My ancestors are from Samoa although we now Fijian citizens. I love to watch Sumo and I was surprised to watch this channel. Wow 😙😙😙💪💪💪👊👊👊👏👏👏👋👋👋👐👐👐. I did not know one of my kaiga was a Sumo champ & a legend. Thanks for showing this channel. I feel proud when I see him wrestle. I wish more of them join this sport.
💪 one of my all time faves! Incredible power! Some people go at him saying he was all mass and no skill, but overpowering such skillful and powerful opponents like he does, requires so much! He is a proper legend. And a really lovely man in real life also. Spoken to him a few times and he is beyond humble and friendly as anything
Thanks for this upload. Fantastic. He was called "the tank" and you can see in the first matches no one could stand his power. How he pushed out Chiyonofuji. Amazing
Chiyonofuli is another I hope to do a tribute to also -i loved them both! But konishiki is my utmost fave! We called him dump truck as well as the tank! Great names for this monster, and he is also really lovely in real life also -i have spoke to him a few times and I have nothing but good things to say of this man :)
Konishiki was one of those sumotori that went against any of the cliches that all men in sumo are just "fat guys", when people see fighters like him. His weight was immense but in sumo especially, you NEED sufficient power to carry that weight and be successful in the ring. Konishiki was a man who had that strength. Kenho meanwhile, second heaviest sumotori in current sumo, has never left division 5 because he simply doesn't have the power to go alongside his massive frame. Konishiki has definitely become a favorite of mine now that I am finally learning more about him.
I just saw Konishiki at the Sushi and Sumo event in Santa Monica yesterday, such a cool guy, very informative and you can feel his passion for Sumo, Awesome event that he hosted too.
Very true, I have a tegata from Konishiki and his hand is huge, I have very large hands and they are almost twice the size of mine, longer than my head.
Daddy Peezy 10/10 haha konshiki is the legend one of the if not the greatest sumo wrestlers of all time along with fellow Hawaiian akebono Hawaiian sumos FTW!!! Haha shout out to the Japanese tho warriors themselves I’m hawaiian korean and chamorro so I got love for East Asia as well as the Polynesian and Micronesian islands ! One love to the people of the pacific
Still remember when i watched him the first time, he go up to the ring with a 3 day beach beard and have a lazy/cool attitude to everything and boom! .. he explode and push the guys right out of the ring. I dont know why i remember this sumo that good but he did get stuck in my memory. idk if you can call him the king but he is impressive.
Wow,Thank you,This brings back memories.In the 80s i discovered a program hosted/narrated by lyal watson called sumo wrestling.I hated fixed uk wrestling but watched for a few minutes and was hooked.I discovered the Dump truck and watched the great Konishiki win bout after bout.All the way to the finals.Then he started to lose bouts for apparently no reason that i could see?I always thought that the japanese would lose face letting an american win and so paid him off to lose????Anyway thank you for uploading this rare gem.Stay safe all and have a happy new year. :}
No probs I'm currently working on a chinofuji (wolf) video also :) And yes konishiki had a hard time from the Japanese officials at the time. They were still very xenophobic back then and he had to fight hard against them to be recognised. They resisted every promotion in rank he got despite clearly being one of the best. Hes a lovely man also, now lives back in Hawaii but runs a stable in Japan also. I've spoken to him a few times online and he seems very at peace and very content :)
I've watched quite a bit of sumo over the last year, a lot of recent tournaments but also several older matches, but the power in some of those shoves is a category beyond what I've seen before.
I think the scariest thing is how lightly he handles his own weight. Not saying he moves like a ballerina, but 287kg is a lot of Hawaiian to just casually stand back upright after being hurled off the ring. I used to be able to deadlift a bit more than that, but 287 is still a poundage that you must treat with utmost fear and respect or it will break you. This guy's like nah, mate I'm just getting off the floor, no biggie.
Totally agree, really earn't the name dump truck, being walked into by that weight alone would be crippling, but put behind that 287 the strength of a man who can shift that weight with ease is truly scary!! Ps. Awesome deadlift btw!! My current pb is 285 so totally appreciate how strong you have to be to shift those kind of weights!
Ever since watching delayed sumo tournaments back in the 1970s, have been SUMO-tori sized fan of foreign rikishi, especially if they're from Hawaii. Sadly, in recent years, there are NO active Hawaii sumotori. Actually had the privilege of meeting Konishiki(Saleva'a) back in 2016-17 or so. Heart/Personality is as Big as his frame, if not bigger (IF that's possible!)-lol
I remember reading Samoan newspaper (Samoana)article back in 87 . Had a photo of Michael Jackson posing with Konishiki at the Takosago Heya , another with Konishiki , Michael Jackson & Nankairyu (Kilifi Sapa) from Western Samoa and Nankairyu & Nanyozura (Fofoga Fa'aleava) posing with PM of Western Samoa Va'ai Kolone during his visit to Japan.
Oh wow that's really interesting! I talk online to Konishiki every now and then and he has such a good sense of humour and is very knowledgeable in Samoan beliefs and history. He is a great representative of the samoan people :)
I wish Konishiki had made Yokozuna--he deserved it. You can see he strategizes against the lighter rikishi who tend to bait their opponents into charging and overbalancing too fast with the initial heavy slaps and thrusts until they tire and he just shoves 'em out. Also avoids the technicians to a point, until all else fails and he uses a tactic of baiting them into using their endurance to try and move him, until he catches them in a weak moment and just thrusts them out in a second. I hope he's reaping the rewards of a successful career now and happy in what he does, because he's among my top favorite rikishi of all time.
I agree with all you say, and I've spoken to him online a few times in recent years, and he seems very happy with a wonderful lifestyle and wife. A good life well deserved!
I never really liked or seen sumo that much...but akebono and konishiki showed me a different picture, these guys were relentless and made it interesting....respect !!!
No wonder when asked abt Sumo during his time & Sumo nowadays (2020s onwards), Konishiki now is softer. His time was going all out. This was a 2022 interview, available on youtube. The way Konishiki was throwing his opponents around , made it look nice
Thankyou, I'm glad you like it :) it's the majority of his matches, I think I'm missing some from his early career, such as the ones when he was still juryo (essentially amateur rank)but this is every televised fight he had :)
Now I realized Konishiki also had a decent Yotsu-sumo altough sometimes he lost his balance like in the matches against Chiyonofuji. But I like more the Konishiki in the 80's He turned More chubby, and slow after 1991. !!!A real butterball!
Brilliant and thankyou glad you enjoyed it. Konishiki is indeed samoan. All sumo wrestlers fight under a pseudonym and Konishikis real name is Saleva'a Fuauli Atisano'e and was born and grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii. He lives there also now in his retirement with his wife (who is Japanese). Konishiki was in fact the first non Japanese individual to gain the rank of Ozeki (champion) in Japanese sumo :)
Xenophobia has always been Japan's problem, we are seeing criticism of Hakuho also from the Japanese officials, all of which to a European seems very obviously founded in the same archaic beliefs
Yes he is enjoying his life and retirement with his wife back in hawaii. He still goes to Japan a lot also to help train sumo wrestlers of the current generation. And he is much smaller, lost almost all the excess weight, and in great helath
@@joannaedwards6325 yes it was very sad, even more so at the beginning also as he used to cry himself to sleep as he didn't speak any Japanese initially and suffered very much from the isolation/loneliness. But I have been lucky enough to speak to him on a few occasions and he is really a lovely and genuine man and he is so chilled and relaxed. Believes very much in the beliefs of his people and that seems to fulfill him very much
@@HouseOfDevlin yes Island People are, among other things, lovely and sensitive and bare no grudges. It shocked ne when he told the interviewer that both he and his wife contemplated, at the time, committing suicide. So glad he is doing well.
2:37 the referee thinking about the version of the kabuki play he saw last week: Konishiki never touches the ground with his left hand, he should have reset and indicated a new start for the fight.
The matta rule tbh is something that can change according to the era. At the moment it is enforced, but in the 80s they allowed one handed starts. Every now and then the association makes having both fists down a big deal, and we'll see a tournament with a significant number of Matta. The Gyoji are also inconsistent in their application of it, and the chief judge gets to weigh in as well. The last time I remember it being a priority to enforce was during Kotoyuki's era of howling.
The matta rule tbh is something that can change according to the era. At the moment it is enforced, but in the 80s they allowed one handed starts. Every now and then the association makes having both fists down a big deal, and we'll see a tournament with a significant number of Matta. The Gyoji are also inconsistent in their application of it, and the chief judge gets to weigh in as well. The last time I remember it being a priority to enforce was during Kotoyuki's era of howling. Ultimately, it's really only enforced if the association makes it a big deal, and it usually only lasts a basho or two before it goes back to status quo.
Yes that's correct. Are there any clips where they don't? I just rewatched but from what I can see they all have the two hand start - some are very quick though! Makes it hard to judge
The matta rule tbh is something that can change according to the era. At the moment it is enforced, but in the 80s they allowed one handed starts. Sorry, I had forgotten even though the 80s was when I began watching sumo its been so long that I forgot it used to be like that lol Every now and then the association makes having both fists down a big deal, and we'll see a tournament with a significant number of Matta. The Gyoji are also inconsistent in their application of it, and the chief judge gets to weigh in as well. The last time I remember it being a priority to enforce was during Kotoyuki's era of howling. Ultimately, it's really only enforced if the association makes it a big deal, and it usually only lasts a basho or two before it goes back to status quo.
@@HouseOfDevlin thanks for the answer..I have only been watching Sumo for a couple of years but I really enjoy it and have respect for all its athletes...good video and great job
Yes, in japanese pro sumo there are no weight categories,heavyweight in Japanese amateur is 115kg+ (253lb+). The average sumo weighs in at around 160kg-200kg (352lb - 440lb) and it is still common to see wrestlers at 220kg (484lb). Konishiki weighed at his largest (though only in the last few years) 560lb. Obvs this is very heavy but their are different style of wrestling techniques, some that suit larger wrestlers and others the smaller guys.
That's true, being so heavy is a stress on their bodies, but one of the current best is Enho who weighs 99kg (218lb) so the weight isn't necessarily needed. Most of them retire in their mid thirties too and lose most of their excessive weight shortly afterwards. However seeming the average age expectancy of a Japanese individual is about 95years and the life expectancy of a sumo is about 65-70years I think that deffo proves it's not good for you. But it is a price some of them are willing to pay and most come from (relatively) poor families so it's a chance for them to support their families, especially as when they are sumo they are fully kept by their dojo/stable - they dont have to pay for rent, food, bills, clothes, training etc..., so even in their early years before they start making good money they are at least independent and can send their earnings back to their families
Me too but the footage is so old now it was hard enough getting the fights. I had to remove a few as well due to quality issues (they all came of vhs) and sorry if a couple of fights have been repeated - easy to got lost on an hours worth of content lol glad you enjoyed it still :) I'm hoping to do another one dedicated to "the wolf" also in due time
Great guy, but totally overmassed his opponents with a huge advantage. Very one dimensional which eventually got the better of him by just side dodging his momemtum.
If he could have kept his weight under control he could have been an all time great. He got up to over 600 pounds at one point. 425 to 450 is where he should have kept his weight.
@@msbrownbeast it has been explained to me that even the heaviest rikishes have muscular structures UNDERNEATH all the blubber. This is due to their extensive DAILY workouts. This also keeps them relatively healthy as opposed to obese ppl who do not exercise. But the extra weight IS DEFINITELY hard on their joints especially the knees. Even if someone as huge as this man were to lose weight, chances are he would still die earlier than a non obese wrestler.
@@msbrownbeast I don't know this wrestler or anything about him. But don't you think that knees and feet that have been carrying 500 to 600 pounds for years are PROBABLY affected in a negative way? I asked the guy whose video this is and knows the rikishi how his health is now that he is retired. I hope he answers me. I'm curious.
I saw Konishiki on Saturday in San Francisco at his Sumo And Sushi event he so graciously hosted. Im so glad my husband and I went.
My ancestors are from Samoa although we now Fijian citizens. I love to watch Sumo and I was surprised to watch this channel. Wow 😙😙😙💪💪💪👊👊👊👏👏👏👋👋👋👐👐👐. I did not know one of my kaiga was a Sumo champ & a legend. Thanks for showing this channel. I feel proud when I see him wrestle. I wish more of them join this sport.
Brah Konishiki was a Legend.
💪 one of my all time faves! Incredible power! Some people go at him saying he was all mass and no skill, but overpowering such skillful and powerful opponents like he does, requires so much! He is a proper legend. And a really lovely man in real life also. Spoken to him a few times and he is beyond humble and friendly as anything
Thanks for this upload. Fantastic. He was called "the tank" and you can see in the first matches no one could stand his power. How he pushed out Chiyonofuji. Amazing
Chiyonofuli is another I hope to do a tribute to also -i loved them both! But konishiki is my utmost fave! We called him dump truck as well as the tank! Great names for this monster, and he is also really lovely in real life also -i have spoke to him a few times and I have nothing but good things to say of this man :)
@@HouseOfDevlin Look forward to it! Look how he picked the guy up 21:30. Just like a doll ......
Chinofuyi went to his stable to practice with him, after that couple time practice seans he never lost again to him.. he was real deal..!
There's one match where Chiyonofuji throws konishiki to the ground like a rag doll.
全部リアルタイムで観た。1984〜８５年ぐらい。
Konishiki was one of those sumotori that went against any of the cliches that all men in sumo are just "fat guys", when people see fighters like him. His weight was immense but in sumo especially, you NEED sufficient power to carry that weight and be successful in the ring. Konishiki was a man who had that strength. Kenho meanwhile, second heaviest sumotori in current sumo, has never left division 5 because he simply doesn't have the power to go alongside his massive frame. Konishiki has definitely become a favorite of mine now that I am finally learning more about him.
He's my fav😌
I just saw Konishiki at the Sushi and Sumo event in Santa Monica yesterday, such a cool guy, very informative and you can feel his passion for Sumo, Awesome event that he hosted too.
The front row seat at a sumo tournament has to be one of the worst places to be in.
Flying sumo hurtling towards you!! Deffo need good reflexes!
@@HouseOfDevlin don't they pay the most to be there they want to be there
Hard to believe there aren't more knockouts with palm strikes like that.
Very true, I have a tegata from Konishiki and his hand is huge, I have very large hands and they are almost twice the size of mine, longer than my head.
I would like to see the opponents' names and the date of these bouts.
Can you imagine Takakeisho going up against Konishiki in his prime? Now that would be something.
Oh if only, would have been amazing to watch
Not even close. Konishiki would win 9/10
Daddy Peezy 10/10 haha konshiki is the legend one of the if not the greatest sumo wrestlers of all time along with fellow Hawaiian akebono Hawaiian sumos FTW!!! Haha shout out to the Japanese tho warriors themselves I’m hawaiian korean and chamorro so I got love for East Asia as well as the Polynesian and Micronesian islands ! One love to the people of the pacific
@@johnmahelona-deleon8285 you gotta be joking lol. He was just massive.
@@toussaintlouverture5149 why you think they make videos about him and everyone knows him he’s a legend bro not just some big guy
Still remember when i watched him the first time, he go up to the ring with a 3 day beach beard and have a lazy/cool attitude to everything and boom! .. he explode and push the guys right out of the ring. I dont know why i remember this sumo that good but he did get stuck in my memory.
idk if you can call him the king but he is impressive.
Wow,Thank you,This brings back memories.In the 80s i discovered a program hosted/narrated by lyal watson called sumo wrestling.I hated fixed uk wrestling but watched for a few minutes and was hooked.I discovered the Dump truck and watched the great Konishiki win bout after bout.All the way to the finals.Then he started to lose bouts for apparently no reason that i could see?I always thought that the japanese would lose face letting an american win and so paid him off to lose????Anyway thank you for uploading this rare gem.Stay safe all and have a happy new year. :}
No probs I'm currently working on a chinofuji (wolf) video also :)
And yes konishiki had a hard time from the Japanese officials at the time. They were still very xenophobic back then and he had to fight hard against them to be recognised. They resisted every promotion in rank he got despite clearly being one of the best. Hes a lovely man also, now lives back in Hawaii but runs a stable in Japan also. I've spoken to him a few times online and he seems very at peace and very content :)
I remember Konishiki and Lyall Watson narrating the sumo too - is there any of his hosting on RUclips?
@@grimTales1 not that I'm aware of, I'll have a look round for sources though and if i find it I'll upload if it isn't already online
@@HouseOfDevlin Thank you!
Do you remember when Brian Blessed presented the sumo? That was good too.
@@HouseOfDevlin I thought that it was stable of other hawaiin yokuzuna the stable.. he did come often there to help maybe..
I've watched quite a bit of sumo over the last year, a lot of recent tournaments but also several older matches, but the power in some of those shoves is a category beyond what I've seen before.
Konishiki was a true powerhouse, the distance he pushes some of his opponents is truly scary!
Big and graceful, plus just love to see pacific people in unexpected places
He was one of the greatest!
Ko-NI-shi-ki... Love it.
I think the scariest thing is how lightly he handles his own weight. Not saying he moves like a ballerina, but 287kg is a lot of Hawaiian to just casually stand back upright after being hurled off the ring. I used to be able to deadlift a bit more than that, but 287 is still a poundage that you must treat with utmost fear and respect or it will break you. This guy's like nah, mate I'm just getting off the floor, no biggie.
Totally agree, really earn't the name dump truck, being walked into by that weight alone would be crippling, but put behind that 287 the strength of a man who can shift that weight with ease is truly scary!!
Ps. Awesome deadlift btw!! My current pb is 285 so totally appreciate how strong you have to be to shift those kind of weights!
Ever since watching delayed sumo tournaments back in the 1970s, have been SUMO-tori sized fan of foreign rikishi, especially if they're from Hawaii. Sadly, in recent years, there are NO active Hawaii sumotori. Actually had the privilege of meeting Konishiki(Saleva'a) back in 2016-17 or so. Heart/Personality is as Big as his frame, if not bigger (IF that's possible!)-lol
I remember reading Samoan newspaper (Samoana)article back in 87 . Had a photo of Michael Jackson posing with Konishiki at the Takosago Heya , another with Konishiki , Michael Jackson & Nankairyu (Kilifi Sapa) from Western Samoa and Nankairyu & Nanyozura (Fofoga Fa'aleava) posing with PM of Western Samoa Va'ai Kolone during his visit to Japan.
Oh wow that's really interesting! I talk online to Konishiki every now and then and he has such a good sense of humour and is very knowledgeable in Samoan beliefs and history. He is a great representative of the samoan people :)
Another samoan legend
Great man! Great athlete! I have had the honour of speaking to him and he is a really nice fella also
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I love how badly the first sumo who dodged the guy who lost shat his pants like " wtf I gotta fight this guy?!?!?!?!?"
Haha a deffo wtf moment
@RUclips Comment I know who it is lol I created the video, we are just having a laugh.
I wish Konishiki had made Yokozuna--he deserved it. You can see he strategizes against the lighter rikishi who tend to bait their opponents into charging and overbalancing too fast with the initial heavy slaps and thrusts until they tire and he just shoves 'em out. Also avoids the technicians to a point, until all else fails and he uses a tactic of baiting them into using their endurance to try and move him, until he catches them in a weak moment and just thrusts them out in a second. I hope he's reaping the rewards of a successful career now and happy in what he does, because he's among my top favorite rikishi of all time.
I agree with all you say, and I've spoken to him online a few times in recent years, and he seems very happy with a wonderful lifestyle and wife. A good life well deserved!
I never really liked or seen sumo that much...but akebono and konishiki showed me a different picture, these guys were relentless and made it interesting....respect !!!
They are proper legends! As you say relentless!
21:06 can anyone tell the opponents name
Yokozuna Onokuni, I believe? Not 100% on that.
Great tribute video. Along with his size Konishiki is a quick thinker with great timing.
Thankyou, he was a great sumo 😁
No wonder when asked abt Sumo during his time & Sumo nowadays (2020s onwards), Konishiki now is softer. His time was going all out.
This was a 2022 interview, available on youtube.
The way Konishiki was throwing his opponents around , made it look nice
A monster
very nice report thank you very much
No probs, thanks for watching :)
this is amazing, is this a compilation of every match hes been in
Thankyou, I'm glad you like it :) it's the majority of his matches, I think I'm missing some from his early career, such as the ones when he was still juryo (essentially amateur rank)but this is every televised fight he had :)
@@HouseOfDevlin jury’s is more like the G league in basketball
Now I realized Konishiki also had a decent Yotsu-sumo altough sometimes he lost his balance like in the matches against Chiyonofuji.
But I like more the Konishiki in the 80's He turned More chubby, and slow after 1991. !!!A real butterball!
I totally agree, he truly earnt the name "Dumptruck" in that era, and was very exciting to watch!
Great compilation!!!! Is Konishiki's parents Samoan????
Brilliant and thankyou glad you enjoyed it. Konishiki is indeed samoan. All sumo wrestlers fight under a pseudonym and Konishikis real name is Saleva'a Fuauli Atisano'e and was born and grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii. He lives there also now in his retirement with his wife (who is Japanese). Konishiki was in fact the first non Japanese individual to gain the rank of Ozeki (champion) in Japanese sumo :)
@@HouseOfDevlin Thx..I've bookmarked your video ;-)
Thankyou :)
1992: last three tournaments= 38 wins and 7 losses. However, he was denied promotion to yokozuna !!!
Because he was not Japanese ! What else !
Xenophobia has always been Japan's problem, we are seeing criticism of Hakuho also from the Japanese officials, all of which to a European seems very obviously founded in the same archaic beliefs
@@HouseOfDevlin Maybe, but his unnecessary pushing opponents out is awfull. Unworthy of Yokozuna.
@@jakubjandourek2822... And 45 yusho, it:s unworthy for a non japanese yokozuna ... Kisnosato was more worthy lol
Great video! What is the music called/title?
Thankyou! Glad you like it. The music is a custom made piece of mine.
I love the music too. Awesome.@@HouseOfDevlin
I find Samoan people beautiful inside and out. idk why.
Question - how is his health now in retirement and did he drop many pounds?????
Yes he is enjoying his life and retirement with his wife back in hawaii. He still goes to Japan a lot also to help train sumo wrestlers of the current generation. And he is much smaller, lost almost all the excess weight, and in great helath
@@HouseOfDevlin so happy to hear that. Researching him now.
Heard partial interview regarding how he was treated so unfairly.
Sad. 😢
@@joannaedwards6325 yes it was very sad, even more so at the beginning also as he used to cry himself to sleep as he didn't speak any Japanese initially and suffered very much from the isolation/loneliness. But I have been lucky enough to speak to him on a few occasions and he is really a lovely and genuine man and he is so chilled and relaxed. Believes very much in the beliefs of his people and that seems to fulfill him very much
@@HouseOfDevlin yes Island People are, among other things,
lovely and sensitive and bare no grudges. It shocked ne when he told the interviewer that both he and his wife contemplated, at the time, committing suicide.
So glad he is doing well.
Uncle Sale is doing fine. Me and my cousin usually stop by there and drop off fish we catch.
He has such control
2:37 the referee thinking about the version of the kabuki play he saw last week: Konishiki never touches the ground with his left hand, he should have reset and indicated a new start for the fight.
The matta rule tbh is something that can change according to the era. At the moment it is enforced, but in the 80s they allowed one handed starts.
Every now and then the association makes having both fists down a big deal, and we'll see a tournament with a significant number of Matta. The Gyoji are also inconsistent in their application of it, and the chief judge gets to weigh in as well. The last time I remember it being a priority to enforce was during Kotoyuki's era of howling.
@@HouseOfDevlin 👌👌👌
Какой он мощный, и сильный.
Please what's the name of the song?
It's a custom made song that Ihad commissioned for use on my channel, purchased from a creator so it wont be available anywhere
@@HouseOfDevlin I would buy this song !?!?
A canon ball.
💥💥💥
Wasn't 2:37 a false start?
The matta rule tbh is something that can change according to the era. At the moment it is enforced, but in the 80s they allowed one handed starts.
Every now and then the association makes having both fists down a big deal, and we'll see a tournament with a significant number of Matta. The Gyoji are also inconsistent in their application of it, and the chief judge gets to weigh in as well. The last time I remember it being a priority to enforce was during Kotoyuki's era of howling.
Ultimately, it's really only enforced if the association makes it a big deal, and it usually only lasts a basho or two before it goes back to status quo.
Awesome wrestler!🙏
What's the background music?
It's a custom made song for my sumo videos
much love to the samoan dump truck
My fave! Lovely fella in real life also, very humble and respectful with a love for life
Could you imagine being repeatedly slapped in the face by this guy? Poor rikishi at 1:35 had himself a bad day.
I bet he had one hell of a headache afterwards, for sure!
Background music name please
It's custom music i bought the rights for and had created for myself.
@@HouseOfDevlin thanks
Don't both wrestlers have to touch both hands to the clay before they charge?
Yes that's correct. Are there any clips where they don't? I just rewatched but from what I can see they all have the two hand start - some are very quick though! Makes it hard to judge
There are a bunch he doesn't touch..427 for starters
@@HouseOfDevlin and the very match before that too
The matta rule tbh is something that can change according to the era. At the moment it is enforced, but in the 80s they allowed one handed starts. Sorry, I had forgotten even though the 80s was when I began watching sumo its been so long that I forgot it used to be like that lol
Every now and then the association makes having both fists down a big deal, and we'll see a tournament with a significant number of Matta. The Gyoji are also inconsistent in their application of it, and the chief judge gets to weigh in as well. The last time I remember it being a priority to enforce was during Kotoyuki's era of howling.
Ultimately, it's really only enforced if the association makes it a big deal, and it usually only lasts a basho or two before it goes back to status quo.
@@HouseOfDevlin thanks for the answer..I have only been watching Sumo for a couple of years but I really enjoy it and have respect for all its athletes...good video and great job
Ale koks
双羽黒が原因です
36:00
Konishiki front row free tickets -
No thanks👊😁👍
Splat!
@@HouseOfDevlin 👊😂👍
Sitting near a sumo ring is dangerous.
Very much! I've seen spectators carried away on stretchers after a wrestler has landed on them 😱
52:09
This is one of my fave bouts!
Is it fair in sumo wrestling to weight like 300 pounds more then your opponent, cause that is what most of these fights are
Yes, in japanese pro sumo there are no weight categories,heavyweight in Japanese amateur is 115kg+ (253lb+). The average sumo weighs in at around 160kg-200kg (352lb - 440lb) and it is still common to see wrestlers at 220kg (484lb). Konishiki weighed at his largest (though only in the last few years) 560lb. Obvs this is very heavy but their are different style of wrestling techniques, some that suit larger wrestlers and others the smaller guys.
HouseOfDevlin Thats fair i guess, I just dont know if its all that healthy to encourage people to gain as much weight as they can
That's true, being so heavy is a stress on their bodies, but one of the current best is Enho who weighs 99kg (218lb) so the weight isn't necessarily needed. Most of them retire in their mid thirties too and lose most of their excessive weight shortly afterwards. However seeming the average age expectancy of a Japanese individual is about 95years and the life expectancy of a sumo is about 65-70years I think that deffo proves it's not good for you. But it is a price some of them are willing to pay and most come from (relatively) poor families so it's a chance for them to support their families, especially as when they are sumo they are fully kept by their dojo/stable - they dont have to pay for rent, food, bills, clothes, training etc..., so even in their early years before they start making good money they are at least independent and can send their earnings back to their families
@@HouseOfDevlin Reports are that Konishiki was a bit over 600lbs at his largest, he was also robbed of Yokozuna.
@@HouseOfDevlin His top weight was actually 287 Kilos or roughly 633lbs
Lol, a bit dirty - he loved to give an extra shove to push his opponents into the stands
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Great video except the repeating of some fights, I’d had rather seen the pre fight rituals instead😁
Me too but the footage is so old now it was hard enough getting the fights. I had to remove a few as well due to quality issues (they all came of vhs) and sorry if a couple of fights have been repeated - easy to got lost on an hours worth of content lol glad you enjoyed it still :) I'm hoping to do another one dedicated to "the wolf" also in due time
@@HouseOfDevlin still a great video and yea I’m sure the old vhs copies was shotty quality lol. But again great video and awesome job😁
@@brettbrannon4775 cheers buddy:)
@@HouseOfDevlin you to brotha😁
He let himself get too fat, more muscle n speed probably wouldve served him better than being overly fat
Erwin
Great guy, but totally overmassed his opponents with a huge advantage. Very one dimensional which eventually got the better of him by just side dodging his momemtum.
If he could have kept his weight under control he could have been an all time great. He got up to over 600 pounds at one point. 425 to 450 is where he should have kept his weight.
They don't even look like men anymore.
They look like sumo doe
The big man's big advantage was his size and weight. His technique was not at all impressive.
and muscle. probably the most muscular rikishi of all time
@@freddypizza3832 Could be. But really hard to tell with all that thick layer of fat.
@@msbrownbeast it has been explained to me that even the heaviest rikishes have muscular structures UNDERNEATH all the blubber. This is due to their extensive DAILY workouts. This also keeps them relatively healthy as opposed to obese ppl who do not exercise. But the extra weight IS DEFINITELY hard on their joints especially the knees. Even if someone as huge as this man were to lose weight, chances are he would still die earlier than a non obese wrestler.
@@joannaedwards6325 You mean the damage to the body has already been done?
@@msbrownbeast I don't know this wrestler or anything about him. But don't you think that knees and feet that have been carrying 500 to 600 pounds for years are PROBABLY affected in a negative way?
I asked the guy whose video this is and knows the rikishi how his health is now that he is retired. I hope he answers me. I'm curious.
if sumo is only about throwing people out like that,
it is boring.
no art and ellegance in this video.
sorry.
Power and strength has its own elegance
@@HouseOfDevlin aaa,, i see,,
my fav is tochinoshin.
@@lourenssianturi4373 yes he's very good one of my current faves also
Obesity and sloppy technic ftw.
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