▲ 5 ▼ Aki Basho - Day 4 (sh.itjust.works) submitted 1 month ago by merde@sh.itjust.works to c/sumo@lemmy.world 17 comments fedilink hide all child comments the day of false starts?
[–] merde@sh.itjust.works [S] 3 points 1 month ago (4 children) Takayasu & Onosato presents the Air Sumo: How to win without touching! permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Sergio@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago (3 children) Takayasu's tsuppari punches are apparently so powerful that they're "delayed action"! I think that Takayasu gets a kinboshi bonus for that bout. Because he's currently a Maegashira and defeated a Yokozuna. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago (2 children) One of the things I've never really understood upon Sumo Fighting is-- what...? At times, it feels amazing, satisfying, "this is how it goes." But at other times...? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sergio@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) There's a lot that can happen. Sumo's got throws and trips like judo. Armlocks like BJJ. Shoves like American Football. It's all about balance and force. The really top guys are strong, nimble, and creative. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago* I think I'm like most dumbass Americans in conceptualising Sumo as "just a bunch of fat guys bouncing off each other until one a them falls out the ring, haha." But in reality, yeah, those guys are actually thunderous powerhouses of muscle and technique, from what I understand. I've read here and there about what makes for a sumōtori, and it's... gosh, almost like living upon a different planet. Almost. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sergio@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago (3 children) Takayasu's tsuppari punches are apparently so powerful that they're "delayed action"! I think that Takayasu gets a kinboshi bonus for that bout. Because he's currently a Maegashira and defeated a Yokozuna. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago (2 children) One of the things I've never really understood upon Sumo Fighting is-- what...? At times, it feels amazing, satisfying, "this is how it goes." But at other times...? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sergio@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) There's a lot that can happen. Sumo's got throws and trips like judo. Armlocks like BJJ. Shoves like American Football. It's all about balance and force. The really top guys are strong, nimble, and creative. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago* I think I'm like most dumbass Americans in conceptualising Sumo as "just a bunch of fat guys bouncing off each other until one a them falls out the ring, haha." But in reality, yeah, those guys are actually thunderous powerhouses of muscle and technique, from what I understand. I've read here and there about what makes for a sumōtori, and it's... gosh, almost like living upon a different planet. Almost. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago (2 children) One of the things I've never really understood upon Sumo Fighting is-- what...? At times, it feels amazing, satisfying, "this is how it goes." But at other times...? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sergio@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) There's a lot that can happen. Sumo's got throws and trips like judo. Armlocks like BJJ. Shoves like American Football. It's all about balance and force. The really top guys are strong, nimble, and creative. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago* I think I'm like most dumbass Americans in conceptualising Sumo as "just a bunch of fat guys bouncing off each other until one a them falls out the ring, haha." But in reality, yeah, those guys are actually thunderous powerhouses of muscle and technique, from what I understand. I've read here and there about what makes for a sumōtori, and it's... gosh, almost like living upon a different planet. Almost. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sergio@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) There's a lot that can happen. Sumo's got throws and trips like judo. Armlocks like BJJ. Shoves like American Football. It's all about balance and force. The really top guys are strong, nimble, and creative. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago* I think I'm like most dumbass Americans in conceptualising Sumo as "just a bunch of fat guys bouncing off each other until one a them falls out the ring, haha." But in reality, yeah, those guys are actually thunderous powerhouses of muscle and technique, from what I understand. I've read here and there about what makes for a sumōtori, and it's... gosh, almost like living upon a different planet. Almost. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago* I think I'm like most dumbass Americans in conceptualising Sumo as "just a bunch of fat guys bouncing off each other until one a them falls out the ring, haha." But in reality, yeah, those guys are actually thunderous powerhouses of muscle and technique, from what I understand. I've read here and there about what makes for a sumōtori, and it's... gosh, almost like living upon a different planet. Almost. permalink fedilink source parent