In 1970, the banquet dance was transformed into the more popular sansukumi-ken parlour game that continued to today, which the Matsuyama people regarded as honke (lit. In 1966, the city of Matsuyama, where the cheerleading dance originated, introduced it as a representative taiko dance for Matsuyama in Shikoku's annual August banquet.

'baseball fist'), and the term quickly became known nationwide. In 1954, singers like Ichiro Wakahara ( и‹ҐеЋџдёЂйѓЋ) and Terukiku ( з…§иЏЉ) from King, Yukie Satoshi ( д№…дїќе№ёж±џ) and Kubo Takakura ( й«еЂ‰ж•Џ) from Nippon Columbia, and Harumi Aoki ( йќ’жњЁгЃЇг‚‹гЃї) from Victor Japan each adapted the dance and its lyrics into record singles named 'Yakyuken' (lit.

This dance later became an iconic feature of the Ehime team. The Ehime team lost the game 6вЂ“0, and its manager, senryЕ« poet Goken Maeda ( е‰Ќз”°дјЌеЃҐ), improvized a cheerleading dance from the tune of classical kabuki Botan ni ChЕЌougi no irodori ( з‰Ўдё№иќ¶ж‰‡еЅ©) to boost the morale of his humiliated team. The term initially originated from a Shikoku baseball game in October 1924, between the local teams of Ehime and Kagawa. It is quite common to see yakyЕ«ken on Japanese television variety shows especially at New Years. YakyЕ«ken gets its name from a Shikoku chant which is still a local performance art today. By the late 1950s, it became common for the loser to have to remove an item of clothing. If there is a tie that needs breaking, the players shout 'Aiko de bon!' ('Tie, so again!'). Okawari koi' ('Losers leave, and newcomers come'). Once the winner is clear, the crowd cries out 'Hebo noke Hebo noke. The crowd cries out 'Out! Safe! Yoyonoyoi', as the three contestants show a fist, and then 'Jankenpon' as they reveal the gesture they chose. The host chants 'Runner ni nattara essassa.' ('Hope the batter gets to run'). The contestants dance to music played on the shamisen and taiko. 'baseball fist') is a Japanese game based on rockвЂ“paperвЂ“scissors.

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