[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - New recruits - Kyushu 2025.

[Jeff A]

Moti

Best regards,
Jeffrey Anderson
Gaijingai

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The saddest are these:
It might have been.
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From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Nov 4, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Subject: [Sumo news] - New recruits - Kyushu 2025.
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


Three new recruits, including Mongolian Tuvaadorj Bukhchuluun who is
eligible for Makushita tsukedashi status. The other two:  Ryuto Takeda and
Hiromasa Seki
Takeda was 14 minutes late for the new recruits examinations (shindeshi
kensa). However, thanks to the kindness of the three Oyakata present at the
examination—head of the shinpan department and director, Takadagawa Oyakata
, vice director, Fujishima Oyakata, and Kumegawa Oyakata—they waited for
his arrival, and all three met the minimum physical requirements of at
least 167 cm in height and 67 kg in weight. At 1:14 PM, Takeda, with his
plump frame at 170 cm and 158 kg, jogged to the examination venue. His
voice trembled as he apologized, seeing the three senior shinpan, some of
the most intimidating faces among the Oyakata. Even so, Fujishima Oyakata
gently told him, "There's no need to panic. Your blood pressure will rise
too." In fact, Takeda had been told that the examination would begin at
2:00 p.m.

In the sumo world, there's an unspoken rule known as "sumo time,"
symbolizing a hierarchical society. In an effort to arrive on time before
their seniors, there's a tendency to arrive earlier than scheduled,
resulting in everything starting earlier than scheduled. In fact, it's
customary for the shindeshi kensa to begin once all the Oyakata present
have arrived. While the "1:00 PM" start hour is official, it's not uncommon
for the start to be more than 30 minutes earlier. However, a delay in the
start of an examination due to a new entrant's lateness is almost unheard
of. When Takeda hadn't shown up by 12:20 PM, a Sumo Association official
called Nakamura beya. Takeda was still eating at his heya's lodgings in
Saga Prefecture. He rushed over from there. "I'm naturally a very nervous
person, but this made me even more nervous," Takeda recalled. Until the
early Heisei period, when there were a lot of new entrants, he might have
been disqualified and would have had to retake the exam the following
tournament. However, it could also be seen as a lenient measure, especially
as heya are currently struggling to recruit new recruits. Takeda, a native
of Saiki City, Oita, is currently attending Oita Toyonan High School, and
took the test this tournament at the request of his Oyakata, former
sekiwake Yoshikaze, who is from the same hometown, and his own desire to
make his debut at the Kyushu basho. Takeda said, "I'm really glad I wasn't
disqualified. My ideal is Nakamura. I admire him being able to fight even
though he was small," and finished with a smile of relief. Pending the
results of the internal organs examination, the successful candidates will
be announced on the first day of the Kyushu tournament.

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