[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Aonishiki

[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, Sep 9, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Aonishiki
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


Komusubi Aonishiki, who will be competing in Aki 2025  as a new sanyaku
rikishi, overwhelmed West Maegashira 9 Fujinokawa, who came for degeiko.
The two went head to head today, with Aonishiki winning 9 bouts out of a
total of 10 . This was Aonishiki's first keiko with sekitori since the
Yokozuna Deliberation Committee's soken on the 5th, four days after that
training session. "I'm glad my body is moving well. I've been with
Fujinokawa since the training school, and he comes at me with all his might
and doesn't let up. He trains with great energy," Aonishiki said,
expressing his satisfaction and gratitude to his peer, who is in great
shape and in his second makuuchi tournament. Excellent tachiais, quick
forward moving attacks, grabbing of the mawashi, fine uwatenage -  all were
witnessed in their bouts. Intensity of a hon-basho.. At the Tokitsukaze
Ichimon rengo keiko on the 8th, Fujinokawa was evenly matched with Yokozuna
Houshouryuu, who participated from outside the Ichimon. While he ended up
with a record of 4-7, he was ahead in the win column with a 4-3 lead, and
his form was not bad. After the training session that day, Fujinokawa even
threw in the towel, saying, "He's too strong. The level difference is so
great that it's annoying. I fight about 10 matches every time, and I only
win about one." Usually, the West Komusubi will be matched  with the East
Yokozuna on the first day of a tournament. This means Aonishiki  will
likely face Yokozuna Oonosato on the first day. He was totally defeated
last basho. Ajigawa Oyakata (former Sekiwake Aminishiki), reflected on his
match against Oonosato last tournament, saying, "It was his first time
facing a Yokozuna, and I think he was over-thinking it," suggesting that
nerves played a role. Aonishiki added, "I will prepare so that I can fight
well this basho. I hope that I can start off with a win,"  expressing his
hope that he will gain momentum by winning the match between  two yusho
candidates that will be held right away. He also seems to have anticipated
that he will face Oonosato on the first day, saying, "Whether we face each
other on the first day or any other day, I will do the same thing," and is
already mentally prepared. The rising star from Ukraine, who has risen to
the Sanyaku rank in the fastest time ever, taking 12 tournaments to do so
since his debut, (excluding tsukedashi), will be a serious factor in Aki
basho.

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