[sumo] Suspension

[Charles Beauchamp]

You are in no way qualified to tell me what it is that
I do or do not understand.


--- Takanomizu <takanomizu at mchsi.com> wrote:

> > It seems to me the kyokai sucks eggs and without
> the
> > stars there would be no sport at all.  The #1 man
> in
> > the sport is bigger then the group of silly old
> men
> > with tired old ideas making little effort to
> > understand the only real draw their dying
> organization
> > has
> 
> The thing that you don't seem to understand is that
> there have been many #1 
> men in sumo over many years. The Kyokai is
> responsible for a long past, this 
> turbulent present, and the unknown future of sumo.
> That obligation is heavy 
> in Japan.
> 
> Asashoryu seems to either not understand or not care
> about his 
> responsibilities as dai-yokozuna. He is an exciting
> rikishi to watch, but it 
> doesn't put him above the rules.
> 
> I think six months of house arrest will be like
> prison to him. I don't know 
> if he'll be able to stand it. If he can't, I would
> guess that he'll return 
> to Mongolia & run for President.
> 
> Irene
> Takanomizu
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Charles Beauchamp" <beauking1 at yahoo.com>
> To: "Sumo Mailing List" <sumo at webtrek.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 6:32 AM
> Subject: Re: [sumo] Suspension
> 
> 
> > It seems to me the kyokai sucks eggs and without
> the
> > stars there would be no sport at all.  The #1 man
> in
> > the sport is bigger then the group of silly old
> men
> > with tired old ideas making little effort to
> > understand the only real draw their dying
> organization
> > has.
> >
> > I always believe that if the only reason you are
> doing
> > something is "tradition" then it is something that
> can
> > be done away with.
> >
> > --- Jim Bitgood <Jimbit2 at comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Just my 2 cents or 2 yen or whatever.
> >> It seems to me that Asa has shown very little
> >> respect for the Kyokai.
> >> Without that organization, he would be doing
> >> Mongolian sumo like his
> >> father and totally unknown outside Ulan Bator (or
> >> whatever the
> >> current P.C. spelling is).
> >>
> >>          Jim
> >>          "Chitose-Taikai"
> >>
> >>
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