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This bout took place two days before the one I shared the other day. Notice how Hokuten’yū, who had a preference for grappling, approached Terao’s machine-gun tsuppari differently than Hoshi. Rather than duking it out, Hokuten’yū brilliantly deflects to create an opening.
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Late ‘80s sumo can largely be described as “Chiyonofuji throwing people.”
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Musashimaru, famously, would get his right arm inside and use it to raise his opponent’s left arm to the point of uselessness. But notice how he employs the ottsuke/thrusting combination from the right to fish for the opening he needs. Patient adherence to style and technique.
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Kirishima and Konishiki shared a famous rivalry throughout their careers. They debuted in the top division together, held the Ōzeki rank contemporaneously, and split their 40 professional meetings right down the middle, at 20 wins a piece. Kirishima vs Konishiki, July 1989
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To any newer fans who might not be aware, the bald-headed older gentleman who addresses the crowd at the start of each sumo tournament is JSA Chairman Hakkaku, who won 8 championships with his hyper-aggressive style of sumo in the 1980s and 90s. Hokutoumi vs Konishiki, May 1987
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Mutsuarashi weighed only 220lbs here, but that never stopped him from picking heavier rikishi up. He won 103 matches by “lift-out,” making it his most used winning move. And he could convert those lifts into even flashier feats of strength. Mutsuarashi vs Kirinji, July 1975
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