[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Another anecdote

[Jeff A]

Moti

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From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Aug 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Another anecdote
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


(Aki Banzuke 2025 in a couple of hours.)

Life is full of unexpected troubles and mishaps. That's what makes it
interesting, you might say. Wouldn't a life that passes uneventfully and
monotonously be boring? The dohyo is also full of unexpected, or even
impossible, events. The expressions and reactions of rikishi at such times
are truly like those of great actors. It's hard to put into words, but
we've taken the plunge and focused on the expressions of wrestlers when
they face events that go against the script.

 Snowy roads must be navigated carefully. On the second day of the 2013
Hatsu Basho, a massive cyclone developed, causing 8 centimeters of snow to
fall even in central Tokyo. This celestial event led to the suspension of
the JR Sobu Line, a vital link to Ryogoku, where the Kokugikan is located,
creating snowy chaos. But the fans weren't the only ones affected. Rikishi
were also desperately trying to find transportation to the venue. Ozeki
Kisenosato (later Yokozuna, now Nishonoseki Oyakata), who usually commutes
by car, suddenly had to switch to the train and then to walking due to the
extremely crowded roads, catching his first train in a long time from the
nearest JR station, Mabashi Station. Passengers were extremely surprised to
see a large rikishi suddenly board the train, but Kisenosato recalled
dryly, "There was no reaction at all." The problem, however, was walking on
the snowy roads after getting off the train. Coming from Ibaraki prefecture
where snowfall is rare, he said with a wry smile, "I had no idea how to
walk in the snow, and it was scary. I guess the best thing to do is to
lower your center of gravity a little and do suriashi.. That's how I
finally made it to the Kokugikan." However, the effect of this "keiko",
just like at the keiko-ba, was immediate. On this day, he defeated the west
Maegashira 2 Kyokutenhou (now Ooshima Oyakata) with a swift attacking
yorikiri, and when he returned to the dressing room, he said with a smile,
"I had a good de-ashi.."

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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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