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Post by wolf4537 on Mar 26, 2017 16:12:18 GMT -5
With Yuuji now failing the first stage the last three straight competitions, and with him failing earlier and earlier in each attempt as well (ESPECIALLY in this competiton, I'm still stunned over what happened), I'm starting to think that Yuuji's age is starting to catch up to him, kinda the same way that it happened with Katsumi Yamada.
Don't get me wrong, I still see Yuuji rebounding if Sasuke 34 happens, but I'm really having my doubts that he will ever be able to achieve Kanzenseiha again.
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Post by ArbuthnotBlob on Mar 26, 2017 16:52:35 GMT -5
I think Yuuji has a good run in him, if he can just get onto the obstacles which suit his play style.
Beastmaster showed he can still do ledges and climbing/grip obstacles like a pro, so rather like Ryo, he just needs one good run to get him back out of the first stage, in my opinion.
I don't think we'll see a kanzenseiha from him, but I reckon he could go deep stage 3 for a couple of years yet if he just stops fluffing first stage obstacles.
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Post by PsychoDelusion on Mar 26, 2017 17:22:57 GMT -5
No, not really. He still has it in him, he's fast and has kept his body in great shape. His mind is just not into it these last few tournaments. It may be from work or from the fact that he's not motivated enough...or he needs a gf for extra support.
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Post by RiderLeangle on Mar 26, 2017 17:32:03 GMT -5
Honestly it was more of a mental derp, Inui has been building courses that have been made to throw off people like Yuuji, and he's just been having mental derps recently...
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Post by Lennon on Mar 26, 2017 18:11:43 GMT -5
The guy can still go at it pretty strong. If you look at his run in Beastmaster you could tell that. I just think he's not focused enough like he should be.
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Post by arsenette on Mar 26, 2017 19:15:41 GMT -5
It's not age. It's motivation. So I voted yes simply because I think he's given up. However, he shouldn't be done but mentally he checked out a couple years ago.
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Post by SRW on Mar 26, 2017 19:29:48 GMT -5
You would think he would have Miyakis attitude and really be up for a hat trick!
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Post by Badalight on Mar 26, 2017 20:11:15 GMT -5
The spirit is gone from a lot of the shin sedai. They don't train as much anymore, and they certainly train together a lot less and in some cases not at all. Some of them don't care as much anymore, and some are really stressed for certain reasons.
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Post by SRW on Mar 26, 2017 20:14:51 GMT -5
Ryo should be really up for it after his 30 run maybe he feels beaten to the punch by Morimoto and can't be bothered to learn the new changes. IIRC Wasn't Ryo sulking when Morimoto won and Yuuji made him get up and clap?
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Post by MiguelAbuel on Mar 27, 2017 1:03:41 GMT -5
Like some said I think he has one more good run in him
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Post by m4tt3r0x on Mar 27, 2017 1:12:33 GMT -5
He has what it takes, and most don't.
I could see him, Morimoto, Drew, Ryo, Tomohiro and maybe Shinya beating this current 3rd stage. No one else.
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Post by Badalight on Mar 27, 2017 1:31:19 GMT -5
I don't think Ryo is beating anything. He hardly trains anymore.
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Post by arsenette on Mar 27, 2017 1:38:02 GMT -5
Somewhere down the line they realized they goofed up. They thought they could own Sasuke and become famous. Then they went to the USA and got an education. They haven't been the same since.
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Post by Miko on Mar 27, 2017 3:27:50 GMT -5
Yuuji and the other members of Shin Sedai just don't have it anymore. Motivation is a big factor and when people start to think ''why the f*** should i care if i win some damn obstacle course'' it doesn't help either. Glad to see that atleast Asa has some kind of motivation left, it was really nice after all those depressing runs from Shin Sedai.
My main problem is that i WANT to like Shin Sedai, i really do. Strong perfomances in the past and they aren't that old. I just simply can't, because they are never smiling, they don't have any fluff pieces (thanks Inui), they don't have any good runs etc. Why should i care as a watcher? That's why i don't simply care if Yuuji fails Quad Steps or Kanno Rolling Hill.
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Post by Klorel439 on Mar 27, 2017 3:43:11 GMT -5
It's actually really sad to see their motivation and spirit is gone. If Yuuji got it together, he could do really well.
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Post by yasuoyujji on Mar 27, 2017 6:25:50 GMT -5
Yuuji is my favourite competitor. He just usually kicks the course in the a** when he is not pressured so much. I just like the face he makes when he clears the first stage. It is like his own mind that he can clear the Second. Seeing yuuji fail the Double Pendulum and Rolling Hill(i am shocked) just sucks. Let's face it. All the obstacles in the current First Stage are killers. All of them. The course is just not to his advantage now. Look at the Third Stage. If he can clear the Cliffhanger, the rest are a walk in the park.
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Post by wrestlingfan55 on Mar 27, 2017 14:13:23 GMT -5
He looked petrified whilst on the start line. I had a feeling he'd fail the first obstacle, if anything since it's not difficult to mess up.
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Post by risingkingzz on Mar 27, 2017 14:39:16 GMT -5
Why do we think Ryo hasn't been training as much? Has he said so?
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Post by sentinel on Mar 27, 2017 15:10:09 GMT -5
Why do we think Ryo hasn't been training as much? Has he said so? This is what I'd like to know. As someone else said, Yuuji looked so worried and nervous at the beginning of stage 1, I always felt it was that he cares too much and psyches himself out after making so many dumb mistakes. Not that he doesn't care, he cares too much.
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Post by sentinel on Mar 27, 2017 15:11:25 GMT -5
Also the thread title itself is pretty spoiler-y.
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