DV8

u/DV8@lemmy.world
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That playoffs was fun to watch, not in the least because it was funny to see a jacked dude like Omori, who doesn't look like a rikishi yet, get handled like he's out of his league. I know he is a genuine future pro ofcourse, but the visual difference was still great.

on Haru Basho 2026 - Day 1 · c/sumo · 4 pts · 197d

Given that I slept awfully and decided to just wake up early anyway to watch the F1 GP and the sunday morning sumo, I was not fully awake enough to have an actual relevant or coherent opinion unfortunately. Still, it was great to know that we're back again for two weeks of sumo!

I'm definitely rooting hard for Aonishiki to make Yokuzuna, even if I think that he'll need luck to make that, which maybe means he doesn't fully deserve it. (I think that if he wins, he'll again win with a 12-3 and win the deciders) In that respect he's already lucky that Onosato lost his first match and some of the other people that can realistically beat him, already have a loss on day 1.

Hoshoryu won, but he's still not looking like he's a 100%. Kotozakura is looking very strong though, I honestly kind of dismissed him from my own list of contenders to win, but he looked great.

It was great to see Ura use some classic simple sumo to get a win for once. I hope he can get a real good record after the negative score he had last time that didn't really reflect how close some of those matches were.

I'm very happy with Qobuz. Switched over last year after 15 years of Spotify. The price is a little higher but it has more High quality recordings. Plus they give more money to artists per stream, and actively try to work against AI slop.

The biggest downside is that they don't let you choose your language. (That they think everyone on Belgium speaks French is even worse since most people in Belgium actually speak Dutch)

on Shishi appreciation post · c/sumo · 2 pts · 241d

Happy to see Shishi getting appreciation. I admit I don't enjoy watching him wrestling. He seems to be lacking in technique both in the pure sense, and in the sense of having the bare technical skill to use his strength and size. Like he's uncomfortable with his own body.

To the point where if he wins, it seems like a fluke almost every time.

Now clearly my impression is wrong and flawed. You don't get to his level by being lucky. But it's still so awkward to see him wrestle.

on Onosato, day 8 · c/sumo · 4 pts · 245d

Could be his shoulder for sure. But hearing what his stable master thinks is the appropriate way to handle injuries, which is pretend it's not real, I would not be shocked there's more going wrong than his shoulder.

I too hope, he can rest, but looking at the first half of this tournament, I think he shouldn't have even started.

on Onosato, day 8 · c/sumo · 3 pts · 245d

Yeah, his shoulder was what I thought first too. I can for sure be very wrong. It's just the touch on the tawara that makes me think he actually has more injuries than the shoulder.

on Onosato, day 8 · c/sumo · 3 pts · 246d

We're discussing day 8, so obviously I hope you're not reading without having watched.

It looked like he started looking like something was wrong straight off the tachiai. Couldn't really see anything clamping his arms or shoulders, do I guess the impact might have done something. It looked like touching the tawara, made it even more painful, so I'm going to guess it's something in his lower body.