INTRODUCING SUMO WRESTLERS’ MAIN FOOD【THE CHANKO-NABE】 

Me too. It’s good to see them together.

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Him and their steroid dealers.

@@govols1995 yep, what morita didnt show was the vial of the good stuff poured into the pot before serving

Too much Chanko?

Tons of rice.

I eat Chanko alot and at least in my case there is quite a bit of calories in it with all the broth, meat and fat from both that and the marrow. But the most Important thing about it isn't the calories themselves but the nutrients in the stew itself. All those vitamins and minerals need replacing after the intense training, Chanko covers pretty much all of it. :)

One book or another said that it would actually be good for dieters. The thing is how *much* they eat of it--and then everything else...

Yeah, I have a hard time sleeping, too.

I'm SO HAPPY👍

It happens everywhere, and ticks me off something awful. If you really think you don't need one, don't wear it--but amazingly many adults can't seem to figure out where their mouths and noses are...

YUP all happy propaganda Booooo 😝😝😝

Well, it kind of is a state (or in this case JSA) controlled media channel. It's also not a sumo news channel so much as a sumo features channel. Anyway, everyone else and his brother has covered the Miyagino story. What do you think Hiro et al. would add to it?.

@@LauraJdogmom It's a good point you make, it isn't a sumo news channel. I just feel like if they're going out of their way themselves to curate ENG speaking content then go the whole hog. Very happy to see the Waka bro's eating Chanko and all of that but I'd love to get bi weekly videos covering all the storylines and current affairs, stable news etc etc. The videos feel like they are aimed at tourists watching sumo for the first time. I'd say a large portion of the people here are from Natto etc. and have been following sumo for years

Same here Bye bye Hiro

Of all the issues of current Sumo that is holding the sport back, chanko nabe seems to be the least of those issues. Not an issue at all I'd argue. Now, if you're simply meaning that they eat to much and that too much of the extra weight rikishis put on is effectively dead-weight that don't assist them in the sport, then I might agree, Sumo would maybe do well to reevaluate what kind of bodies their rikishis should aim for. However, chanko nade, the actual dish, has no issues in its most common forms. The nutritional value is tremendous, lots of different fresh vegetables and meat in a nice broth. As a guy who's been training for lots of years and know a little bit about healthy eating, I wish I had the time to make and eat chanko nabe as a staple food. The only issue with chanko nabe is that rikishis eat enormous amounts of it along with enormous amounts of white rice. But the dish itself I see no issues with. I think we should focus on the actual issues, like the restrictive and intimidating stable-system that discourages young men to try professional Sumo, bad prevention and treatment/recovery of ringside injuries, the semi-regular bullying scandals, as well as the leadership being too old-fashioned and at times criminally unfair (the treatment of Miyagino/ex-Hakuho in the wake of Hokuseihos bullying is disproportionate and clearly not the same treatment they'd have given any other Oyakata). Not that the JSA would care what any foreign sumo-fans think, but anyway...

@@Benjamin_Kraft I agree with the other problems that are far more improvable. However, the subject is Chunkonabe. I read a recent article on our recent Basho winner. His Oyakata made the modest statement that he is an upcoming talent, and that with more experience he should rise quickly. He followed up the statement that he needed to gain an additional 40 kilos to stay competative. ?? 50lbs, to stay competative ? The kid has a fantastic body form, albeit a little thin in the lower body, but putting 50lbs on this kid will slow him down so much. I don't see it. If the rest of the worlds athletes , and as an exfootball player, I can tell you that western coaches would have a stroke if you put on weight thru fat, and not mass thru muscle. I love the sport, king of the hill we called it in Texas.

@@the_Texas_Bandit On that matter we are in agreement, I find it very strange that they don't look to the likes of Hakuho, Chiyonofuji and Futabayama who all of them didn't have a huge amount of body mass (for a rikishi) and still are among the most legendary rikishis of all time. Still, I think cutting down the chanko nabe (and rice) down to a more reasonable calorie intake per day is the thing required in that case, not switching out the dish itself. But I see what you mean, and am in agreement.

Some olympic weightlifting and strength building exercises like sled push added in to their training regimen would undoubtedly go a long way

@@NobleCaveman They already sled-push. That's basically what butsukari is, except the "sled" is actively resisting.