Who is your spirit competitor?

[tns8597]

Who’s your spirit competitor and why? Like spirit animal except for Sasuke competitors? Either because they do the same sport as you, have a similar body type etc.

I’ll wait to hear yours then tell mine, I have a couple.

[LusitaniaAngel313]

This one is definitely mine as we seem to have a similar way of life. The idea of perfect attendance was me during my tenure in school. I was known as the goofy one, the one that lightened the mood a fair bit. It helped I saw Chicken Run back in 2000 in school so the music kicks in! I try to be approachable like he does and was the first friend from SASUKE I made. Also similar to me, we look not even close to our age (both of us look younger than we actually are) You know him! Any SASUKE! He's there! Only the best for me, Shingo Yamamoto. ^^

[m4tt3r0x]

Aug 26, 2020 11:09:33 GMT -5 tns8597 said:

Who’s your spirit competitor and why? Like spirit animal except for Sasuke competitors? Either because they do the same sport as you, have a similar body type etc.

I’ll wait to hear yours then tell mine, I have a couple.

Don't really have one, but I wish it was Takeda since I admire his confidence, tenacity, and much of his history. We don't really have much in common though. He still has always resonated with me

[tns8597]

I’m leaning towards Akira Omori or Naoki Iketani

[azn]

Ken Hasegawa, the one and if I remember only, Sasuke Ninja

[ChiBiJKT48]

Aug 27, 2020 13:46:57 GMT -5 azn said:

Ken Hasegawa, the one and if I remember only, Sasuke Ninja

Not the only one. But the most recognised one, maybe.

[sasukefinnja]

KONG!

[Cosmic Castaway]

I haven't yet taken up parkour especially since I am not in fit form to do so yet without getting in great bodily harm, but I would have to say Jun Sato for practicing it and must've had a hard childhood since the fluff piece as far as I can make out implies that he was very depressed and considered suicide which was very common in my childhood due to the harsh everyday treatment I received in school from students and some teachers as well.

[tns8597]

Which fluff piece are you referring to?

[Cosmic Castaway]

The fluff piece that Jun Sato has in which they sort of reenact his past where at night he was depressed and at the roof of his apartment complex wondering whether he should jump.

[Ninja Relaxer]

Asa Kazuma, because he's passionate. I wish he'd come back, but then again, he might be getting too old to be a serious competitor at this point.

[Zach Smith]

Kawaguchi in 37 because I tend to not give 100% in things

[BigT]

Sept 8, 2020 8:47:33 GMT -5 Zach Smith said:

Kawaguchi in 37 because I tend to not give 100% in things

What the hell happened to Kawaguchi? He had so much time but basically gave up after first attempt.

[tns8597]

Wasn’t just Kawaguchi. Other competitors did that as well like Keitaro.

I don’t understand why you’d have 30 seconds left and only attempt the wall twice. If anything, using the first failure as a run up for the second attempt is better than looking down the wall for 15 seconds and then only running up from the middle.

I’m still certain the wall must’ve been somewhat damp or wet given the shock failures of that tournament, but come on guys use the time wisely.

[BigT]

I decided to rewatch it and just after his run Kawaguchi says "まだ足ちょっと効いてます多分酸欠ですにれ初めての感覚です. 今やってもまだ登れないですごめんなさい"
That roughly translates as "My legs still feel a little weak, probably from lack of oxygen, but I've never felt that way before. I'm sorry."

So maybe it was the kneepads that were too tight and restricted bloodflow? Would make sense as he seemed lifeless on the wall.

[tns8597]

I just watched it again after I saw this comment.

You're right, he did seem completely out of it at the wall. To be honest though competitors often put their safety gear on a couple of runs before their own, so surely if the kneepads were too tight then he would've been affected earlier on, if not from the very start of his run?

It could also be age catching up with him; lack of oxygen in the legs could've just been due to the burden of the Tackle beforehand.

I do still think the weather plays a part in the wall being slippery though, because tight kneepads wouldn't necessarily explain failures such as ABC-Z (I hate to say this but he has made it over the wall before), Keitaro, Morimoto, Mori, etc.

[Ninja Relaxer]

I have noticed that the competitors often remove their knee- and elbow- pads as soon as their run is finished, so I assume the pads are quite uncomfortable.

And yeah, it could be that Kawaguchi's age is catching up with him. You have to remember that although he looks and dresses like a young guy, he's actually 38 years old, which is pretty darn old by Sasuke standards.

Then again, Urushihara was about 38 years old when he timed out on the Warped Wall in Sasuke 35, and that didn't stop him from reaching the Third Stage in Sasuke 36/37.

[tns8597]

Either that or they have to give it to the next competitor (though probably not in the case of SASUKE 38 due to Covid) as I don't assume they'd have 100 sets.

Yeah I forget that Kawaguchi is going to be 39 this month. To be honest, I think age has become less of a factor as SASUKE has gone on for longer. Seeing someone in their late 30s reach Stage 3 in the older days basically never happened, save for Shiratori and Okuyama, both of whom I think were very special cases.

Nowadays though, you get loads of late 30s and even 40+ year olds reaching Stage 3. Suzuki, Yuuji, Hioki, Kawaguchi, Kongu, Lee; even Darvish reached Stage 3 for the first time at age 38. Funny fact; since Nagano's Kanzenseiha, only SASUKE 20 and 28 have had no competitors over the age of 35 reaching Stage 3, and in both cases there were very few attempts in the first place. Compare this to the first ten tournaments, where only 2 people over 35 actually made it to Stage 3; one guy in SASUKE 4, and Yamada in 10.

I suppose this is because competitors practicing for specific obstacles takes precedence over any potential decline that comes with ageing, and just the fact that people are living way longer now than 20 years ago. Despite all of this, I still find it weird that the oldest First Stage clear record hasn't been beaten since the first tournament.....

[kate🤍]

Nishino Miki, definitely.