Re: Re[2]: Hinkaku

["Rick Farris" <rickyw@ibm.net>]

My kids got to meet Akebono, Konishiki, and Musashi at the Navy base in
Yokosuka a couple of years back. Musashi was his friendly puppy dog self, as
was Konishiki. Akebono was just plain COLD.

Ricky Farris
rwfarris@ix.netcom.com

 -----Original Message-----
 From: Stephen Allanson <sallanson@accessline.com>
 To: sumo@brooks.statgen.ncsu.edu <sumo@brooks.statgen.ncsu.edu>;
 monaghan@apsicc.aps.edu <monaghan@apsicc.aps.edu>
 Date: Thursday, December 11, 1997 5:28 AM
 Subject: Re[2]: Hinkaku

>     Ya know what, I had the same experience with Akebono.  I was at an
>     American Hotel - The New Sanno - in Tokyo and met Jessie, Takamio, and
>     Akebono.  Takamio was very friendly, Jessie warmed up a bit after I
>     told him I had watched him in the late 60s and early 70s on the dohyo.
>     But Akebono was not even a rikishi at the time and he would not say a
>     nice word.  I hope his attituyde has changed somewhat, but my guess is
>     no.
>
>     Steve Allanson
>     presently isolated in Singapore.
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>Subject: Re: Hinkaku
>Author:  <monaghan@apsicc.aps.edu> at Internet-Mail
>Date:    12/10/97 10:47 AM
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>You know, I always wondered why Akebono is considered such a great guy.
>The one time I met him he was a jerk.  Very undignified.
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>David Turkington wrote:
>>
>> I think that Konishiki has shown large amounts of hinkaku over the past
few
>> years. His presence and demeanor on and off the Dohyo have been
outstanding
>> and a benefit to Sumo. I agree that that is probably why the Kyokai gave
>> him as much money as they did.
>>
>> On the other hand, i think Akebono has no concept of hinkaku and this is
>> why some people say it is the opposite of gaijin. He may be the worst
>> American (unofficial) ambassador we have. (As an aside, while i have only
>> once see anti-American sentiments in all my travels in Japan i know it
>> exists, but think it unfair to taint the whole society with this
>> generalization. But, this is another story.....)
>>
>> My question. I've never seen Musashimaru do anything undignified, nor
heard
>> of him being quoted as having said something improper. What are people's
>> perceptions of him? What does the Kyokai think?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> ------------------
>> David Turkington
>> dturk@uic.edu
>> (312) 413-9141
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