I especially liked your characterization of Sadanoumi as the "gatekeeper." As a fan, but not an analyst of your skill, I can recognize there's some dividing line between the top fighters and the lower, but it's not always evident where it is (especially as it moves from tournament to tournament). I admit the lower rankers tend to blur together for me as they come and go. Now I can look at Sadanoumi with new respect and understanding.
Really looking forward to your analyses between now and the next tournament as you get to the top guys. I'll be going back to review them all again as we get closer. This substack of yours is the best investment a sumo fan can make.
Thanks so much. I really appreciate this feedback. My mission statement here is to write the thing I want to read. When I first started watching sumo I couldn't find this kind of content... so I decided to make it myself.
I especially liked your characterization of Sadanoumi as the "gatekeeper." As a fan, but not an analyst of your skill, I can recognize there's some dividing line between the top fighters and the lower, but it's not always evident where it is (especially as it moves from tournament to tournament). I admit the lower rankers tend to blur together for me as they come and go. Now I can look at Sadanoumi with new respect and understanding.
Really looking forward to your analyses between now and the next tournament as you get to the top guys. I'll be going back to review them all again as we get closer. This substack of yours is the best investment a sumo fan can make.
Thanks so much. I really appreciate this feedback. My mission statement here is to write the thing I want to read. When I first started watching sumo I couldn't find this kind of content... so I decided to make it myself.
I definitely like the shorter/more often format. Feels like there's more detail in the analysis.
As a hairline-challenged guy myself, I'm always rooting for Hokutofuji!
He's just so fun to watch. Best warm-up in the game, too.
Yes! Very Zen. I like Takayasu's warmup too, and the crowd cheers now when Kotozakura puts on his war face.