi or Kyokudozan makes kachi-koshi, they should
> get it <g>.
>  
Sumo Kyokai and most of oyakata do not want to encourage rikishi to be
a "tedori-zumo" or "batabata-zumo". Those are off the mainstream of sumo
techniques, which is tsuki/oshi-zumo.

Usually, Shukunsho is for rikishi beaten yusho rikishi or yokozuna,
or multiple ozeki. Kanto-sho is for rikishi with good win-loss record
or particularly impressive fighting spirit.

Ginosho is for rikishi with impressive technique with solid sumo basics.
Tricky moves are not particularly suitable for Ginosho. I don't think
many rikishi who is famous for jumping left and right and over the 
ooponent at tachiai won many Ginosho.

-Masumiriki
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