[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Terunofuji average length of bouts - last 8 bashos

[R. Brown]

Thanks Barb.

Kodaiyama

On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 11:40 AM Barbara Ann <barbara.a.klein at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Ok.  so no one wants to think about it?
>
> Here are both my and Moti's take.
>
> It's  telling because he's taking a lot longer in finishing his bouts,
> giving them more thought. He's a yokozuna now and really   has no need to
> hurry things. He is strong enough and he knows it.  Note that he doesn't
>  do any of the gloating  after a long  bout, as if he performed a miracle.
> He said himself, in his yusho  Q & A,  that he wants to perform as a
> yokozuna should - and I am paraphrasing.  He certainly is doing so and
> giving delight to the audience.  Also, his knees are ticking time bombs.
> His  bouts taking double the time they used to, seem to be indicative of
> his wanting not to re-injure them.
>
> Regards,
> Barbara
>
>
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Sep 28, 2021, at 10:52 PM, R. Brown <brownro214 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 
> Emmett, I don’t know what it means either.
>  so it’s not obvious to everyone.  Barb seems to know and I was hoping she
> would share.
>
> Bob
>
> On Tue, Sep 28, 2021 at 9:09 PM Emmett Wayne <eswayne2009 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Alright, I am tired of this.  I don't have a clue what this means.  Does
>> it mean he is taking his time more to protect his knees?  Does it mean that
>> he knows he can beat most everybody alive, and just is waiting them out to
>> crush them?  Does it mean he is losing it because he is getting older and
>> has bad knees?  Does it mean his Oyakata is paying him by the second, and
>> he makes more money this way?
>>
>> Iinstead of just trading barbs about how obvious this is, how about
>> explaining what you think it means, and share it with the rest of us.
>>
>> And Barb, this is not just directed at you.  Please accept my apologies
>> for using your reply to vent my feelings.
>>
>> Torideyama
>>
>> On Tuesday, September 28, 2021, 12:24:27 PM CDT, Barbara Ann <
>> barbara.a.klein at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Speaks for itself.
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On Sep 27, 2021, at 9:17 AM, R. Brown <brownro214 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> Okay Barb, what does tell you?
>>
>> Kodaiyama
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 27, 2021 at 8:35 AM Barbara Ann <barbara.a.klein at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Some interesting, and perhaps telling stats on the Shin-Yokozuna's bout
>> lengths.
>>
>> Barbara
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
>> *Date:* September 27, 2021 at 4:44:02 AM EDT
>> *To:* Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>
>> *Subject:* *[Sumo news] - Terunofuji average length of bouts - last 8
>> bashos*
>> *Reply-To:* niramiai at gmail.com
>>
>> 
>>
>> Nikkan Sports calculated the average length of Terunofuji's bouts. Very
>> telling.
>>
>> July 2020 -      14.4 seconds,  13-2 yusho     at M17
>>
>> Aki 2020 -        6.7 seconds,   8-5-2         at M1
>>
>> November 2020  -  9.5 seconds,  13-2 jun-yusho at Komusubi
>>
>> Hatsu 2012       11.9 seconds,  11-4 jun-yusho at Sekiwake
>>
>> Haru 2021 -       9.3 seconds,  12-3 yusho     at Sekiwake
>>
>> Natsu 2021 -      8.7 seconds,  12-3 yusho     at Ozeki
>>
>> July 2021 -      13.2 seconds,  14-1 jun-yusho at Ozeki
>>
>> *Aki 2021  -      27.7 seconds,  13-2 yusho     at Yokozuna*
>>
>>
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