[sumo] [spoiler] News-September 2nd-LONG!!

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Ozeki Kaiou came to Miyagino-beya today for the Tatsunami-Isegahama 
rengo keiko, and had 11 bouts against new Komusubi Georgian Kokkai and 
others, no results given. Today was the first time he trained with other 
sekitori since the last basho. He was looking good, using his favorite 
right uwate nimbly. "I've got to do more of this.. There are a lot of 
genki young guys out there. This is a great training place!", he said, 
satisfied. Present, among others, were Ozeki  Hakuhou, Rohou and Ama.
Hakuhou himself had 23 bouts against Kokkai and Takamisakari among 
others and was 21-2. "Not bad, huh? " he quipped.

Baruto the Estonian giant finally started real keiko yesterday, after 
suffering somewhat from a painful left ankle (old injury). He only did 
light training, butsugari and did suriashi with 20 kilo sandbags till 
yesterday. "I didn't do much today, but I enjoyed the keiko. My ankle is 
not bad..", he said, smiling broadly and in good spirits. He returned 
from a trip to Estonia, his first in a while, where he showed up at the 
Junior World Championships. "The heat here is my real opponent. At home, 
the weather is nice and cool and the water is clear. I really didn't 
feel like returning to Japan..", he quipped.
He had 12 fans from Lithuania visit the training session as well. "I'm 
pretty embarassed when I'm naked in front of foreign fans.. But I'm 
really happy they came. It's quite an expensive trip from Lithuania to 
Japan!", he uttered. New Oyakata Onoe: "I'd love to see Baruto go for 
degeiko to Hakuhou's heya, but we'll have to see how his foot heals. I'd 
like him to train with Kotomitsuki and Tochiazuma, who do great Sumo, as 
well."

Bart with the Lithuanians
http://tinyurl.com/zh6xz

Bart with sandbag friend
http://tinyurl.com/feyuv


Russian Rohou is trying very hard to change his ":bad boy image", 
enhanced by the scandal last basho. Yesterday he went for degeiko at 
Oguruma beya, and was seen giving advice to Makushita hopeful and 
compatriot Wakanohou. He actively participated in the keiko session. "A 
lot of people have a negative
image of me. I'll try to do good Sumo to try to change their attitude a 
bit", he said.
Since a week ago, his father is with him in Japan, after not seeing him 
for a year and a half, and he intends to stay till senshuraku. "He is 
improving, but it's still not good enough", said Felix the dad, 
expecting a real change in attitude.
Rohou and Dad
http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/photo/20060901_146144-1.jpg


Sekiwake Miyabiyama received a new good luck charm which is supposed to 
help secure his Ozeki promotion next basho. A black T-shirt showing 
ex-Yokozuna Musashimaru wearing a big cross. It was given to him by 
Musashimaru Oyakata himself as a good luck charm. "He came while I was 
asleep. I hope it becomes my 'lucky item'..", said Miyabiyama. This 
shirt is not for sale to the public and was a special present, in  case 
anyone was wondering..
Yesterday he had a hectic in-house training session (which BTW can be 
viewed daily live in streaming video between 9-10 am JST at
http://novastream.xenoinfo.com/live )
against Dejima and others and went 23-6. "If last basho I was 100% fit, 
at the moment I'm about 50%..", he explained.



After being semi-humiliated a few days ago by the Sadogatake-beya 
rikishi, Ozeki Hakuhou, on another run for Yokozuna this coming Basho 
(starts in a week) got  a bit of a revenge. hosting Sadogatake beya and 
Ajigawa beya for degeiko, He went 17-11 against Kotooushuu, Kotomitsuki 
and Ama. "When you face this caliber of opponents, you obviously get 
tired,  but my stamina was much better today", he said. Ozeki 
Kotooushuu, who went 9-13, said ,"It was good keiko..". There were 9 
sekitori present.
-- 
Kintamayama

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