[sumo] Ex-Tokitsukaze beya rikishi talks

[Moti]

An ex-Tokitsukaze rikishi has come forward with stories of his trials
and tribulations at the heya. It's probably Soushinzan, who entered
Sumo in March 2003 and was the first deshi to be recruited by the
current Tokitsukaze Oyakata (the article does not name him, but I am a
DETECTIVE). He ran way three times. Twice he was persuaded to return,
but the third time, he refused. 
At
first , they were really nice to me, but right after the shussei hiro,
everything changed. "The hazing commenced..", he said. The Oyakata had
told him to come to him if he felt he was having problems. After
getting hazed, he complained to the Oyakata. Things of course became
worse after that. "You're making this up to make trouble!!", said the
Oyakata. So he ran away, but the Oyakata and Okamisan followed him and
persuaded his mother to let him return. "We did butsugari for an hour
and twenty minutes. My mouth was filled with salt and sand. They didn't
hit me with a metal bat, but hit my head with an iron pan and wooden
spoons. The Oyakata used his fists as well. I was sure I was going to
die", he said. 
A year later, he ran away again. After his return,
he was hit in the face repeatedly till his mouth bled. "The Oyakata has
a drinking problem. I know of other anideshi who were hit by beer
bottles as well", added the ex-rikishi.
He ran way for the last time
after Aki 2005. Tokitsukaze, upon seeing this was a done deal,
proceeded to demand he pay the heya 1 million yen for "clothing and
food", which of course was refused by the family. The Kyokai pays each
heya 1,860, 0 ₪ (000 yen) annually for each rikishi, so that demand was
a bit strange.. "He changed the rule of the heya when he became
Oyakata, and made all the rikishi foot their own health bills", said
the rikishi. "I guess he was trying to force me to return by
threatening economic sanctions..", he summed.
 
Kintamayama
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