[sumo] Day 8 videos & torchbearer results [spoiler]

[Barbara Ann]

I have to agree with you, Joe, after watching the videos on Barbara's site.
I also think that at times, a henka is not really planned by some rikishi,
but just sort of flows with the tachiai movements and perceptions. I mean
this, in general, for those who normally conduct "good" sumo, as Ama does.

Having said that, I also believe that the choice of ultimate kimarite is
also determined by the flow of the bout. Sure, a guy can think "I want to
win this by, say, hikitoshi", but events during the bouts themselves can
easily abort a planned kimarite effort and end up with one that may seem
meant to inflict pain, but is not intentionally done so. I would cite the
Asashoryu/Ama bout. I firmly do not believe that Asa thought "let me inflict
pain on one of the rikishi that I most like and respect", but that the
movement came out naturally from his instincts.

Just my 2 yen's worth.

BRTK

-----Original Message-----
From: sumo-bounces at webtrek.com [mailto:sumo-bounces at webtrek.com] On Behalf
Of Kuramarujo
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 4:55 PM
To: barbara at technogirls.org; Sumo Mailing List
Subject: Re: [sumo] Day 8 videos & torchbearer results [spoiler]

On Sun, 2007-01-14 at 21:28 -0800, Barbara wrote:

> Ama-Kotooushu. Aha! Vengence visits Kotooushu, in the form of
> lightning-fast Ama! An expert step to the left, and Kotooushu is
> sprawled on his stomach. Ama's henka is the "best" one I've seen in a
> long time. As vile a practice as it is, at least when used by an
> undersized rank-and-file wrestler against an Ozeki, it might be viewed
> as less a sin.

        First off, I am as far from a "knowledgeable" Sumo fan as anyone.  I
couldn't hold a birthday candle to Doreen or Barb x2 or the extremely
well named Joe K (and anyone else I'm forgetting due to brain damage).
I couldn't light the candle for someone who couldn't hold a candle.
That being said...

        I've been watching this match for a little while and I think that
Ama's
move was maybe on the cusp of a henka.  The overhead shot seems to show
that Ama came straight at Oosh then, just on contact, he did a step
through and twist.  I guess it's in the spirit of a henka but it seemed
like a slick move to me.

--
Joe "Kuramarujo" Klemmer
http://www.webtrek.com/joe/sumo

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