[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Training news-clash of the Titans!

[Jeff A]

Moti

Wow!

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, Jul 7, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Training news-clash of the Titans!
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


Well, it went down today- A rare sanban keiko session between two Yokozunae
was held today. Yokozuna Houshouryuu and fresh Yokozuna Oonosato went to
Sakaigawa beya in Fuso-cho, Aichi Prefecture, for degeiko. Houshouryuu and
Oonosato took turns having several bouts each against Sekiwake Kirishima,
Komusubi Takayasu, and Maegashira Hiradoumi of Sakaigawa beya, who were
also there for the training session. After alternating and training with
said opponents, they had 4 bouts between them as a finishing touch with
Houshouryuu winning three and losing one. Apart from at the YDC soken, it
is extremely rare for Yokozunae from different Ichimons to face each other
in keiko. Even when combined with matches against other sekitori,
Houshouryuu had a good record of 10 wins and one loss out of a total of 11
bouts. He had two bouts against Takayasu and five bouts against Hiradoumi,
winning all of them. On the other hand, Oonosato had three wins and two
losses against Kirishima and Hiradoumi, respectively. With a total of 14
bouts, he ended up with 7 wins and 7 losses, showing a mixed record. Their
comments after keiko were also in contrast. Houshouryuu proudly stated, "I
was able to train well. Even though I had fewer bouts, I was determined to
put on a good performance." On the 4th, when he went to train at  Isegahama
beya, he hurt the area around his left big toe, and today he also trained
with tape on the injured area. He did not train on the 5th and 6th, but
emphasized that he has recovered, saying, "I'm much better now." Even with
two days of rest, he continued to perform well, wiping away the sweat and
saying, "All that's left is to train well until Friday and take care of my
body. It's hot, so I have to be careful with my body."

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