[my paying attention to sumo comes and goes, but I just rewatched all of last year's bashos over the holidays, so am amped for the Hatsu basho this month; usually my attention peters out before day 15, or life snuffs out my time to do these]
no yokozuna
plus rather weak ozeki
era of sumo
plus rather weak ozeki
era of sumo
opportunity for new
faces to establish selves
faces to establish selves
and yet, on day one
of new year's basho, an old
Mongolian macked
of new year's basho, an old
Mongolian macked
Tamawashi's the eldest
rikishi still competing
rikishi still competing
somehow, better than
ever... even winning Aki
basho late last year
only his second career
yusho, as this advanced age
teetering at edge
of sanyaku (highest-ranked)
status as old man
of sanyaku (highest-ranked)
status as old man
38 years old... and yet
somehow even more wily
somehow even more wily
Kiribiyama
is young and full of fire, and
comes out bullrushing
is young and full of fire, and
comes out bullrushing
slapping and thrusting to edge,
and both men ballet spin out
and both men ballet spin out
simultaneous
twisting goes to review, and
deemed too close to call
twisting goes to review, and
deemed too close to call
a redo is in order -
second chance for the young bull
second chance for the young bull
Kiribiyama
again charges, pushing back
old Tamawashi
again charges, pushing back
old Tamawashi
at dohyo's edge, enormous
pirouette and body slam
pirouette and body slam
Tamawashi shifts
the young bull's momentum back
against his own self
the young bull's momentum back
against his own self
thus, old ass Tamawashi
ends day one with perfect record
ends day one with perfect record
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