[sumo] Oga?

[Barbara]

Oga, at J13E, went on to do 10-5 kachikoshi that tournament and advanced 
to J7W!  But last tournament he was 6-9 makekoshi.  That has pushed him 
down to J10E for the upcoming tournament which begins this weekend. 
Still, every tournament he is setting a new record for the bow-ritual 
performer.  I wonder if he will be pressured to abandon his post. He 
would be justified, I would think, to insist that he has earned the 
right to keep it as his own for the time being.  The bow performer is 
the only non-sekitori allowed to have an Oichi hairdo.  I presume that 
now that he is in Juryo his life is simpler since he doesn't have to 
have a quick hair fix right after his match to prepare him to do the 
ritual, or if he does it is just to tidy up, not to convert one style 
into another.

Barbara Murasakihana


ozora ozora wrote:
> Sumo World May 2006 extract -
> 
> History will be made this tourney at the Kokugikan when the current 
> yumitori-shiki will be a Sekitori.  Ms4e Oga put together a very 
> respectable 5-2 result at the last Basho to be promoted to the paid 
> ranks.  He has performing the twirling bow dance at the end of each day 
> of sumo since January 2004.  He will continue to serve this cermonial 
> role in the Natsu basho while ranked at J13e.
> 
> Oga has been in sumo for 13 years.  It has taken him 79 Basho to reach 
> Juryo, which is the 9th longest in sumo.  Upon receiving word that his 
> promotion from Makushita to Juryo was offical, "since it took me so long 
> and after so much effort, I am going to do my damndest to win 
> kachi-koshi . . ."
> 
> Ex-Maegashira 11 Daigo did the yumitori-shiki from November 1973 until 
> May 1975.  He was behind the curtain for these appearances, expect the 
> May 1975 Basho, when he was in Juryo.  Oga will have to get 8 wins or 
> better this Basho if he wants to break the record of two basho in Juryo 
> performing the yumitori-shiki.
> 
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