What's wrong with Musashimaru? NOTHING, thank you very much

[kawika@gol.com (David F. Meisenzahl)]

>Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 20:38:31 +0900
>To:stuart@gol.com
From:kawika@gol.com (David F. Meisenzahl)
>Subject:What's wrong with Musashimaru? NOTHING, thank you very much
>
>>        On Sun, 23 Jun 1996 14:07:19 -0800, Abe-san said...
>>
>>>Musashimaru's sumo is all offence and no defence.
>>>[and other much good stuff]
>
>Let's remember the obvious, he is ozeki and 900 others guys are below him.
>Offense, defense, whatever-fense, he is good enough to be on the 2nd
>tier.
>
>I have spoken to low guys, who are his friends, they tell me that his
>oyakata does not put any pressure on him at all.  For example, most
>sekitori must entertain his supporters and be available to the press.
>
>His oyakata tells him to do what he wants, if he doesn't want to speak to
>the press, no problem.
>
>Now, maybe, just maybe, this lack of pressure extends to his sumo, but I
>can only guess.
>
>Actually, IMHO, he doesn't care if he is yokozuna or not.  Maybe he is a
>purist, the title yokozuna is relatively new to sumo.  Hey, they still
>have a big party when you make it to ozeki, because you to recently in
>sumo history, there was no yokozuna title.
>
>So, I guess the critize is fair, but think there are other sekitori must
>more deserving of it.
>
>Come on, the guy has a yusho, a zensho yusho at that, not even Akebono has
>got one of those.
>
>Aloha!
>
>PS  Konishiki now has an IBM ThinkPad, given to him free from someone here
>at IBM.  I am faxing him an internet provider application.  I am going to
>talk him into joining this list, maybe, at least ask him give it a try.
>
>>
>>This is exactly what I meant. I can't imagine him gracefully hopping
>>around edge of the dohyo and getting the advantage back on his
>>opponent. Thinking about this has led to another thought or question
>>related to the rikshi who are percieved to be very skillfull.
>>
>>Some of the rikishi have been very good Judo players in the past and
>>this definately gives them a bag of tricks that the
>>non-judo-background rikishi don't have. Is there any disadvantage in
>>having a judo background? Are judo-like moves seen as second class to
>>real sumo moves?
>>
>>In the recent 2 day knock-out tournament, (I think it was) Kotonishiki
>>who threw Terao by catching Terao's outstretched hand and whipping it
>>around as you would with a towel. Terao did a roll in the air and held
>>his arm close to his body for a long time after the throw. It was one
>>of the most unusual defeats that I have seen and looked like something
>>more like proffesional wrestling than sumo.
>>
>>
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