The Greatest Sumo Wrestler of All Time

This is the 69th Yokozuna Hakuho. The greatest combat sport competitor to ever do it. I love this guy and this took me way too long to make hope y'all like it.
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[@ykoba4054]

Hi, I am from Japan and lived in Tohoku (Now I live in Osaka). When the tsunami hit the Tohoku region in 2011, the Grand Yokozuna visited many times each town of the region where even reporters had rarely come to interview us. My grandparents cried so hard each time they saw Hakuho, telling me "Yokozuna remembers us." He is the kindest man I have ever seen. Trust me: his kindness is genuine.

[@Phannypackster]

That's awesome and of course I trust you! I feel like I can tell by just his eyes and smile that it's genuine :)

[@DennisGr]

it can not be overstated that yokozuna are seen as larger than life and above mere mortals by many in japan. it must have been a special moment for your gradnparents, i'm sure.

[@Brascofarian]

@@DennisGr The amazing thing for me is that he is accepted by Japanese and not just considered a gaijin. This never happens.

[@dismas8884]

Mongols dominate the sumo, japan weak, Mongol strong.

[@olfrud]

@@dismas8884 what a stupid thing to say...

[@Dephire]

Truly an amazing video. Hakuhō is more than a legend, he's also a huge inspiration to sumo fans and rikishi alike. One of my favorite tricks up his sleeve is when he used "nekodamashi", clapping in front of the opponents face to temporarily daze them and even had a wry grin on his face when it worked. He really is the greatest mind to have ever graced the dohyo.

[@highviewbarbell]

Slap to forearm to nekodamashi to slapdown is my favorite combo I've seen him do. The guy is dazed from the slap, has eyes closed from the clap, and just faceplants I to the clay

[@BDCF100]

He is the GOAT but I'll still take Chiyonofugi, He was smaller than 90% of his opponents.

[@TheKyubiisaan]

If you play Pokémon, this is where the move Fake Out comes from, btw :)

[@randommf3549]

Nah

[@M-Soares]

I wasn't expecting to finish this video bawling my eyes out. I'm half japanese and used to watch a lot of sumo with my Okinawan grandfather as a child, I never really understood it but I really enjoyed listening to the overexcited japanese announcers (even though I didn't speak a lick of the language) and watching people carrying those oversized banners that my grandpa said represent the prize for the bout. I remember him talking about the greats he used to watch, names like Kitanoumi and Wajima, I also remember him saying he had great respect for Mongolian rikishi because they had to overcome the stigma of being outsiders in Japanese society just like Okinawans such as himself, even though they were technically Japanese. Fortunately my gramps is still alive. Back when we used to watch Sumo togheter Hakuho wasn't even a Yokozuna, next time I see him I'll be sure to ask him about the GOAT. Thank you so much for this video, it really means a lot.

[@ferndiesel]

Hope you get to see him soon, I'd love to hear what he says

[@ezmaze42]

Hakuho's accomplishments are astounding

[@blackhokage1744]

tameemon Raiden is the greatest sumo wrestler

[@Phannypackster]

@@blackhokage1744 Hey bud I'm as big of a fan of record of ragnarok as the next guy but it embellishes Raiden's life and the level of greatness of his accomplishments. Just in case that's where this is coming from :)

[@ascent1on716]

@@Phannypackster if you look at his win percentage despite his favorite technique being banned. Not saying that I think he is any better or worse but merely he is very much comparable due to his believed to be recorded hand size and his stature. Also great vid

[@Scott-jk5zk]

In regards to hakuho there's a quote who I don't know said it but it went a little something like this ' if he wasn't born in the time of film and photography we would question whether such a man had ever existed at all

[@asdfghjjfdfvcddcbhxg6550]

I became a sumo fan at the very end of his career, but from what I gathered is that he has every move in the book and changed his mindset towards sumo strategy a few times. Great video.

[@peterkoch3777]

Another thing that distinguishes a GOAT from others: know when to go😂 Hakuho found the perfect time and date for that. He resigned with winning the pot 15:0 and seeing his successor being promoted to Yokozuna.❤ He told us later that he already had decided on resigning at that basho earlier, that he gave his papers in on day 10 after getting kashekoshi. On the last day, he was reassured that Terunofuji would get promoted to Yokozuna regardless of the outcome of their bout. 🎉

[@amosanon3274]

He was awesome. I'm so lucky to have found sumo in time to watch his last 2 years. Can't believe you didn't mention the time he got caught out after curfew in western clothing, and his coach beat his ass with a golf club!

[@AlexJones0316]

Wasn't that Tochinoshin?

[@amosanon3274]

@@AlexJones0316 I think it was hakuho. But I think something similar might have happened to toch. Can you imagine the balls on the guy who would attack either of those dudes?

[@JD-gj2rj]

I feel lucky to have watched Sumo for just 5 years and got to see him in action! I'm 58 and got a lot of films to watch!

[@nchinth]

what's particularly impressive to me is that Hakuho has more zensho yushos than many yokozuna have in total championships!

[@legendofnoob]

There's so much disrespect towards Hakuho out there in Japan, it's usually a mix of old-school-sumo-philosophy spinkled in with prejudice and racism. This man treated sumo like a competitive sport so he took every measure to ensure a win, and showing genuine emotion when he does. But because of the traditions and ritualistic backgrounds of sumo, that went against what is traditionally considered "The Qualities and Class of a Yokozuna" and he's scolded for it all the time. Examples would include the "wait for the opponent to make the first move" tactic. It's not so much that no other rikishi had been successful with that tactic, but sumo world in general would discourage that tactic by scolding and warning you if you'd ever done that. He was one of the greatest champions of all time, and wanted to remain in the world of sumo as the master of a stable, but the Sumo Association refused to allow him to become one based on the reason that he's Mongolian. Hakuho did not want to give up Mongolian citizenship (as Japan does not allow multiple citizenships), so he continued fighting. He had great respect for the great Taiho, the 48th Yokozuna and previous record holder for the most top division tournament championships at 32, but was forced to break his record. When he did, he asked the Sumo Assoc, "is this enough to let me be a master as a Mongolian?", they said no. So he kept on fighting and taking criticism for missed bashos due to injury, until he blew the record out of the water. He asked again, the Assoc again told him no. He gave up, applied for Japanese citizenship, put on one last 15-0 performance showcasing how he, at age 36, far removed from his physical peak, was still able to dominate with skill over young and hungry contenders. Hopefully he can inspire a generation of rikishi to start recognizing that the present modern era needs sumo to become a competitive sport, and start to shed some of sumo's old, obsolete, and often harmful (to athletes) philosophies. So that it could spark interest in younger people (something it has failed to do for a few decades now), and reach new heights, as a sport.

[@Cenot4ph]

with such lojng ingrained cultural roots im not surprised there's such resistance against outside competitors. It's not merely a sport, but a culture of great significance

[@kekula69]

while i do agree that some sumo traditions need to be relaxed, it's more of a cultural thing than a sport. changing it to become a competitive sport would just bastardize the whole thing, plus what's stopping people from just creating their own competitive versions of sumo wrestling? other than maybe the culture, i could absolutely see that getting in the way if you live in japan

[@randommf3549]

Damn that's sad z this why i hate people with power because they are always douchebags

[@user-rd4cd7ph7x]

​​​@@kekula69sumo would not exist if the tradions were not held sacred. You seem young and niave. Resepct your elders on this one.

[@kekula69]

@@user-rd4cd7ph7x I'll respect my elders when they respect me

[@totalmadnesman]

This was a proper emotional and well thought out video!*Cheers mate, it was a joy to watch!

[@seanwinter4784]

It was a privilege to see him live at a basho in Toyko. While it's impossible to compare people between generations, he was so far in front of his contemporaries while he was wrestling that sumo fans used to refer to him as "playing with his food" during tournaments to describe how he dealt with opponents. He weighed 160 kg but moved like a dancer, and was supremely skilled, but the key reason that he was so good is that he absolutely refused to lose, ever - the will to win burned brighter in him than in anyone else. In the same GOAT league as Bradman, Merckx, Gretzky, Karelin, Hawk, Slater and a couple of others

[@Adam-wt5id]

His hip discipline is so good i think he could have trained any wrestling/combat sport and dominated

[@dovesr0478]

Hakuho seems like that one huge guy at the gym that everyone is afraid of but when you talk to him he's the nicest person you've ever met

[@SSJRanulf]

There won't ever be anyone as good as Hakuho. Probably not in any competition. I truly believe he's the most dominate athlete in any sport ever. And sumo is a hard, injury ridden sport. But everything came together for him, and the unbeatable willpower let him push it beyond what anyone else will ever do.

[@daasscott461]

This is such a well edited video. It gives me internet historian vibes and im so glad I found this video. I cried towards the end. Thank you for making this, it is a piece of art.

[@fairplay3312]

Man, you're getting the real grip on making videos, your sumo videos are some of the best content youtube has to offer

[@vanteal]

I'm glad I got to see him wrestle in the last couple years of his career. The guy is the GOAT of GOATS within any sport. Nobody can compete with his dominance. Not Jordan, Gretzky, Brady. No one.

[@Nathreim1]

I only started watching Sumo near the end of his career but what an end it turned out to be. I feel privileged to have watched his final tournament even if it was from America on youtube.

[@Mujii360]

Thank you for making such a great video. You've really managed to take knowledge which took me years to learn through watching sumo and documentaries and distill it into almost 17 mins. Truely a feat, well done. The feeling of awe I got when I found the sumo ranking history boards and saw through the years how many wins and tournaments he's won, it's inspiring! Reading Wikipedia on the records he's smashed! Hakuho is undeniably the GOAT of all GOATs. Big up my main man Chiyonofuji though! Maybe you could make the next one on him?

[@tabascotony8505]

I knew nothing about the sport coming into this. Your superb video editing skills have helped me find a respect for sumo. Great video mate, keep it up.

[@ethanharrison4425]

Amazingly well put together video, can feel the passion that was put into it. Very good.

[@MrJones-ee7kk]

I only came across your videos a few months ago and you have gotten me hooked on sumo wrestling keep it up dude

[@xiaoma7935]

"When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him." - Jonathan Swift Ever since I encountered this quote, I have been amazed by how perfect it captures the dynamics between Hakuho and those lunatic critics who seek to demonize him 24/7.

[@hugotabellion9759]

Honestly man we need more of your content !

[@ItsAVolcano]

The Sumo Association had to change the rules on how a Yokozuna earns his rank in large part due to Hakuho being so dominant nobody else could win the 2 consecutive tournaments that had been the traditional requirement.

[@klassikerreview4170]

That is actually not true, many Yokozuna made the rank without two tournament victories, but per chance the Yokozunas of the 90s and 2000s all made the rank with two Yushos in a row, so it was always a 100% clear case. If you look further back, quite a few Yokozuna made the rank with one Yusho.

[@pinkwolfies841]

I love this video, your edits are hilarious but at the end I got pretty emotional because of your storytelling and music choices

[@victor111v]

So glad I was recommended to this channel 💪🏽

[@dodoloreean5400]

love the sumo videos you talk about it with so much passion

[@rageagainstmyhairline5574]

I don't know why, but every American I've ever heard try to say 'wary' says 'weary' instead. They have very different meanings, and it's 'wary' that they mean. 'Weary' means to be tired or tired of something, mentally or physically worn out.

[@gruu]

He truly is the goat! Thank you for this awesome video man

[@Natena]

Thank you for your effort for making this masterpiece. Amazing Work !

[@dave-oh3549]

Liked and subscribed. I love your content and hope this channel grows amongst sumo fans.

[@bottominaplatecarrier1118]

Thank you so much for making an English language primer on Hakuho. He's amazing. This sport is amazing and more people should be following it. Chris Sumo is a great channel

[@conor-909]

Another absolute banger of a video mate

[@chiefmonrovia6691]

That "skill" transition is the most creative and well executed transition I've ever seen. Super original. Insanely clean. Holy shit

[@Jack-id2pb]

this video needs 100,000 more views!! great job my guy!

[@teddybui1319]

Love this so much, need more sumo content.

[@CaedusRising]

Loved this video. Wish you made more about sumo or games or anything really. Love your style. Especially the advance wars music!

[@stianaslaksen5799]

What a nice video and story. Well done!

[@olegyamleq7796]

WOWWWWWWWWWWWWW. one of the greatest videos i have ever seen from a smaller sized channel!!!!!!!!!!!! Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!! Upvoted!!!!!!!!!!

[@user-em5gx3yv3e]

Nice video!!! Thank you for your work

[@smogrovejo7975]

Gracias por repasar las altas y bajas de Hakuho Sho, el grande numero uno de los ultimos tiempos en sumo, Hokuho Sho. te extrañamos.

[@miketokles9451]

Got to see him live in 2018, went to the January tournament. What an amazing event.

[@evabaur1307]

Thanks for this excellent summary of these extraordinary career.

[@blackgirlyellowsunvibes]

Ok. I love Sumo and I'm glad I stayed up till 3 in the morning watching your video on The Truth about Sumo Wrestling... Hakuhō is amazing and talented, but I'm an Enhō fan through and through

[@klassikerreview4170]

A very good and informative video! One small thing I would like to add regarding hakuhos in ring style, a few thing you showed, like the face slp forearm combo, are part of his later style. They were basically him overcoming his loss of strength by age. I love that you pointed out the hipp wiggle! Nobody is better at it than Hakuho!

[@Phannypackster]

I thought the same thing but the myogiryu knockout happened in 2012 Wich is like the halfway point of his career at 27 and only 5 years into yokozuna of his 14 years as yokozuna so he spent more years with that in his arsenal as a yokozuna than he did without it (granted I doubt he used it at every tachai when he was younger but it's been around a long time it seems)

[@klassikerreview4170]

@@Phannypackster Right, but as you mentioned he did rarely use it, it became his go to weapon around 2016/17 if I remember corectly.

[@lore1027]

One of the best video that i see on yt by long time

[@voyes]

very rarely smiled this much watching anything. thank u

[@gotenkes]

This is an underrated video. Well done.

[@georgeahi]

I f*cking love your editing, man! makes your already interesting videos, entertaining as well.

[@TitanStryker]

Crazy that this video comes out and I just got into sumo like last week and I’ve already found hakuho and chiyojifuni to be my favorites

[@pilot.wav_theory]

this was amazing. Ive never been one to follow sports but i absolutely adore any martial art

[@friedbagel6893]

9:55 bro that cut and the commentary « their demise…. *is imminent* » was perfect😂

[@tka6781]

Fantastic video, I've gone down the rabbit hole on sumo content and it has brought me to your door.

[@user-to9lk8ix6h]

I love how Mongolian Wrestling has the same title system as Tekken. UNDEFEATABLE GIANT *･゜ﾟ･*:.｡..｡.:*:.｡. .｡.:*･゜ﾟ･*

[@shadapakap]

Beautiful video. Hakuhō is truly the GOAT of all GOATs.

[@monksgs8094]

Great video👍🏻👍🏻

[@MarvFitBikesKicks]

I’m honored to have witnessed his greatness, thanks to Jason’s channel, it was awesome tuning to watch Hakuho the GOAT

[@Fuu_Sho]

Great video, Hakuho is my absolute favorite.

[@xxCROMIZOIDxx]

Amazing editing and video!

[@zol-erdenebinderya7199]

Thank you for this great video.

[@Benjamin_Kraft]

Man how did I miss this video? Excellent work, the editing has so much personality, and it's funny without being overbearing or cliché, and assists the story-telling perfectly. A great homage to Hakuho, found myself getting goosebumps all the time. Something about the man is just so captivating. I'm a fairly new Sumo fan, my first basho was may 2021. I'm so glad I got to see the July Basho, and that I had read up on and watched videos with Hakuho up to it. It was truly something special to se him go all-out and get his sensho yusho. I've watched the final vs Terunofuji more times than I can count, the raw emotion of it always gets me. Great video, I really hope you continue making Sumo content however far apart the videos come. It was your video The Truth About Sumo Wrestling that got me into Sumo, and for that I'm really thankful! It's without a doubt the best introductory video on Sumo out there.

[@Thomasdagua]

amazing montage thanks for the story of Hakuho!

[@rushilairan5502]

What an amazing video ❤️

[@sophiko-lagvilava]

Great review 👌 thanks ❤️

[@ext2a]

It was Asashoryu until he retired, then Hakuho came out of nowhere and he became the goat.

[@rektl2036]

Not really, towards Asa sad retirement, he had begun to drop many playoffs to hakuho. Hakuho had achieved ozeki then yokozuna during the height of Asa's era. That was how strong he was back then. Its just that his style wasn't as overpowering as how Asa's looked. Harumafuji also managed to get a few wins off Asa

[@Paratet]

That forearm KO and subsequent "that's it" shrug in the intro was so great knowing what lead up to it.

[@ebsss100]

The editing on this vid to me is spectacular

[@DemoncowGage]

This is one of the best sports docs I've seen and it's half memes. Chefs kiss.

[@fighterxaos1]

Pretty good editing! It was cool to learn about Hakuho, I really respect him, you really can call him the goat. The easter eggs that were the really dark images seemed to be dark, at least for my friends. I was able to see them but I have mutant eyes.

[@Strollerist]

Well sourced and made content. IDK How you managed to get hakuho's childhood photos. But I am really impressed that you found Hakuho's exclusive documentary that is only available in Mongolian language. You literally exposed everything about Hakuho. 😮 Few things I wanna add. 1. As mentioned in the video, Hakuho came to Japan, when he was only 15 and less than 65kg. Its not ideal Sumo wrestler measurement and was not expected, since his father was prominent world class wrestler. So his teacher Chikubayama(12th master of Miyagino stable) aka Makoto Tazaki, treated him as a really young child, which is really unusual in Sumo stables. His training mates and friends were doing all the day harsh training and house jobs. Naturally he did not like this special treatment at all, cause it felt to him unfair. All he has done was, just eating, playing, sleeping. Even his parents did not treat him like that. After 3 months of nurture, he had gained 15kg grew 10cm. Just imagine, there could be no GOAT, if his stable master had sent him back to Mongolia. Personally I think that Chikubayama was a really good teacher. 2. Hakuho did really love Sumo more than anyone else. For Asashoryu, it was all about fun, glory and money. He really dominated the sport and had exclusive talent for that. But Hakuho truly loves Sumo and does every details exacly right.

[@DoesWhatItLikes]

Dis neato! Great work :o

[@yahilc.8014]

Great video, didn’t know sumo was such a great sport

[@BALLISTIC324]

The Legend Of The Grandmaster "Hakuho Sho" True G.o.a.t ✌️

[@JarOfYou]

Dude, the sus guy face during the black screen transition at 10:48 was hilarious

[@Phannypackster]

lmao I'm glad you're one of the few who saw it. Its actually almost impossible to see on some phones, but I liked dropping Easter egg memes in this for me to be able to see while editing it and still be entertained. There's actually another one of one of my friends when he was a teenager in here as well.

[@Milutinovich]

2:44 WOW!! That Tim Follin's music hit me hard back on time. Good one

[@cerberus.talking]

Dayam, very inspiring. Personality combined with skillset, abilities and adventures makes the legends

[@soggystreets9081]

When hakuho wasn’t injured he was just a level above everyone else

[@dzenan7322]

Even injured he was still level up from others

[@aleksthegreat4130]

Not before Asashoryu had retired,they had some competitive fights.

[@ceb4747]

I really like the edit. Kept laughing the whole time.

[@simonkorica9467]

I love just hearing people talk about him. That what makes it great personally. Be it boxing, Indian mud wrestling, whatever. The passion for sportmanship, and the unending dedication to improve and pass on the tourch, is what I love about competition.

[@Rotscrek]

great video, I consider myself blessed to have gotten into sumo before Hakuho's left the dohyo.

[@ClickClack_Bam]

This was great. Thanks.

[@finnsamju]

Hakhuo is the goat of sumo. If he competed 1990 to 2005 with the same dominance he would be the greatest of all GOATS.

[@Gamebred-Nightmare]

The memes in the videos had me bursting out laughing! Passion - redbeetles doggystyle, Bernie Sanders - I'm once again asking. LOLLLL

[@Papaskidds]

Good video. May the algorithm bless thee

[@nihleigleca6702]

One lesson from Hakuho's legendary career is that you can never make certain people like you or not hate you. It will always be their own choice. It takes no reasoning to hate you when they want to. However, the bigger lesson is that, there are still always things that you can control, and a truly strong person will control all of them - training jard, competing, winning, showing compassion to those in need of help...... in the end, who cares if some preposterous sumo fundamentalist or Japanese nationalist hates him or not? He is loved by many from all over the world, and his acts and own decisions made this happen. He is really the greatest of all time! ❤

[@serhatkarabeyli9818]

Incredible video.

[@ro8v28]

Beast video ever, of what it means to be the GOAT!

[@Uso_Wakka]

Hakuho video and Mang0 made and appearance?! Liked given

[@sourlab]

Man where are you i don't want to put you under pressure but like you know what mean you're videos are amazing

[@bayarbyambaa9652]

Well done. Thank you so much !

[@Kiwi_J]

I didnt expect the armada v mango shot near the beginning

[@user-xc7lh9go9f]

Absolutely astonishing.

[@ojiskeletonsama4232]

Great video

[@matthewwebb7921]

I can't imagine just how long it took you to edit all thise vids to make the word SKILL. Hours at least... and another couple of HOURS to render. INSANE, you good man!!!

[@Phannypackster]

Lmao thanks man that's actually my favorite edit! and yeah my computer was struggling during it but I couldn't abandon the vision. I even accidentally updated my old as crap adobe premiere pro at one point and almost lost all the edits then had to get on the phone with support to get a compatible version for it lol after that I started exporting the video to my desktop every time I made progress just in case 😂

[@ImMataza]

Ive been a fan of hakuho for lobg and this video was very nice❤

[@jacksfacts20]

The only person I can think of who is as great as Hakuhō is Alexandar kraelin. He was a Greco Roman wresler at heavy weight who not only could pick up and throw his opponents over his head, but went 882-2 over his 13-14 years of dominance, his first lost was his first ever international match, and his 2nd was his last match ever at the Olympics. He didn’t give up a single point for 6 years at his height. He’s the only person I can think of who is of a similar level of greatness.

[@FelixNBR]

What a tribute. He's my favourite rikishi by far (probably rather obvious considering my profile picture) and you captured the things that make Hakuho Hakuho perfectly. Thank you for that.