I stumbled across the recent news about sumo wrestler Asashoryu. He was banned from a couple of competitions because he claimed to have an injury to get out of a tournament only to show up at a charity soccer tournament in apparently good health. He is now allegedly extremely depressed and wants to return to Mongolia, his homeland.
In searching for information about him, i came across some YouTube videos of him competing. I've always thought of sumo as being an art that was too stylized and ceremonial to hold any information that might be useful outside of sumo's own world. However, it's amazing to watch these videos of Asashoryu and the way he uses his leverage and strength to beat larger opponents. He also displays a very intense but controlled aggression.
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