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dave
@daveliepmann.com

Love how Hoshoryu counters grips he doesn't like with moves like this overhook throw-by and elbow prop.

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dave
@daveliepmann.com

But yeah skinny rikishi have been known to do well, despite their disadvantage. A Czech judoka who transitioned to sumo a decade or two ago is the skinny paragon to look up. Hoshoryu himself was recently leaner and it helped to plump up (maybe half muscle, tho).

winkybiker
@winkybiker.bsky.social

But they seem tpo be carrying a lot of fat. That mass is presumably an essential advantage, but of that mass was muscle instead of fat, wouldn't they be stronger? I'm thinking of the body type of a modern heavyweight weight-lifter. But maybe a smaller muscle mass supplemented with fat is better?