Comments on: Do sumos really retract their testicles into their bodies? http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/02/08/do-sumos-really-retract-their-testicles-into-their-bodies/ Japan News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sumo http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/02/08/do-sumos-really-retract-their-testicles-into-their-bodies/comment-page-1/#comment-57688 Sumo Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:17:33 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1107#comment-57688 [...] Do sumos really retract their testicles into their bodies? (Japan Probe) “It’s a belief widely held in the West that sumo wrestlers, through years of dedication and practice, are able to retract their testes into their pelvis before a basho.” [...] [...] Do sumos really retract their testicles into their bodies? (Japan Probe) “It’s a belief widely held in the West that sumo wrestlers, through years of dedication and practice, are able to retract their testes into their pelvis before a basho.” [...]

]]> By: revil http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/02/08/do-sumos-really-retract-their-testicles-into-their-bodies/comment-page-1/#comment-11599 revil Thu, 08 Feb 2007 02:43:26 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1107#comment-11599 wow. I have never cared less. wow. I have never cared less.

]]> By: Durf http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/02/08/do-sumos-really-retract-their-testicles-into-their-bodies/comment-page-1/#comment-11597 Durf Thu, 08 Feb 2007 02:18:49 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1107#comment-11597 You could always go ask the question on Konishiki's website: http://www.konishiki.net/jp/bbs/index.html You could always go ask the question on Konishiki’s website:
http://www.konishiki.net/jp/bbs/index.html

]]> By: Ken Y-N http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/02/08/do-sumos-really-retract-their-testicles-into-their-bodies/comment-page-1/#comment-11588 Ken Y-N Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:45:37 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1107#comment-11588 Good point, retracting one's gonads in Sumo seems rather unnecessary. How protective is a mawashi? Anyone want to wear one and get kicked in the nuts, all in the interest of science, of course? It would make a great YouTube video... For your next task, James, how about trying to find out if Daisuke Matsusaka has actually ever thrown a gyroball. That infallible font of information, Wikipedia says: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisuke_Matsuzaka Matsuzaka is the pitcher most associated with the pitch known as the gyroball, acknowledging he is trying to throw it, and has thrown it in a game. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyroball In an interview, Daisuke Matsuzaka of the Boston Red Sox said that he has never thrown a gyroball and doesn't even know how, laughing at the proposition. Good point, retracting one’s gonads in Sumo seems rather unnecessary. How protective is a mawashi? Anyone want to wear one and get kicked in the nuts, all in the interest of science, of course? It would make a great YouTube video…

For your next task, James, how about trying to find out if Daisuke Matsusaka has actually ever thrown a gyroball. That infallible font of information, Wikipedia says:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisuke_Matsuzaka
Matsuzaka is the pitcher most associated with the pitch known as the gyroball, acknowledging he is trying to throw it, and has thrown it in a game.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyroball
In an interview, Daisuke Matsuzaka of the Boston Red Sox said that he has never thrown a gyroball and doesn’t even know how, laughing at the proposition.

]]> By: claytonian http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/02/08/do-sumos-really-retract-their-testicles-into-their-bodies/comment-page-1/#comment-11579 claytonian Wed, 07 Feb 2007 23:49:43 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1107#comment-11579 There actually is a movie called The Cremaster. But it's a 4 hour long art film There actually is a movie called The Cremaster. But it’s a 4 hour long art film

]]> By: James http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/02/08/do-sumos-really-retract-their-testicles-into-their-bodies/comment-page-1/#comment-11532 James Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:38:04 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1107#comment-11532 "The male Kangaroo sucks his balls into his abdomen before battle. Probably advisable, as a kick in the nuts by a kangaroo would certainly bring tears to your eyes." Sure would! You Only Live Twice is a fantastic book (not so great as a movie), but it does indulge in some embellishment, what good story doesn't? :) “The male Kangaroo sucks his balls into his abdomen before battle. Probably advisable, as a kick in the nuts by a kangaroo would certainly bring tears to your eyes.”

Sure would!

You Only Live Twice is a fantastic book (not so great as a movie), but it does indulge in some embellishment, what good story doesn’t? :)

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