How can you not love Ura? He’s everything I want in a rikishi. What’s most impressive to me is his balance of playfulness with complete and genuine commitment and respect to sumo. He clearly loves the sport and manages to take it very seriously whilst not taking himself very seriously at all, it seems.
And he's probably the most entertaining rikishi in the ring. No move is off limits and he actually pulls off something spectacular pretty often. Never know what you're gonna get with an Ura match.
I love URA since his first steps in SUMO many years ago. He is nice, polite, respectful, he is inventive, all in all a great guy. I hope he stays healthy in the ring, I wouldn't like to see him hurt.
If you can't win trophies, win hearts. The twitter pics of massive lines of fans showing up to meet him even if he has not a single Emperor's Cup to his name speaks volumes. There' a short vid of him dancing with glittery paper fans for a few seconds on top of the dohyo, man's never afraid to give fan service.
I've never seen Ura not act like a gentleman on the doyo. He's always been a delight to watch and you can help but like him. I didn't know about his elder stock qualification, he's certainly earned it.
With his experience, insight, humor and ability to communicate he'll make a good coach, that's for sure. When he'll go for that next evolution of his career is up to... well, to be honest, mostly his knees I guess. He's young, strong and fast enough to last some more years in mind and core, but his knees will dictate his future if he's wise on top of everything. He won't make yokozuna and leaving while he can still walk would be what I'd recommend. A coache's life pays less, but brings more respect and, let's be honest: The pay isn't catastrophic. 🙂
🥰 All the love for Ura~! Cannot wait to see him in person as I will be attending Aki basho this year. Ura is hands down one of my top five favorite active rikishi 💗
One of the hardest things about sumo is seeing Ura fight another favorite rikishi. Ura vs. Asanoyama? Ura vs. Kirishima? Ura vs. Anyone whose name starts with Waka???? It's always a mixed bag of emotions 😂
He is my favorite wrestler! Number 1 :) What I like the most about Ura, is that he loves the process of fighting more then winning. He wants to perform his sumo and just enjoy it. And he is humble and very friendly! And cute 😌
Ura is a joyful athlete with some crazy moves. Thanks for this episode. (If the "$Thanks" button were activated on your channel, I would have put some cash with the thanks!)
@@duncanluciak5516 One thing is for sure, he's leaving good money on the table by failing open all the taps by which money can flow to him. Insofar as through UA-cam's methods it allows be used, perhaps he can't meet the requirements to use them. Since those methods are used by Jason on his sumo channel, my assumption (which is merely that) is Chris has chosen not use them for reasons unknown. Gagamaru is absolutely cleaning up on his channel, but ONLY for English subtitled episodes. No one contributes for episodes without subtitles.
Please tell Ura that FB and Reddit are buzzing with Ura love. (Especially after the Keisho bout). I am a 71 year old grandma who intends to live until he wins a yusho!
Would love to see Ura get elder stock. His coaching would probably lead to more wrestlers in uras style, one of the most popular. He may not be the most einning, but definitely one of the most enjoyable to watch. His personality rubbing off would be a bonus!
@@jrlonergan6773 Ishiura was and will remain one of my favorite wrestlers. It takes a lot of intestinal fortitude to go out everyday and face opponents 100kg heavier than you are.
Second post, because unrelated to Ura, but a wrestler I am happy to have become aware of because of Chris (the epic) Sumo: I've just checked on Moriurara, he's still active it looks like and in the past 2 tournaments he posted 3-4 MK's. Let's all send him mental strength to get that one more win next Month! Go Moriurara!
Ura is the best thing can happen in this period with so many unhealthy ozeki an the yokozuna. Heach time is on the Dohyō is always entertaining and exciting
Chris, what is the back story about when (in practice) the other rikishi are up on the dohyo watching the fight, but rush in to faux restrain the winner after it ends? I've seen this many times but have never heard the story behind it. Love your sumo coverage sir - it's the BEST!
They are begging to be picked to fight him next. The louder and more you get in the person's face the more likely you are to be picked. Essentially they are being impatient children but it's part of the tradition :D
Everyone is rushing to the winner in order to request the next match. The winner essentially stays in until they lose so everyone is showing their enthusiasm when they rush to request a challenge. The winner then chooses someone who challenges like that. You can see Ura just quickly points or grabs his next opponent from the people that are making a request.
The reason I started watching sumo is because I saw a random a video of Ura flexing and doing a backflip and read in the comments that he’s a pro sumo wrestler. After seeing that I realized that I don’t know anything about the sport and watched some highlight videos. I’ve been a huge an since.
If one was planning to go to the november basho as a westerner, other than the obvious (be respectful), what should I consider when planning to attend?
I would also like to hear some answers to ths query, because I am overdue tp visit my son who lives near Hakata station, only a couple of miles from the stadium.
could someone please help me- since Natto and Kinta were both erased from UA-cam (a damn shame), I have not watched sumo. Can anyone point me to where I can watch the basho again? Preferably somewhere that's easy, without the page filling with ads and pop up stuffs. Thank you for any help!
can someone please explain why during the training matches all the other rikishi rush to who ever is going to win and stop them like its a fight? lol. at first i thought it was because they dont want injuries, but even if the other fighter is not going to fall they still hover over the other rikishi... for example at 3:56 clearly no one was in danger of injury and they still rushed. edit: i think i understood, they are rushing to get chosen next to wrestle ura?
Why do the bystanders rush in at the end of each practice bout? There seems to be no reason since the fighters have already stopped pushing. Is that some ceremonial practice or ritual?
I just wished Ura would finally put his back into his sumo. He has got the talent, speed and strength (look at his arms and legs) but is usually not trying hard enough. He could easily been komusubi like fellow jumpy man Tobizaru.
Sadly, I’m getting the retirement vibes from him. 😔 The last two Basho just haven’t been looking good for him. He used to be so unstoppable before then and now, it’s as if a feather can knock him out of the ring. I truly hope he can heal and regain his power.
I remember Ura before his knee injuries, and he was amazing! He would run at his opponent. Over and over sometimes. It didn't matter the size or rank of his opponent. He hurled himself! And he used moves nobody else used thanks to his experience before sumo wrestling. He is passionate. He is humble and kind. He is witty and charms with his lovely smile. He leaves it all on the dohyo. And he didn't give up! It took him years to climb back to makunouchi after his devastating injuries. Just like Terunofuji. He is URA!!! 🩷
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How can you not love Ura? He’s everything I want in a rikishi. What’s most impressive to me is his balance of playfulness with complete and genuine commitment and respect to sumo. He clearly loves the sport and manages to take it very seriously whilst not taking himself very seriously at all, it seems.
Perfect summary 👌 everyone loves Ura, he's just relatable and loveable without being a clown
It's easy to forget how purely strong he is too, because he is usually using a more agile style of sumo but the man has power too
Could not agree more 👏
And he's probably the most entertaining rikishi in the ring. No move is off limits and he actually pulls off something spectacular pretty often. Never know what you're gonna get with an Ura match.
Couldn't have said it any better! :)
Everyone loves Ura.
Hard facts. There's a reason why everyone's nana wants to bake him cookies!
We all love him indeed
Two types of people in this world: Ura fans and liars
I love URA since his first steps in SUMO many years ago. He is nice, polite, respectful, he is inventive, all in all a great guy. I hope he stays healthy in the ring, I wouldn't like to see him hurt.
What's not to like? The Pink Power Ranger's personality always shows through.
Win or lose he faces each day with unbridled happiness.
His humility combined with his wild, entertaining style of sumo was what drew me in first and kept me a fan.
The rolling his hand during breathing and then pinching up one grain of salt is why he's been a favorite of mine for a while.
It also helps that hes wildly exciting to watch. When the man wins its often in style
If you can't win trophies, win hearts. The twitter pics of massive lines of fans showing up to meet him even if he has not a single Emperor's Cup to his name speaks volumes. There' a short vid of him dancing with glittery paper fans for a few seconds on top of the dohyo, man's never afraid to give fan service.
I am commenting BEFORE watching video because I am in team Ura! I love his spirit. He is a joy to watch whether he wins or loses.
Ura is my favorite. BY far. Lil man has no limits
He is one of my favourites. Like him a lot. He always tries to win. And he is funny, has a sense of humour. But is respectful, too.
I've never seen Ura not act like a gentleman on the doyo. He's always been a delight to watch and you can help but like him. I didn't know about his elder stock qualification, he's certainly earned it.
With his experience, insight, humor and ability to communicate he'll make a good coach, that's for sure.
When he'll go for that next evolution of his career is up to... well, to be honest, mostly his knees I guess. He's young, strong and fast enough to last some more years in mind and core, but his knees will dictate his future if he's wise on top of everything. He won't make yokozuna and leaving while he can still walk would be what I'd recommend.
A coache's life pays less, but brings more respect and, let's be honest: The pay isn't catastrophic. 🙂
If Ura becomes an oyakata, his heya will be CHUCK FULL of rishiki that wanna train under him!
And the sumo fan tourists will flock to his heya to watch the training. ❤️
It will be a sad day when he decides to retire.
who wouldn't love him, so symphatic and humble. and yet so powerful and agile . Ura 🎀
He brings the color in an otherwise very black and white sport. I love Ura!
I didn't need any more reasons to love Ura, but I have more now nonetheless, and I'm very glad that I do. Thanks for the coverage, Chris!
Thanks for the update Chris
wow! great segment on one of my favorites.
🥰 All the love for Ura~! Cannot wait to see him in person as I will be attending Aki basho this year. Ura is hands down one of my top five favorite active rikishi 💗
Love U Ura......😊
Watching from Catonsville Maryland USA
That's just great. Who don't love Ura?
he is just the coolest
❤ I'm a huge Ura fan ❤💪💪💪
Ura just has such a nice presence around him with his constant smile.
Ura is my favorite rikishi from the first day I watched a basho. There is something special about him.
Best match of the entire July Tournament was when he fought the Yokozuma and gave the Big Man a run for his money!
Ahh, Ura. His unique brand of sumo and candid, positive demeanour combine into who is one of my all-time favourite athletes.
I like Ura, he's nimble and happy.
Love love love Ura's attitude and energy. His smile is infectious. Thank you for covering him, Chris!
He's amazing! Always entertaining to watch, a pro with the mike, camera's favourite, humble af! How could you not love him?
Great footage as always Chris
Ura will always be my favorite! Thank you for showcasing him. I root for other rikishi, but all must lose to Ura. Lol
Thanks for a highlight of my guy, Chris! Love the pink panda!
Ura has very quickly become one of my favorite Rikishi to watch. Super entertaining and just all around genuine guy.
Who would have thought that beef could also be a ham?
Love Ura ! A class act/
One of the hardest things about sumo is seeing Ura fight another favorite rikishi. Ura vs. Asanoyama? Ura vs. Kirishima? Ura vs. Anyone whose name starts with Waka???? It's always a mixed bag of emotions 😂
So very true. I have to watch some of those matches with one eye shut ... 😆
I hope ura lives a long and healthy life
He is my favorite wrestler! Number 1 :) What I like the most about Ura, is that he loves the process of fighting more then winning. He wants to perform his sumo and just enjoy it. And he is humble and very friendly! And cute 😌
My favorite thing about him is his respect to the sport and his genuine care towards other rikishi if they've fallen over.
highlight of my life was getting to scream his name at the May basho. there’s just something about him
Thats so awesome
Ura is a joyful athlete with some crazy moves. Thanks for this episode. (If the "$Thanks" button were activated on your channel, I would have put some cash with the thanks!)
Chris could use a Patreon.
@@duncanluciak5516 One thing is for sure, he's leaving good money on the table by failing open all the taps by which money can flow to him. Insofar as through UA-cam's methods it allows be used, perhaps he can't meet the requirements to use them. Since those methods are used by Jason on his sumo channel, my assumption (which is merely that) is Chris has chosen not use them for reasons unknown. Gagamaru is absolutely cleaning up on his channel, but ONLY for English subtitled episodes. No one contributes for episodes without subtitles.
@@orlandofurioso7958 I got into the Gaga Channel thanks to the subtitles.
Ura is a best. A Rikishi who shows his humanity and true personality.
My favorites are Ur and Tobizaro. Ura is always happy.
Ura tobizaru and enho, they are just fun to watch especially when they win 🙏🏻
Great footage
Maybe because Ura is a bonafide badass!? Ura when he wins: :D | Ura when he loses: :D Ura is more of a state of being, lol.
Ura is so cool. I’m a new fan to sumo and Ura stole my heart like many others. His sumo style is equally impessive as his personality.
Great video,, thank you 🙏🌷
Please tell Ura that FB and Reddit are buzzing with Ura love. (Especially after the Keisho bout). I am a 71 year old grandma who intends to live until he wins a yusho!
Ura is my super ultra fave. He is so charming. ♥️♥️♥️
Just got my Ura tshirt in the mail!
Hokuseiho enjoyed that exhibition bout between Ura and Onosho
Ura acting like Hokutofuji😂😂❤❤❤❤❤❤❤Breathe😂😂😂
Ura is the man.
Do a piece on hokotufuji next? 💪🏼💪🏼
Would love to see Ura get elder stock. His coaching would probably lead to more wrestlers in uras style, one of the most popular. He may not be the most einning, but definitely one of the most enjoyable to watch. His personality rubbing off would be a bonus!
Ura’s ability to laugh at himself is endearing. But he also has some great throwing techniques.
His passion for sumo is infectious. Win or lose he obviously enjoys a threat match, and he is the consummate sportsman.
Win or lose, Ura always has a smile.
My boy!
My favorite no doubt...well him and Enho.
@@slowturtle6745 ditto. I miss Ishiura but Hoshoryu is up there too
@@jrlonergan6773 Ishiura was and will remain one of my favorite wrestlers. It takes a lot of intestinal fortitude to go out everyday and face opponents 100kg heavier than you are.
@@slowturtle6745 Love Ishiura. That fuckin neck injury! GAH!
My gf calls him little rice lol we love to cheer for him
I would do anything for that man
Ura kazuki love you so much 😋😘💋😍🤗more video ura kazuki please
I was hoping you had video of Onosato and Takakeisho training.
Second post, because unrelated to Ura, but a wrestler I am happy to have become aware of because of Chris (the epic) Sumo:
I've just checked on Moriurara, he's still active it looks like and in the past 2 tournaments he posted 3-4 MK's. Let's all send him mental strength to get that one more win next Month!
Go Moriurara!
The pink gummy bear
We love Ura the Buddha!!!!😊
ura for yokozuna
I'm a big fan of Ura.
One thing i love is how Ura is his regular name. Because he doesn't need another name - Ura is Ura.
I always thought that breathing exercise was Ura imagining the scent of dinner.
Now that's funny!
Holy shit, that leap
I don’t think I’ve ever seen him without his knee brace. It’s a shame Jason Sumo’s archive got nuked, I’d love to see some old footage of early Ura
Hello sumo friends
Ura is the best thing can happen in this period with so many unhealthy ozeki an the yokozuna.
Heach time is on the Dohyō is always entertaining and exciting
Chris, what is the back story about when (in practice) the other rikishi are up on the dohyo watching the fight, but rush in to faux restrain the winner after it ends? I've seen this many times but have never heard the story behind it. Love your sumo coverage sir - it's the BEST!
They are begging to be picked to fight him next. The louder and more you get in the person's face the more likely you are to be picked. Essentially they are being impatient children but it's part of the tradition :D
Everyone is rushing to the winner in order to request the next match. The winner essentially stays in until they lose so everyone is showing their enthusiasm when they rush to request a challenge. The winner then chooses someone who challenges like that. You can see Ura just quickly points or grabs his next opponent from the people that are making a request.
The reason I started watching sumo is because I saw a random a video of Ura flexing and doing a backflip and read in the comments that he’s a pro sumo wrestler. After seeing that I realized that I don’t know anything about the sport and watched some highlight videos. I’ve been a huge an since.
If one was planning to go to the november basho as a westerner, other than the obvious (be respectful), what should I consider when planning to attend?
I would also like to hear some answers to ths query, because I am overdue tp visit my son who lives near Hakata station, only a couple of miles from the stadium.
could someone please help me- since Natto and Kinta were both erased from UA-cam (a damn shame), I have not watched sumo. Can anyone point me to where I can watch the basho again? Preferably somewhere that's easy, without the page filling with ads and pop up stuffs. Thank you for any help!
can someone please explain why during the training matches all the other rikishi rush to who ever is going to win and stop them like its a fight? lol. at first i thought it was because they dont want injuries, but even if the other fighter is not going to fall they still hover over the other rikishi... for example at 3:56 clearly no one was in danger of injury and they still rushed.
edit: i think i understood, they are rushing to get chosen next to wrestle ura?
Yup! They are like, "Pick me! Pick me!" 😊
Ura is the rikishi I'd most like to marry personally
Why do the bystanders rush in at the end of each practice bout? There seems to be no reason since the fighters have already stopped pushing. Is that some ceremonial practice or ritual?
They are rushing so the winner picks them to fight next 😊
We need more funny...:)
Rupert Canyon
This mf can't be real
I just wished Ura would finally put his back into his sumo. He has got the talent, speed and strength (look at his arms and legs) but is usually not trying hard enough. He could easily been komusubi like fellow jumpy man Tobizaru.
Takayasu still no power on legs. 😢
Hope its not another Tochinoshin.
Sadly, I’m getting the retirement vibes from him. 😔 The last two Basho just haven’t been looking good for him. He used to be so unstoppable before then and now, it’s as if a feather can knock him out of the ring. I truly hope he can heal and regain his power.
My second least favorite after Tobizaru nothing personal I just hate their sumo styles
I remember Ura before his knee injuries, and he was amazing! He would run at his opponent. Over and over sometimes. It didn't matter the size or rank of his opponent. He hurled himself! And he used moves nobody else used thanks to his experience before sumo wrestling. He is passionate. He is humble and kind. He is witty and charms with his lovely smile. He leaves it all on the dohyo.
And he didn't give up! It took him years to climb back to makunouchi after his devastating injuries. Just like Terunofuji.
He is URA!!! 🩷