[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Takayasu preparations

[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: Wed, May 7, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Takayasu preparations
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


So, what's up with Komusubi Takayasu? He showed up for degeiko at the
Tokitsukaze  Ichimon rengo-keiko today after resting for six days and spoke
of his desire to achieve double-digit wins for the second basho in a row.
Although he was 3-3 in six matches, he showed strong techniques in a few
bouts, like pinning Sekiwake Kirishima in a left-hand grip and pushing him
out. After the keiko, he said, "I want to do my best to achieve
double-digit (wins) in sanyaku. I want to achieve good results in this
tournament first, with the aim of returning to Ozeki" Before the previous
basho, he was ranked east Maegashira 4 and went 12- 3-, tying for the yusho.
He was telling himself that he would aim for double-digit wins in order to
use this tournament as a springboard for his return to Ozeki. In order to
avoid aggravating his chronic back pain, he rested for six days since his
last keiko session at the Nishonoseki Ichimon rengo keiko  "It's not that I
can't fight, but if I push myself too hard, it gets worse. I've been
patiently refraining from practice, and instead, I've been doing exercises
outside the dohyo," he said. Regarding his sumo instincts, he said, "I've
been doing this for a long time," emphasizing that with over 20 years of
experience since entering the sumo world at the age of 15, there are no
problems there. As if to suggest that he felt good about the keiko today,
he lightened up by saying, "I'd like to go about it enjoying myself."

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