Tsuchinoninjin 1,269 Posted January 26, 2021 Akiseyama was on the 'Sunday Sports' show as the MIP, Most Impressive Person Basic stats: Kise-beya, Maegashira 16, 9 wins. About 5 years since return to makuuchi. Also 'Pan no yama' Bread mountain. "Its definitely hard" "Like getting pulled into an antlion pit". Literally in Japanese: into Ant Hell. While someone who fell into the makeup bin looks on. 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katooshu 3,221 Posted January 26, 2021 (edited) If everyone else with a half decent basho gets ozeki hype, so should he Edited January 26, 2021 by Katooshu 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 45,116 Posted January 27, 2021 New fan here. He will probably self combust next basho with a 4-11 or similar but who cares. He showed incredible nimbleness and that robbed amiuchi was a thing of incredulous beauty. He can hardly crouch, but boy, can he mambo! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Benevolance 2,501 Posted January 27, 2021 It's the centripetal motion. He belly is prehensile and can be rotated at a different angle and velocity from his torso to kill his momentum, like a cheetah. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kashunowaka 300 Posted January 27, 2021 10 hours ago, Kintamayama said: New fan here. He will probably self combust next basho with a 4-11 or similar but who cares. He showed incredible nimbleness and that robbed amiuchi was a thing of incredulous beauty. He can hardly crouch, but boy, can he mambo! And he seems like a nice guy as well! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naganoyama 5,911 Posted January 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Kashunowaka said: And he seems like a nice guy as well! He also has a very sweet smile. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Benevolance 2,501 Posted January 28, 2021 Akiseyama had a wonderful boxing match with Takanoyama in Juryo about 7 years ago. Guy can take a punch. And jujitsu has no effect upon him (results may vary). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsuchinoninjin 1,269 Posted January 28, 2021 His sumo is by no means perfect but he rose to the challenge of makuuchi this time. He can look back on his career now without regret, I think. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philioyamfugi 378 Posted March 12, 2021 May favorite perpetual Juryo guy. Hes gets into a clinch and saps the life out his opponent with that ridiculous body. Many long matches, long effective thrusting arms too. Body looks the same 10yrs ago. Gamberize Akiseyama ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asojima 2,874 Posted April 6, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Totorofuji said: currently number 4 in the NHK poll about the next yokozuna! but there have only been 10 votes, and Akiseyama and his oyakata had 2 of them. Edited April 6, 2021 by Asojima Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katooshu 3,221 Posted April 7, 2021 (edited) On 11/03/2021 at 17:31, Philioyamfugi said: May favorite perpetual Juryo guy. Hes gets into a clinch and saps the life out his opponent with that ridiculous body. Many long matches, long effective thrusting arms too. Body looks the same 10yrs ago. Gamberize Akiseyama ! He's a target of lols because of his appearance, but his sumo isn't bad at all. He knows how to get a grip, when to press and when to stall, and basically how to effectively use what he's got. What he lacks compared to the guys who are career makuuchi level are the raw athletic tools like speed, power (despite his weight), and that agility around the edges. He was a successful amateur before going pro too, and went to the top sumo high school (Saitama Sakae) and top sumo university (Nihon University). Aki knows his way around a dohyo! Edited April 7, 2021 by Katooshu 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godango 984 Posted November 14, 2021 12 hours ago, Totorofuji said: He's back after a long absence, and won today! Wow well done to him! At 36 I as mostly expecting him to be happy with his last hurrah back in makuuchi and go intai. Kudos, looking forward to seeing him make it back up, shouldn't be too hard if he keeps up the decent pre-injury form. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
