[sumo] Kotooushuu injured

[James Eaton]

How motivated can you get with a knee that's hanging together by one 
ligament?

If recent events are any indication, it will take the permanent crippling 
of an active rikishi to move the kyokai to take any real action toward 
injury rehabilitation as known in the modern world.  Right now they're in 
the dark ages and we can expect them to stay right where they are until 
someone kicks them in the ass.

>> His oyakata said his bone had slipped out of place and it's
>> not looking good.

What kind of education does the typical oyakata have?  Statements like 
this make you wonder if these guys would know their own knees from their 
elbows.  Maybe all Oosh needs is some special herbal tea and then he'll be 
good as new.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "O'Flaherty, Brian" <brian.o'flaherty at banctec.co.uk>
To: "'Sumo Mailing List'" <sumo at webtrek.com>
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 6:47 AM
Subject: RE: [sumo] Kotooushuu injured


> >Kotooushuu re-injured his problematic right knee today. He injured it
>>while doing exercises prior to the start of keiko at Sadogatake this
>>morning. His oyakata said his bone had slipped out of place and it's
>>not looking good. Osh immediately left the keiko-ba and sat in a chair
>>and iced the area. Oyakata said they will check it out for 2-3 days
>>before deciding what to do. It is very regrettable since he has been in
>>great shape lately and had great training sessions during the Aki
>>jungyo. "I think he's really feeling bad about it.. We'll have to take
>>it slowly and try our best to get him ready for the basho", said
>
> This is interesting.  It would be interesting to see what a motivated
> Kotooshu could do if he was kadoban for Hatsu after going kyujo or MK in
> Kyushu.  We're all familiar now with his (imo) frustrating habit of 
> scraping
> single-digit KK's and never threatening the yusho race as an ozeki.  I'm
> more concerned with Kaio's kadoban status and whether he is ready for
> Kyushu.