Chanko Thief

My boy Onokuni’s dohyo-iri:

Serious question. Not to count chickens before they hatch, but if Terunofuji does manage to become Yokozuna someday, will his knees allow him to perform the Dohyo-Iri? He looked to be in quite a bit of pain getting to his knees during his latest Ozeki promotion ceremony, so how will he be able to manage the Dohyo-Iri?

Hmm....I wonder if they are only counting major surgeries, because I seem to recall many more minor operations on his knees over the years, unless I’m getting those mixed up with another rikishi....

Does anybody know how many sumo-related surgeries Hakuho has had? A list of how many and the nature of the surgeries would be appreciated if anybody knows how to find out. His most recent knee surgery got me thinking about how many times I have read that he has undergone a knee operation and it seemed like quite a few. All of the years of wear and tear have surely added up to a decent amount of operations.

Unfortunately I don’t speak Japanese. What is his favorite food?

I hear that Asanoyama is working with a personal trainer now. Does anybody have any insights into his training routine or nutrition program?

So it’s official then? Both Yokozuna are out?

Good for him, that’s great. Still, I really wish he would have gone pro.

Reminiscent of the time that the legendary George Foreman fought and beat 5 guys in one night:

Exactly! My wife walked into the room during one and said “what the hell are you watching?” Hahaha. Those commercials are comedy gold.

Great Chiyonofuji documentary in English narration with some awesome interviews with a few other legends:

I wish I had some. Been thinking about collecting for a while now, just haven’t pulled the trigger.

What’s up with all of this talk of nervousness from Asanoyama? Is he being modest, or does he actually get this nervous each time he steps on the dohyo?

I believe it is considerably more than 100, like several hundred per day.