[sumo] Comments on Scott's reaction to Asashoryu's suspension
Pierre Wohlleben
Pierre.Wohlleben at gmx.net
Thu Aug 2 13:39:55 EDT 2007
Scott Kahn wrote:
> While I greatly respect Moti's far superior knowledge of sumo, I am a
> little disappointed that he suggests only foreign rikishi disobey or
> have no regard for sumo tradition, and that all Japanese rikishi are
> model citizens. There is no need for me to go into endless examples of
> Japanese rikishi who ran afoul of the Kyokai...
Oh, please *do*. So far you've avoided the issue of what happens to Japanese rikishi who disobey the rules like the plague. (Other than trying to draw a silly equivalency between Wakanohana's make-koshi and Asashoryu's off-dohyo antics, that is.)
Asashosakari
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