[sumo] Yaocho

[Angie]

Just to muddy the waters still further, I'm sure their
are instances where one of the lower ranked rikishi
will "throw" a match for personal protection.  If I
were a not-ready-for-prime-time rikishi facing Roho,
for example, and was sure he'd win anyway, I'd
probably not put up much resistence hoping to stay
uninjured for following bouts I might actually win.

Angie in Texas, US


--- Joe Kuroda <joe_kuroda at yahoo.com> wrote:

> .... All those 7-7 rikishis winning on senshuraku 
> can prove
> one thing that sometimes if you already have a
> Kachikoshi and your drinking buddy is in danger of
> falling to Juryo if he loses, then you are just not
> up
> to feeling like you want to face him. No money
> changes
> hands nor any premeditation, it just happens.....