We did see Ura do this, it was amazing to see him do this, however he landed on his back on top of his opponent, if his opponent had tried to save himself by grabbing Ura free arm then we may well have been looking at a broken neck or back
What we see now is and let’s be completely honest here, inexperienced Rikishi out of desperation to get the win using a move they have very little experience or skill in the way it’s used, seeing a rikishi land on his back head first over side of the entire ring was extremely scary and the wrestler concerned look shocked at how he landed. I think this move should be banned before a tragedy happens!!
Just a correction, unless I am missing something Fujinokawa is from Kyoto not Hokkaido. I am also loving Fujinokawa's sumo. It's amazing how he gets things done. Asakoryu is also someone who is adapting Fuji's playbook but I think Asakoryu's build might be better for that "honey badger" style of sumo than most rikishi of his size.
At this point I’m all in on The Pitbull, aka Fujinokawa. He’s power, grit, relentlessness, and the sheerest ferocity. I just hope he manages to stay clear of serious injury, which as we’ve seen so far he’s susceptible to. Then again his way and injuries are sort of bedfellows… Thanks for the great dispatches, bud!
Hi! Glad you're enjoying the tournament and Fujinokawa. He's must-see TV at this point. I'd love to see him go mad dog against a really big name. He might get squashed, but it would be fun seeing him give it a go.
How is utchari riskier than some of the other crazy backbend stuff Ura tries, like izumo or tsuzaetori? (I hope I am spelling these right recalling some highlights from Ura last year.)
With Ura's back drop finishes he also lands in the ring and usually his opponents break his fall. The utchari is usually performed when someone's heels are against the straw. This leads to, quite often, both men falling to the floor. The thrower, in those situations, falls backwards towards the floor. I'm terrified someone is going to get a serious head or neck injury because of that.
And we've also seen that lifting that much weight, while pivoting, is a nightmare on the knees. For Ura's backdrop he's bending his knees and then pushing off in a straight direction. He's not having to twist and lift like with the utchari.
I also worry about today’s [ yesterdays ] headlock
Ura is very experienced in the moves he uses, we are used to seeing him use as mklip2001 points out the other crazy back bend stuff Ura tries
The thing is Ura is extremely flexible and very very athletic, but even he can make a mistake misjudge an opponent’s movement which he did and thankfully it didn’t get used,
However one cannot say the same for Aonishiki who utilised this move on Wakamotoharu I would honestly have to say it was terrifying to watch and Waka looked stunned as he tried to get up I would be surprised if he hasn’t inadvertently been injured, most rikishi are not experienced
enough in this move and it was scary to watch
Like you Tim I would be delighted to see that move banned, along possibly with the headlock
Perhaps the rule should be you can only attempt an Utchari if wearing pink 😉…
All my little guys won!
Did anyone else marvel at Takayosho’s unending slap face attack? I can’t remember if it was Day 2 or 3, but it was crazy!
He can really fire those things off when he wants to!
I agree with you 100% Tim
We did see Ura do this, it was amazing to see him do this, however he landed on his back on top of his opponent, if his opponent had tried to save himself by grabbing Ura free arm then we may well have been looking at a broken neck or back
What we see now is and let’s be completely honest here, inexperienced Rikishi out of desperation to get the win using a move they have very little experience or skill in the way it’s used, seeing a rikishi land on his back head first over side of the entire ring was extremely scary and the wrestler concerned look shocked at how he landed. I think this move should be banned before a tragedy happens!!
Just a correction, unless I am missing something Fujinokawa is from Kyoto not Hokkaido. I am also loving Fujinokawa's sumo. It's amazing how he gets things done. Asakoryu is also someone who is adapting Fuji's playbook but I think Asakoryu's build might be better for that "honey badger" style of sumo than most rikishi of his size.
Whoops, you're exactly right.
Fujinokawa just seems to have some things you can't teach. So much aggression and commitment to everything he does.
Asakoryu might be a little stronger, but he's more demure.
I like them both, though, and want them to stick around in makuuchi.
At this point I’m all in on The Pitbull, aka Fujinokawa. He’s power, grit, relentlessness, and the sheerest ferocity. I just hope he manages to stay clear of serious injury, which as we’ve seen so far he’s susceptible to. Then again his way and injuries are sort of bedfellows… Thanks for the great dispatches, bud!
Hi! Glad you're enjoying the tournament and Fujinokawa. He's must-see TV at this point. I'd love to see him go mad dog against a really big name. He might get squashed, but it would be fun seeing him give it a go.
How is utchari riskier than some of the other crazy backbend stuff Ura tries, like izumo or tsuzaetori? (I hope I am spelling these right recalling some highlights from Ura last year.)
With Ura's back drop finishes he also lands in the ring and usually his opponents break his fall. The utchari is usually performed when someone's heels are against the straw. This leads to, quite often, both men falling to the floor. The thrower, in those situations, falls backwards towards the floor. I'm terrified someone is going to get a serious head or neck injury because of that.
And we've also seen that lifting that much weight, while pivoting, is a nightmare on the knees. For Ura's backdrop he's bending his knees and then pushing off in a straight direction. He's not having to twist and lift like with the utchari.
I also worry about today’s [ yesterdays ] headlock
Ura is very experienced in the moves he uses, we are used to seeing him use as mklip2001 points out the other crazy back bend stuff Ura tries
The thing is Ura is extremely flexible and very very athletic, but even he can make a mistake misjudge an opponent’s movement which he did and thankfully it didn’t get used,
However one cannot say the same for Aonishiki who utilised this move on Wakamotoharu I would honestly have to say it was terrifying to watch and Waka looked stunned as he tried to get up I would be surprised if he hasn’t inadvertently been injured, most rikishi are not experienced
enough in this move and it was scary to watch
Like you Tim I would be delighted to see that move banned, along possibly with the headlock