[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Tamawashi and Kotoshouhou

[Jeff A]

Moti

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Jeffrey Anderson
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It might have been.
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From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Sep 6, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Tamawashi and Kotoshouhou
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


"Iron Man" Maegashira 1 Tamawashi (40), who is currently breaking the
all-time record of 1,718 consecutive appearances in sumo since his debut,
showed his spirit in keiko like a young rikishi. Today he participated in
the joint training session of the Nishonoseki Ichimon, held at Sadogatake
beya. With 16 sekitori from the Itchy-mom gathered in preparation for the
Aki basho, Tamawashi was ranked high in both the number of matches and the
winning percentage, with 9 wins and 2 losses from a total of 11 matches.
After pushing out Maegashira Kotoshouhou, winner of the previous
tournament, for a fifth consecutive win, he became fatigued and quit,
although as the winner he would have faced another rikishi. After keiko,
when the press told him that he had competed in a total of 11 matches, he
was surprised himself, saying, "What, 11 matches?! That's stupid
(laughing)." Initially, he "had absolutely no intention" of competing in
such a large number of matches. However, he said, "It's been a while since
I last practiced, so I was getting more and more excited," suggesting his
natural fighting instincts have been ignited. Towards the end of the 26-day
summer jungyo, he withdrew from the Aomori City tour on August 20th after
submitting a medical certificate for "lumbar spondylosis and acute lower
back pain." During the joint practice today, he displayed lively movements
and energy that made you forget the fact that he is the oldest sekitori. If
he gets a kachikoshi in Aki, he is likely to achieve his long-held goal of
returning to sanyaku, becoming the oldest rikishi to do so. His passionate
training not only ensured that he could continue his streak of consecutive
appearances since his debut, but also suggested that he has a good chance
of becoming the oldest sanyaku rikishi ever.

Kotoshouhou,  East Maegashira 5, who won his first yusho last basho
participated in the Nishonoseki Ichimon rengo keiko today at  Sadogatake
beya. He went 5-4 in 9 matches, including four consecutive wins. Even
against a skilled opponent, he displayed a style of sumo that combined
speed and power, such as quickly thrusting Maegashira Ouhou out from the
tachiai by tsukidashi. After keiko, he commented, "There were some matches
where I was able to do forward-moving sumo, but there were also times when
I was pushed up and attacked, so I want to improve my sumo so that I can
fight better. I want this to be a stepping stone towards getting into
Sanyaku. I think I need one more breakthrough. I want to go all out." he
said enthusiastically.

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