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Showing posts with label Shohozan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shohozan. Show all posts

Sunday, November 17

Kyusho Basho 2019 Honour Tanka Day Six: SHOHOZAN (4-2)


Hakuho's tiny 
protege, Enho, always 
fights above his weight 

somehow he does well, despite 
being many stones lesser 

against Shohozan
he again did far better than 
his size would dictate 

Shohozan maintained composure, 
got him slipping on the sand 

Enho had strange split - 
sumo dudes practice that leg split 
mobility shit 

the level of specific 
training involved in insane 

thousands of practice 
bouts, pushing giants backwards 
until exhausted 

serving up chankonabe 
for stable elders, for years 

this has been Enho's 
destiny, living under 
Hakuho's strong wing 

Enho's fighting an uphill 
battle, succeeding thus far 

but he's many bowls 
of chanko nabe lighter 
than most of these dudes 

on day six, mighty 
Shohozan caught the young buck 
slipping, sat him down 

on a day where all leaders 
except Hakuho took loss 

Shohozan - wily 
veteran maintaining place 
middle of the pack 

too good for juryo, but not 
quite good sanyaku level 

Wednesday, September 12

Aki Basho 2018 Honour Tanka Day Four: SHOHOZAN (3-1)


[couldn't get the Shohozan/Kotoshogiku 
bout by itself for gif, so here's 
a bloody Tochinoshin instead] 

sumo rikishi 
balance unbelievable 
considering size 

mountainous men cultivate 
twin feet centered and grounded 

Kotoshogiku’s 
been unblemished this basho 
up until day four 

he seemed to have Shohozan 
bound for elimination 

but Shohozan - a 
wily veteran - maintained 
delicate balance 

finally stepping aside, 
Kotoshogiku tumbled 

the dance of giants, 
all those ceremonial 
foot stomps create roots 

tendons tendril into Earth 
at metaphysical plane 

of note, later day 
four, there was much bloodshed shown 
by top rikishi 

Tochinoshin’s eye busted, 
and Kisenosato’s lip 

autumnal Aki 
Basho rekindling my love 
for this foreign sport 

only four days in, but hyped 
for all possible outcomes 

Wednesday, January 24

Hatsu Basho 2018 Honour Tanka Day 11: SHOHOZAN (7-4)

[maegashire E2 level gif]

the reasons to gif 
and spread this broken headed 
digital culture 

the reasons to watch sumo 
from other side of flat earth 

fractured geniuses 
make illegitimate artz 
from life detritus 

peace to Shohozan on left 
who actually won, brvh 

[oh here is Tochinoshin vs. Takarufuji, 
which you should watch]