serum Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 today i went to my first sumo tournament. shit was dope. it's definitely an acquired taste. the point is for the two wrestlers to face off with eye contact and try to intimidate the other opponent before the match starts. they face off head to head, one wrestler waiting for the other to touch both fists to the ground and begin the match. but if one wrestler chooses to power-up from the god that they represent they move away from the circle and grab salt and throw it into the air. its kind of slow paced but basically after 3-4 "power-ups" its gets tense and you know that they are going to go at it the next face off. the first player to touch the ground with anything other than his feet or be pushed out to the circle loses. i always thought that sumo wrestlers were just really fat japanese people but for real dudes have alot muscle. heres some wrestlers that i dig. http://www.sumo.or.jp/eng/kyokai/honbasho/image/kyokai.jpg'> http://www.sumo.or.jp/eng/kyokai/honbasho/image/torikumi.jpg'> http://www.sumo.or.jp/meikan/rikishidata/image/20000100.jpg'> asashoryu from mongolia my favorite yokozuna right now. http://www.sumo.or.jp/meikan/rikishidata/image/20000036.jpg'> musashimaru from hawaii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philestine Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 Good post serum. I dig the process they go through before the match with the hair styling. If i ever get a chance, i wouldn't hesitate on the opportunity to see a match. Is that what you know about the sport so far or did you have someone with you explaining the rules and rituals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swif1 Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 i remember some channel showing sumo wrasslin' late night on TV in hawai'i. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chicken bone Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 Back when I lived in Japan I loved watching Sumo. Musashimaru was my favorite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spec Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 I watch it on TV, it's entertaining. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 http://raceworx.com/funnypics/wtf1.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEE_rase_war Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 old people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest krie Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 that old lady is fukn weird lookin, id be hating that if she was my grandmother! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaolinmasta Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 hahaha funny pic she looks like shes standing up to somone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest krie Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 shes standin up to you wot you gonna do now boye ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest uncle-boy Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 da local braddahs own dat shit. Akebono Musashimaru Konishki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.T Boy Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 hayakaguchi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serum Posted April 7, 2003 Author Share Posted April 7, 2003 Originally posted by philistine Good post serum. I dig the process they go through before the match with the hair styling. If i ever get a chance, i wouldn't hesitate on the opportunity to see a match. Is that what you know about the sport so far or did you have someone with you explaining the rules and rituals? i went with my girlfriend and she doesnt know anything about sumo. she didnt even know the names of the famous guys. wakanohana is retiring due to a bad leg so it was his 2nd time announcing his retirement. i guess theres a process to announcing your retirement a couple times. i was hoping they would cut his hair but not yet. in terms of what i know about sumo is limited to the sentances i can pick up off the tv in japanese. ive seen the little skinny kids practicing in the stables and how they really just beat the shit out of you until you bulk up and hopefully begin to kick some ass. their diets have been made more healthier due to wrestlers dying at a young age. other fun facts are about the sumo orgies, and a long time ago about the homosexual relationships between the sumo and his apprentices. but for real sumo wrestlers have the most gorgeous wives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest krie Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 Originally posted by serum i went with my girlfriend mmm i dun think id take my gf to watch sumo wrestling.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serum Posted April 7, 2003 Author Share Posted April 7, 2003 Sumo wrestlers to begin safety patrol Sumo wrestlers will be enlisted to fight the growing crime rate by conducting a nighttime patrol of the area around their Edogawa-ku stable from this week. Officials from the Isenoumi Stable hope that their hefty help will not only thin out the ranks of criminals, but also swell the number of fans of the ancient sport. "Anybody thinking of committing a crime would run away if they were confronted by a sumo wrestler," Isenoumi Stablemaster Fujinokawa said. Starting Wednesday, two Isenoumi grapplers will walk the streets of the districts near the stable each night for about one hour beginning at midnight. They won't be armed, but will carry whistles to alert people of the presence of a wrongdoer and perhaps track them down. Fujinokawa suggested the idea as much to boost the flagging popularity of sumo as to fight crime, which Metropolitan Police Agency statistics suggest is not so rampant around Edogawa-ku (Mainichi Shimbun, Feb. 9, 2003) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest krie Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 hahah :lol: ^^^^ id love to see them give chase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serum Posted April 7, 2003 Author Share Posted April 7, 2003 Originally posted by uncle-boy da local braddahs own dat shit. Akebono Musashimaru Konishki http://mcel.pacificu.edu/as/students/sumo/Pictures/bigA.jpg'> Akebono http://mcel.pacificu.edu/as/students/sumo/Pictures/bigK.jpg'> Konishiki akebono was dope. he was the tallest and biggest sumo ever and it kind of ruffled the japanese fans feathers because an american was kickin ass in their sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serum Posted April 7, 2003 Author Share Posted April 7, 2003 my favorite japanese sumo. two brothers that kick ass, but are now both retired. http://mcel.pacificu.edu/as/students/sumo/Pictures/Wakanohana.jpg'> Wakanohana http://mcel.pacificu.edu/as/students/sumo/Pictures/Takanohana.jpg'> Takanohana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serum Posted April 8, 2003 Author Share Posted April 8, 2003 fat bastards are not sumo wrestlers they're just fat bastards ...there's a difference. http://www.sumo.org.uk/newsy_files/philmarkmedals.jpg'> british sumo wrestlers http://www.sumo.org.uk/norway8large.jpg'> fat bastards from norway http://www.sumo.org.uk/jpeg7.jpg'> fat bastards in holland http://www.sumo.org.uk/hansjackie.jpg'> lord knows what these fatties were thinking http://www.sumo.org.uk/jpeg4.jpg'> ummm no you are not sumo wrestlers http://www.sumo.org.uk/sumomark.jpg'> anyone see 13 ghosts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serum Posted April 8, 2003 Author Share Posted April 8, 2003 how to throw a fat bastard posing as a sumo wrestler http://www.sumo.org.uk/skilly_files/liftgrip.jpg'> step 1 hug the fattie as if you were an old friend, whisper sweet nothings if needed http://www.sumo.org.uk/skilly_files/liftexample2.jpg'> step2 while maintaining eye contact lift the fattie off the ground http://www.sumo.org.uk/skilly_files/liftexample1.jpg'> step 3 shift your weight without breaking your back, beware of bacon grease and twinkie filling that may be remaining on the fat victim http://www.sumo.org.uk/skilly_files/uwatethrow.jpg'> step 4 begin to toss the fat bastard while being aware of any small creatures that may be squashed in the process including your toes http://www.sumo.org.uk/sumogif.gif'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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