Sumo - Tokyo - May 25 -Day 15 - Asashoryu vs Hakuho

**Update May 2009** For more recent sumo action, go to my all-Sumo channel - Jasonsinjapan - link is on my main page.

This is my final sumo video for this tournament - the May bashou in Tokyo.

As I predicted in this vlog, the stare down between the two yokozuna at the end of the match made the media go crazy and the picture in the next day's paper was of Kotooshu holding the trophy and the staredown.

So this all sets up what should be a great tournament in Nagoya in July.

Hope you enjoyed my May tournament videos - sorry they weren't as timely as I would have liked, but I should have that problem fixed by July, when I'll be back with more sumo action!

thanks for watching!
Jason

PS - It's fun for me to see my little sumo vids on the top lists of 'sports' in Japan - and it's all because you guys rate and comment, so I really appreciate it!

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[TheGhettoGourmet1]

i Favorited this video. thanks for letting us know all that awesome incite!

[myargonauts]

@TheGhettoGourmet1 You're welcome. I have an all-Sumo channel here on YT - jasonsinjapan - and I should be back to daily coverage with the November 2010 basho.

[nowayiwill]

do you know if sumo have a season ? if that's the right way to put it , we are planing a trip to japan and i would like to time it so i might be able to see one in person (sorry about the bad English)

[myargonauts]

@nowayiwill There are 6 Grand Sumo Tournaments each year -one tournament in each odd numbered month - so Jan, March, May, July, Sept and Nov.

They last for two weeks and usually start in the middle of the month.

[fister356]

???

that he try to push out him it is not polite?

[myargonauts]

yeah - it was a bit rude to give an extra shove at the end after he knew that Hakuho had lost.

[ToniShinobi]

Are they yakuza? or did the announcer make a mistake.... I'm guessing he meant yokozuna. That stare Hakuho gave looked pretty murderous

[42317]

Who's that jerk who got Yokozuna and Yakuza wrong!? I thought a certain level competence and knowledge was a precondition of commenting at sports events. That was a harsh mistake.

But I admit that being a Japan culture studies major makes me kinda sensitive.

[TheNZNick]

That said... it looked a lot worse in the replay. Maybe it could have been prevented if Asashoryu really wanted but looks like he started the attack then realised he was already the winner and he decided to finish it anyway.

[TheNZNick]

I agree, it didn't look malicious or rude, he just hadn't fully realised that he had already won and was still in combat mode. I think Asashoryo sometimes gets painted to be a worse guy than he really is.

[2487290]

@myargonauts I think its just his instinct..i dont think that he means it...he didn't control it because of the adrenaline that is pumping through out his body..its just instinct to me..totally not intentional..thats why he quickly turn around to avoid a fight..i think asashoryu is a great man

[nowayiwill]

@myargonauts Thanks for the answer

[nowayiwill]

@myargonauts great thank you very much

[DUDI0215]

hahaha the last slap was reaaly unnecessary, i didnt saw this even though im mongolian hahha