September 2024 - Day 13.1 - Juryo: Takerufuji v Shishi
Added 2024-09-20 13:00:16 +0000 UTCMy Day 13 coverage kicks off with this match in the Juryo Division between sole leader J11 Takerufuji (11-1) and J2 Shishi (7-5).
Enjoy!
-Jason
Comments
It’s the power. Tachi-ai is 90% brute strength with 10% technique. You can master technique but that power is a birth right. I believe Takerufuji’s push charge is something we have never witnessed before.
SP Bizzy
2024-09-21 17:37:54 +0000 UTCI feel like the tachiai has a big paper-rock-scissors type element to it, so I think it is "he didn't expect that strategy". Shishi was going for either a front or side belt grip right out of the tachiai, but Takerufuji's mid-chest push nullified it by locking his arms out first. I have to imagine rikishi strategize and strategize over their tachiai options.
Tim Crouch
2024-09-20 23:20:57 +0000 UTCWow his ankles really are thin. Seems to be working fine for him though!
TheRealTeal
2024-09-20 16:39:59 +0000 UTCRIP Akebono
Brady
2024-09-20 14:26:18 +0000 UTCYay sumo
mark ellis
2024-09-20 14:22:26 +0000 UTCHuh. I got your thin ankles right here...
Dave
2024-09-20 13:55:28 +0000 UTC
