May 11, 2010

Day3 vs Kotoshogiku (Gogatsu-Basho 2010 May)

Grand Sumo Tournament Gogatsu-Basho Day3.
Baruto meets Komusubi Kotoshogiku.
Kotoshogiku is thought to be one of Next Ozeki candidates.
He has a very small body which is very mere in Makuuchi Division.
Why is he surviving in Makuuchi Division?
Because his rushing "Gaburiyori" is very effective for big wrestlers.
He dives inside opponent and makes opponent unbalance with attaching his head to opponent chest.

↓below bout are 2009Nov basho.Baruto was defeated.


How do you sumo,Baruto??




Can you find the difference?
Baruto's starting is the point.

starting vs kotoshogiku
left: bout today. right: defeated bout

Baruto's waist position is still high(this should be improved ).
Baruto's armpits is closed tightly in both bout.
But today's Baruto prepared to push opponent upper body.
This is very big difference.

Kotoshogiku was unpowered because he could not dived inside.

I think Baruto has not gotten his top form yet.
But 3 wins until Day3!!

Ozeki BARUTO ○(YORIKIRI)× KOTOSHOGIKU Komusubi

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Day3 Upper Rankers Result

E-M3_Kakuryu0-3(oshitaoshi)W-S_Aminishiki2-1○
○E-S_Kisenosato3-0(yorikiri)E-M4_Kitataiki1-2
○W-M2_Tochinoshin2-1(yorikiri)W-O_Kotooshu2-1

○E-O_Harumafuji1-2(oshitaoshi)E-M2_Homasho0-3
E-K_Kotoshogiku2-1(yorikiri)W-O_Baruto3-0○
W-K_Tochiozan1-2(hatakikomi)W-O_Kaio3-0○
○E-O_Kotomitsuki1-2(yorikiri)E-M1_Toyonoshima0-3

○E-Y_Hakuho3-0(yorikiri)W-M1_Miyabiyama1-2

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Day3 Digest

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