Sumo
(Extracted from Aikido-L)
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 19:26:48 -0800
From: m kelly
Subject: sumo
say, anyone on list ever practice sumo? i've read a little and seen a little,
and it looks like it has a lot to offer in terms of flow and intensity,,,never
mind it seems like great fun. What are the odds we could do some at the next
seminar? I beleive there's a precedent,,,didn't some of o senseii's classes
involve some sumo?
Martin, thinking that Chuck knows one on Akebono's relatives,,,
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2002 12:46:26 +0900
From: Christopher Li
Subject: Re: sumo
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Both M. Ueshiba and S. Takeda were heavily involved with sumo in their early
years. Takeda's father was actually a fairly high ranked regional sumo
wrestler. Even more interesting, sumo is thought by many to have been the root
art from which the Japanese unarmed arts were born.
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Best,
Chris
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Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 21:04:48 -0800
From: m kelly
Subject: Re: sumo
funny, i have a book by a fellow named 'wheeler' about the first western
sumotori to win the emporer's cup, guy named jesse kuahuala, aka takamiyama,
currently akebono's coach? anyone else interested in this ? i'd really like to find someone else to push
me around,,,chuck won't bite.
martin, looking for someone to tell me how to tie the mawashi.
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2002 15:06:27 +0900
From: Christopher Li
Subject: Re: sumo
>funny, i have a book by a fellow named 'wheeler' about
>the first western sumotori to win the emporer's cup,
>guy named jesse kuahuala, aka takamiyama, currently
>akebono's coach?
He (now Azumazeki Oyakata) was the guy who pioneered foreign wrestlers in sumo.
Akebono is retired, but doing OK on tv, it seems.
Best,
Chris
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Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 22:16:20 -0800
From: m kelly
Subject: Re: sumo
technically speaking, sumo is not only about pushing,,,so it could be open to
both (or should i say all) gendered persons,,,
martin, pensively
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Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 12:42:02 +0900
From: Christopher Li
Subject: Re: sumo
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I saw an interview with Chiyonofuji a few years ago. Chiyonofuji was the
top champion throughout the 1980's, and was known for pioneering the
concept of a smaller, slimmer wrestler with better technical skills.
Chiyonofuji was blasted out of the ring and into retirement in the early
1990's by Konishiki, who weighed in at over 240 kg at the time. Anyway,
Chiyonofuji said something to the effect of "A lot of people say that
Konishiki has very little technique, but if you faced him in the ring
you'd know just how powerful he is". Konishiki's knees went, and he that
pretty much finished him because he couldn't get his bulk moving fast
enough, but when his knees were still good it was a little like trying to
face down a mountain (with no time for taisabaki at all).
Best,
Chris
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