(Day 3, EM) Wrestlemania (Open)

[Matsu Yurio]

Either the little Matsu's strength was failing him, or he didn't have a good grip, or he was just plain overconfident after his winning point, but he was in for another fall very shortly.

/ooc

Opposed STR = 15

[Moto Butaj]

Yurio is caught into an overpowering embrace and held until he stops fighting and limps, having Butaj's grinning face right before him. Then, it doesn't require much to flop him outside the ring.

"Good fight!" Butaj extends his hand. "Butaj thanks Matsu Yurio for this. Nothing to wake better than bariqu!"

[Soshi Taira]

Taira observed the bout in silence.

This Butaj seemed to do quite well in his first bout of the day.

[Matsu Yurio]

Yurio did struggle for a short while, but soon acknowledged the Moto's victory and was unceremoniously dropped outside the ring.

"Good match, Moto-san."

With a broad grin he got to his feet and, as his word had been given, shook the Unicorn's hand.

[Moto Butaj]

The handshake is brief but honest and strong. Butaj doesn't stop grinning, being in jubilant mood. It almost looks like someone has glued the corners of his lips high and he couldn't stretch them down for long. "Butaj has brought a bucket of water for the thirsty wrestlers! Will you partake?" He then turns toward Taira. "Did you enjoy watching bariqu?"

[Matsu Yurio]

Yurio nodded, still high on the combat adrenaline rush. He'd actually forgotten the Soshi was here and quickly replayed the bout in his mind to make sure he hadn't put any hands in inappropriate places.

[Soshi Taira]

"It's a most interesting style."

(And after day change I can't roll, so I don't think we can wrassle...)

Taira chuckled. "Perhaps we can find time for a bout ourselves? I could join the array of challengers to try the mighty Moto."

[Moto Butaj]

"Butaj would like that. Bariqu is a good to way to spend time during this pairing kurultai." Butaj gets two cups filled and passes one to Yurio, himself draining his almost immediately. "And Butaj likes to know other wrestling traditions. Is yours different than the one of Soshi Yuuru?"

[Matsu Yurio]

Yurio took the cup with a brief murmur of thanks. He took a drink but didn't down it all.

"Many of the Soshi family wrestle. It is a pity none of the Yasuki sumai travelled here. Now that would be a match to watch, Moto-san. You taking on one of the ozeki."

[Soshi Taira]

Taira considered that.

"It's similar. mine is, perhaps, a little more traditional than his."

[Moto Butaj]

"Ozeki? Butaj does not know what it means but it certainly something admirable in the world of wrestlers. Butaj still thinks he can be greater than he is so facing this ozeki may work well for Butaj in some time but he is happy to do it!" The Moto grins, rolling the cup in his agile fingers. "Butaj would like to know more of how easterners wrestle."

[Soshi Taira]

"Well, mine is less about wrestling, I admit."

Taira chuckled. "There is a focus on disarming, tripping, or pinning an opponent without injuring them. I do work for magistrates, after all, and criminals cannot give testimony if dead."

[Matsu Yurio]

"Ozeki is a rank of sumai wrestler. A title. Sumai is usually practised by big men as strength is it's core. I would make a pathetic sumai wrestler. Similar to our bouts the win is made by forcing the opponent out of the ring or throwing them to the ground. It has many rituals and is a spectacle to witness. I saw a basho . . err Grand Tournament, at Shiro Matsu when I was this high."

He gestured about his own knee in height.

[Moto Butaj]

"Love of wrestling from this early an age? Admirable!" Butaj nods in approval, following Yurio's gesture. "In Bariqu, it mostly ends in a throw. But before it there are many grasps and hugs and locks that can weaken the opponent's body and mind to resist being thrown."

[Matsu Yurio]

"The most explosive sumai wrestlers use slaps to force their opponent back and out of the ring. They start so far apart." He gestures with a few steps to show the pacing. "When the second wrestler takes his stance they rush at each other. The sound of them colliding can be heard many yards away. It is a fast sport with much honour and glory to be had."