[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Training news- Houshouryuu

[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: Mon, Dec 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Training news- Houshouryuu
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


The winter jungyo arrived in Sasebo, Nagasaki today. Yokozuna Houshouryuu
did sumo for the first time since the Kyushu basho, having 14 bouts. He
first called on  Gounoyama, blocked his opponent's blows, and then sent him
off on his way. He then suffered consecutive losses to Hiradoumi but
recovered, winning nine straight matches against Yoshinofuji and others,
finishing the day with a record of 12-2-. It was only the second day of the
tour, but he declared with determination, "Today is when the training
started." He was 12-3 in Kyushu. He lost to sekiwake Aonishiki (now Ozeki)
in the playoff match, missing out on his first Yokozuna yusho. He hopes to
rectify that and hold the Emperor's Cup in his hands at the New Year
tournament come January. When asked if today was the start of his new bid,
he nodded briefly and said, "Yes."

Full Wintertour schedule (not to be confused with Winterthur, which is a
nice place but has nothing to do with Sumo:
https://www.sumo.or.jp/EnJungyo/schedule

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