[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Oonosato training

[Jeff A]

Moti

Best regards,
Jeffrey Anderson
Gaijingai
For of all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these:
It might have been.
- John Greenleaf Whittier


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From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Aug 29, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Oonosato training
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


Yokozuna  Oםnosato excited his Oyakata's hometown. Today, he participated
in the first postwar jungyo in Ushiku City, Ibaraki. During asageiko, he
challenged Ouhou, doing five bouts and finishing 4-1, demonstrating his
excellent condition ahead of his second Yokozuna tournament. He also showed
off his skills in the children's keiko, showing a painful expression after
a sharp push from a child, bringing down  the crowd. Ushiku City is the
hometown of his Oyakata, former Yokozuna Kisenosato, and is adjacent to Ami
Town, Ibaraki, where Nishonoseki beya is located. For Oonosato, a native of
Ishikawa Prefecture, this is a place with deep ties, and he received
thunderous cheers. After keiko, Oonosato said, "I'm happy that so many
Ibaraki fans came out." All of the young rikishi from his heya who were not
accompanying him on the jungyo also came to this jungyo venue and worked up
a sweat through keiko and other activities. He confessed that he feels a
sense of familiarity with the venue, Ushiku Sports Park, saying, "I like
walking, so I often come around here. (The young rikishi) apparently came
by bicycle." At the Nagoya basho,  where he finished with an 11-4 record,
he faced Ouhou on day four, and gave up his first kinboshi as a new
Yokozuna to him. He also mentioned the reason he chose to call Ouhou out,
saying, "I lost to him the previous tournament. I want to work hard and
improve my image," as he looked forward to their next meeting.
Nishonoseki Oyakata, who visited the venue and watched the keiko, said,
"Oonosato's keiko was neither good nor bad, so" and said that he cannot
gauge his condition at this stage. He also said, "When you're on a jungyo
the time for  keiko is short, so if he can do five bouts with Makuuchi
opponents, that would be considered good," showing sympathy for the
difficulty of pushing him by increasing the number of bouts and making
adjustments. With his eyes set on the September 1st banzuke announcement,
when preparations for the Aki basho will begin in earnest, Oonosato said,
"I would like  to increase the number of bouts after I return from the
jungyo," revealing the determination of Oyakata and disciple to aim for the
Emperor's Cup for the fifth time . [Takada Bunta]

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