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[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: Fri, Sep 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Subject: [Sumo news] - More news -busy day..
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The YDC also gave Houshouryuu high praise. Council Chairman Oshima Tadamori
(former Speaker of the House of Representatives) gave Houshouryuu high
praise after his return from kyujo, saying, "I'm relieved to see him
looking so healthy. We can have high hopes for him in the next basho."After
the session, Houshouryuu talked about the Yokozuna-Ozeki matches. "It's
rare to have a chance to practice with Yokozuna-Ozeki from another heya. We
had talked lately about practicing together as a trio." He expressed
satisfaction, saying, "I think we were able to practice well." He withdrew
from the Nagoya Tournament in July due to an injury to his left big toe.
During the summer jungyo in August, he injured his left shoulder and missed
some keiko sessions. He emphasized his recovery, saying, "(My left big toe
and left shoulder) are much better now." Looking ahead to Aki, where he is
aiming for his first yusho as a Yokozuna, he said, "I want to show sumo
that is true to myself. If I concentrate on each match each day, the
results will follow."

Absent from the soken were Wakatakakage, Takayasu, Kusano, and Kinbouzan.
No reason given for the last three.

Meisei (Maegashirs 13E, his lowest rank since May 2022) expressed his
intention to carefully prepare for Aki.  Yesterday, he worked out at his
heya in Taito Ward, Tokyo, winning all six of his matches against three
makushita wrestlers, but losing all eight of his consecutive matches
against Yokozuna Houshouryuu. After a total of 15 matches, he revealed his
current condition, saying, "My body is back to normal, but my sumo
instincts haven't returned." At the Nagoya Tournament, he struggled with a
record of 3 wins and 12 losses, due in part to a back injury sustained
before the tournament. After the tournament, he reportedly experienced
severe pain and numbness in both legs, to the point where he was unable to
even do shiko. He submitted a medical certificate for a "lumbar disc
herniation" and missed the entire summer jungyo. "I wanted to join the
jungyo midway through, but my condition wasn't good enough. I decided to
get treatment so I could compete in the honbasho," he reflected. He still
has lingering pain and has not fully recovered. Although he feels
frustrated, he said, "It's difficult not being able to fight like I did in
my better days, but I'm taking care of my body. I'm doing what I can day by
day." Based on his experience of going into the previous tournament with
some anxiety, he plans to gradually improve his condition for the Aki basho.

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