Slow and steady won the race Tuesday when Onosato foiled fellow sekiwake Kirishima's tricky opening and forced him over the straw bales to take a two-win lead on the 10th day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.Kirishima (8-2) sprung to his left at the opening and tried to slap his opponent's back as he charged forward. Onosato, however, was a split second slower than Kirishima anticipated, and the left-handed slap ineffectually found only an arm.Dodging an opponent without trying to charge forward at the start of the bout, a tactic known as "henka" in Japanese, is not against sumo's rules …READ FULL ARTICLE
