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People Can't Stand a Taste of Their Own Medicine

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 I saw a video today of a fight that reminded me of something I learned some years ago: people can't stand a taste of their own medicine. This video is the Haru Basho Day 10 match between Wakanosho and Nishikifuji. Waskanasho has put on an impressive performance in Juryo so far.   video courtesy of Facebook's Sumosumosumo.   Wakanosho starts with a thrusting Tsuppari attack and drives Nishikifuji to the edge. It looked like he was going to get Nishikifuji out but somehow, Nishikifuji is able to start a Tsuppari attack on his own and drive Wakanosho to the opposite side and then gets him out.  I also noticed this in the last Basho when I think Kirishima and/or another person did a Sakatottari on another rikishi. The person was going to do a tottari and they countered it with one of their own.  In real life, I've had the situation where people who were making loud noise could not stand it when another person did that. They played loud music and when...