[sumo] Tochiazuma training now

[Eric P]

Moti wrote:
> Barbara Ann Klein wrote:
> 
>> Tochiazuma said he will not decide whether to end his career until
>> after the
>> summer tournament in May, about a week after the injury-prone 30-year-old
>> veteran indicated possible retirement in the immediate future.
>>
>> "I would not decide on it right now," Tochiazuma said as the training
>> tour
>> started at the Ise Shrine in Mie Prefecture, where he spoke to the press
>> before starting light workouts on Monday. He flatly denied that he would
>> quit before the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo, which starts
>> May 13.
>>
> 
> "Since he is not kadoban, he can even rest in May and miss the whole
> basho, and return in Nagoya. No need for any quick decisions..",
> said an associated person.
> 
> 

Thanks for sharing that.  I sure will miss that guy if he does retire.

Here's a shot with him at a jyungyou in Kyuusyuu a tournament or 2 before he got his first (and only?) yuushou.
http://tinypic.com/fullsize.php?pic=2j345zr

He looks so young and snappy!  Not sure if he likes that arm around him or not (Japanese just aren't as touchy-feely as
we Westerners are).

I always admired him for reaching his true potential for someone of his stature.

Eric