January 2025 - Day 12.4 - both Sekiwake matches
Added 2025-01-23 12:58:01 +0000 UTCFirst up is Sekiwake Wakamotoharu (3-8) and his Day 12 opponent is M5 Hiradoumi (6-5).
Then we see Sekiwake Daieisho (7-4) going for his KK 8th win against M4 Ura (6-5).
Enjoy!
-Jason
Comments
I see Ura, I hit Heart
TheRealTeal
2025-01-24 14:47:28 +0000 UTCBattle of the Pinks—Get that KK Daiesho!
Joshua Bacon
2025-01-23 19:49:25 +0000 UTCBlink and you'll miss the first match, I know out host loves these 😆
Sean Williams
2025-01-23 19:08:37 +0000 UTCMatch #1: if your situational awareness flags, you are going to pay for that! Match #2: Nothing worked today from Ura's bag-of-tricks!
Raymond Sosnowski
2025-01-23 17:15:50 +0000 UTCThe Ancient Connections to Basho (場所) In light of these early forms and their layered meanings, it’s clear that basho (場所), though it eventually came to mean a general "place," retains some of these deeper connotations related to earth and warrior symbolism. The earth (土) as the foundation of all life, rooted in the physical world, connects to the basho as the place where actions unfold. The warrior (戈) reflects the focus on readiness and action in a space, a place where one’s actions can be decisive—whether on the battlefield or in a spiritual context. Now, combining these symbols, basho might not simply mean a "place" in the everyday sense. Instead, it could be seen as a "sacred ground of action"—a space where life and battle intersect. It’s where earth (symbolizing grounding, home, and sustenance) meets the warrior’s weapon (representing action, conflict, and readiness). This was the ground upon which the warrior stood to either protect or transform. In terms of sumo, the basho would then not just be the sumo ring, but a spiritual battlefield where one must both protect and act with full readiness. It’s a ground that holds both the divine and the human, the spiritual and the martial. Hiradoumi’s failure to maintain awareness would be akin to a warrior standing unprepared on sacred ground—disconnected from both the spiritual energy of the place and the readiness demanded by the action within that space.
AL OHM
2025-01-23 15:52:42 +0000 UTCI agree on the Henka as less than honourable - but watch again. Hiradoumi was looking at the ground - so that is Karma imo he deserved to be taken as he was not aware and present - Another meaning of the Japanese word for basho. The Characters(old) were of the warrior in the place of action, but also the character for the warrior prepared for battle. Hiradoumi was not prepared this time.
AL OHM
2025-01-23 15:40:34 +0000 UTC
