just seen Day 14. Living up to hopes of a memorable climax. Some fantastic bouts. Kinbozan v Kirishima is a truly GREAT bout. Something definitely amiss with Kotozakura - hopefully he’ll be physically alright to go for his vital kachi-koshi in Osaka.
Never been to Sumo. I'm sure it's a good spectacle. Sorry don't mean to hijack your thread! PM me if you want to chat.
Not hijacking it at all. Stu has mentioned the crazy work ethic in China and Japan is probably more famous for it. It's something that the Japanese are working on and why i'm planning to only work part time when i emigrate out there. It's a shame that a lot of Nihonjins don't have time to appreciate the place. It also has a lot of other faults that aren't related to working too hard.
Never been to Sumo. I'm sure it's a good spectacle. Sorry don't mean to hijack your thread! PM me if you want to chat.
Not hijacking it at all. Stu has mentioned the crazy work ethic in China and Japan is probably more famous for it. It's something that the Japanese are working on and why i'm planning to only work part time when i emigrate out there. It's a shame that a lot of Nihonjins don't have time to appreciate the place. It also has a lot of other faults that aren't related to working too hard.
Yeah, I work part time too, which brings a different set of problems. I've never had expectations to 'overwork'. That's far from the issue for foreigners living here.
Unbelievable. Brilliant finish. Feel sorry for both Kinbozan and Oho but Hoshoryu is the new MAN. Will they give the promo? He deserves it IMHO but it could go either way. What a Basho.
I know what throw that is without clicking on the link! He attempted it again during the staredown match!
Throw of the basho in November should have been Hoshoryu's double mawashi grip where he raised his opponent a good foot off the dohyou and carried them off.
The old tsutae-zori (the under arm forward body drop, as we all know it ) He did indeed try it again in that bout but it's easy to lose the grip. He has to be hypermobile to be the rubber-man he is but even so it's amazing he can be competitive with those shot knees - even made Sanyaku not long ago. I love the poses he pulls when he has a big win - great stuff.
Great news. It's official. Hoshoryu is the 74th Yokozuna. Despite the 3 losses to rank and filers, his aggressive style and variety of techniques make it thoroughly deserved.
Enjoyed that, and the three-way showdown was great. Feel a bit sorry for Kinbozan, but saw he'd previously dropped down to Juryo, that's a great comeback! Hopefully he can find a bit more consistency, because he beat some big names.
Cheapest available tickets by the time I looked were close to £600 in the hospitality section. Not actually more expensive that going to Japan to watch an actual Basho, but similar to what I paid for a long weekend in Paris with 3 Paralympic events.
I wonder what the balance will be in the crowd between British sumo fans and Japanese people who happen to live here. There were loads of Yanks at the baseball when I went to that.
On the up-side, given how quickly they've sold out a pretty large venue, there has to be a reasonable chance they'll do it again in a few years' time? There are bigger venues available although I guess the status of the Royal Albert Hall might mean they prefer to use it over, say, Wembley Arena.
Crazy how quickly they sold out. There's only 2 people who regularly contribute to this thread! Will be interesting to see what the crowd is like, pricing suggests more corporate and the speed suggest hardcore followers.
Cheapest available tickets by the time I looked were close to £600 in the hospitality section. Not actually more expensive that going to Japan to watch an actual Basho, but similar to what I paid for a long weekend in Paris with 3 Paralympic events.
I wonder what the balance will be in the crowd between British sumo fans and Japanese people who happen to live here. There were loads of Yanks at the baseball when I went to that.
On the up-side, given how quickly they've sold out a pretty large venue, there has to be a reasonable chance they'll do it again in a few years' time? There are bigger venues available although I guess the status of the Royal Albert Hall might mean they prefer to use it over, say, Wembley Arena.
I'd be surprised if there were many Japanese. Those that travel/live abroad and those like to attend sumo are very different demographics.
Cheapest available tickets by the time I looked were close to £600 in the hospitality section. Not actually more expensive that going to Japan to watch an actual Basho, but similar to what I paid for a long weekend in Paris with 3 Paralympic events.
I wonder what the balance will be in the crowd between British sumo fans and Japanese people who happen to live here. There were loads of Yanks at the baseball when I went to that.
On the up-side, given how quickly they've sold out a pretty large venue, there has to be a reasonable chance they'll do it again in a few years' time? There are bigger venues available although I guess the status of the Royal Albert Hall might mean they prefer to use it over, say, Wembley Arena.
I'd be surprised if there were many Japanese. Those that travel/live abroad and those like to attend sumo are very different demographics.
There are a number of my Japanese friends and acquaintances in London that want to go but can't get tickets. The website's shambolic.
Cheapest available tickets by the time I looked were close to £600 in the hospitality section. Not actually more expensive that going to Japan to watch an actual Basho, but similar to what I paid for a long weekend in Paris with 3 Paralympic events.
I wonder what the balance will be in the crowd between British sumo fans and Japanese people who happen to live here. There were loads of Yanks at the baseball when I went to that.
On the up-side, given how quickly they've sold out a pretty large venue, there has to be a reasonable chance they'll do it again in a few years' time? There are bigger venues available although I guess the status of the Royal Albert Hall might mean they prefer to use it over, say, Wembley Arena.
I'd be surprised if there were many Japanese. Those that travel/live abroad and those like to attend sumo are very different demographics.
There are a number of my Japanese friends and acquaintances in London that want to go but can't get tickets. The website's shambolic.
This is common for lots of events in the UK. You get messed about and can't get tickets, but low and behold plenty are available at double face value on other sites.
Dohyōside seats for the Tokyo Basho are 20,000en, £105. £900 at The Royal Albert hall with the hospitality treatment.
First day of the March Basho today, not a great start for most of the high ranks.
Cheapest available tickets by the time I looked were close to £600 in the hospitality section. Not actually more expensive that going to Japan to watch an actual Basho, but similar to what I paid for a long weekend in Paris with 3 Paralympic events.
I wonder what the balance will be in the crowd between British sumo fans and Japanese people who happen to live here. There were loads of Yanks at the baseball when I went to that.
On the up-side, given how quickly they've sold out a pretty large venue, there has to be a reasonable chance they'll do it again in a few years' time? There are bigger venues available although I guess the status of the Royal Albert Hall might mean they prefer to use it over, say, Wembley Arena.
I'd be surprised if there were many Japanese. Those that travel/live abroad and those like to attend sumo are very different demographics.
There are a number of my Japanese friends and acquaintances in London that want to go but can't get tickets. The website's shambolic.
This is common for lots of events in the UK. You get messed about and can't get tickets, but low and behold plenty are available at double face value on other sites.
Dohyōside seats for the Tokyo Basho are 20,000en, £105. £900 at The Royal Albert hall with the hospitality treatment.
First day of the March Basho today, not a great start for most of the high ranks.
2 Ukrainians in the top Division for the first time ever. Thought Shishi was very unlucky today. Very close call. Triffic wins for Hakuoho and Takerufuji. Hope they both get to Sanyaku soon.
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Living up to hopes of a memorable climax.
Some fantastic bouts.
Kinbozan v Kirishima is a truly GREAT bout.
Something definitely amiss with Kotozakura - hopefully he’ll be physically alright to go for his vital kachi-koshi in Osaka.
Brilliant finish.
Feel sorry for both Kinbozan and Oho but Hoshoryu is the new MAN.
Will they give the promo?
He deserves it IMHO but it could go either way.
What a Basho.
Aside from Hoshoryu's throws that dumped so many opponents, this from Day 4 was the throw of the Basho IMHO.
https://clips.twitch.tv/DeterminedSteamyPanRalpherZ-ix87uWCd12PL0S0j
Throw of the basho in November should have been Hoshoryu's double mawashi grip where he raised his opponent a good foot off the dohyou and carried them off.
He did indeed try it again in that bout but it's easy to lose the grip.
He has to be hypermobile to be the rubber-man he is but even so it's amazing he can be competitive with those shot knees - even made Sanyaku not long ago.
I love the poses he pulls when he has a big win - great stuff.
Hoshoryu is the 74th Yokozuna.
Despite the 3 losses to rank and filers, his aggressive style and variety of techniques make it thoroughly deserved.
Seems very corporate which isn't how Sumo is in Japan. Will still be a great occasion.
I wonder what the balance will be in the crowd between British sumo fans and Japanese people who happen to live here. There were loads of Yanks at the baseball when I went to that.
On the up-side, given how quickly they've sold out a pretty large venue, there has to be a reasonable chance they'll do it again in a few years' time? There are bigger venues available although I guess the status of the Royal Albert Hall might mean they prefer to use it over, say, Wembley Arena.
Dohyōside seats for the Tokyo Basho are 20,000en, £105. £900 at The Royal Albert hall with the hospitality treatment.
First day of the March Basho today, not a great start for most of the high ranks.
Thought Shishi was very unlucky today. Very close call.
Triffic wins for Hakuoho and Takerufuji. Hope they both get to Sanyaku soon.