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Abi beggan in agressive style
Murray’s the Keebler elf?
This is the best day ever
English graphics!
Also the keebler Elf has no faith in Kotoshigiku in a humorous way
NHK definiteley has better camera work than AbemaTV
Gunning got his Dr. Who refernce in there, too!
The defending champi is genki
Vintage Tochinishin! Incredible strength
and the classic Arawashi cartwheel
Tachiai just got mentioned on NHK incredible!!
Blown away, grinning from ear to ear. Thank you dear readers for all your support!
Tachiai.org shout-out from John Gunning! nice
Well done, Tachiai! Well deserved recognition for the coverage you all provide. Thanks!
oh dear, “is this the Endo, no there is one more after this”
This is all of the great stuff we miss by just getting summaries. These guys are at this all the time during the normal broadcast.
Takayasu’s problem is that he has come to rely so heavily on his shoulder charge at the tachiai that it is very predictable, and when he faces an opponent who can hold their ground against it, he is at a loss as to how to recover.
Its a stark contrast to his sumo from 2016, where he was deliberate and more under control. I think a lot of this comes from him not having Kisenosato to train against.
That can only be a partial explanation, though. Surely he should be training for different tachiai tactics, even without his preferred partner?
That, or having a greatly weakened Kisenosato to go against taught Takayasu lazy, bad habits. Not having to use his all to win subconsciously seeped into his basho form, it seems.
Classic classic classic Kakuryu, looked good today