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Irish Sumo Fan Takes His Knocks

Postby Mulboyne » Mon Apr 03, 2006 12:47 pm

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Yomiuri: Rikishi aims to put sumo on Irish map
It looked easy, John Gunning thought, when he first watched practice at an amateur sumo club two years ago and casually decided to join. But he soon realized he was wrong. Even for Gunning, who was reasonably fit after playing soccer for many years, basic sumo exercises such as shiko--lifting each leg in turn and bringing it down--were tough, often leaving him out of breath and in agony...His tenacity, however, has not always paid dividends. Gunning has been plagued by injuries; late last year, he broke his left arm during a bout with a 13-year-old boy who weighed 120 kilograms...But sumo still dominates his life...On weekdays, he teaches English at a language school in Tokyo, but his students probably learn more about their own culture from him as his classes center on sumo...Until recently, he worked as a staff editor of the Sumo Fan Magazine, an online publication...more...
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Postby Mike Oxlong » Mon Apr 03, 2006 6:43 pm

John's a helluva good guy. Sells sumo souvenirs to hungry fans everywhere via eBay.
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Postby emperor » Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:04 pm

hes a regular on sumoforum

nice bunch, they were very keen to help and knowledgable when i was writing a paper on the internationalisation of sumo

hey gboothe, thanx again for checking my grammar & kanji that time!
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Postby Greji » Wed Apr 05, 2006 11:03 am

emperor wrote:hes a regular on sumoforumhey gboothe, thanx again for checking my grammar & kanji that time!


You're welcome, but it didn't get you thrown out of the U, did it?
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Postby emperor » Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:39 pm

gboothe wrote:it didn't get you thrown out of the U, did it?
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Nah, I signed a document affirming its 100,000,000% my own sweat and tears ;)
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Postby emperor » Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:39 pm

gboothe wrote:it didn't get you thrown out of the U, did it?
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Nah, I signed a document affirming its 100,000,000% solely my own sweat and tears ;)
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wow i'm a megastar

Postby nishinoshima » Sat Apr 08, 2006 1:10 pm

i get my own topic on fuckedgaijin?? wow I'm finally big time! have to start drawing up a list of those who will be first against the wall when they make me king of planet earth.
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Postby Taro Toporific » Sat Apr 08, 2006 2:35 pm

nishinoshima wrote:... start drawing up a list of those who will be first against the wall when they make me king of planet earth.


Anytime. :p
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Pederasts

Postby Mike Oxlong » Sat Apr 08, 2006 4:56 pm

nishinoshima wrote:i get my own topic on fuckedgaijin?? wow I'm finally big time! have to start drawing up a list of those who will be first against the wall when they make me king of planet earth.



Dunno if they let guys who do the lambada with 10-year-olds become king...
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Caption Contest!

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You look mighty good in that thong, boy! Huwahaha!
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caption contest

Postby Greji » Sat Apr 08, 2006 7:35 pm

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You look mighty good in that thong, boy! Huwahaha!


I don't know, but it smells like a dingleberry!
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Postby Mulboyne » Mon Apr 10, 2006 12:18 am

nishinoshima wrote:i get my own topic on fuckedgaijin??

You deserve it! Keep up the good work.
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