[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Aonishiki faces Houshouryuu

[Jeff A]

Moti

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From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Feb 28, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Aonishiki faces Houshouryuu
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


Ozeki Aonishiki, who will be aiming for his third consecutive yusho and the
promotion to Yokozuna in Haru, visited Arashio beya for his first
pre-tournament degeiko. He had nine bouts against fellow degeiko-ing
Yokozuna Houshouryuu and others, finishing with a record of 5 wins and 4
losses. This was his first sumo keiko session since the Hatsu Basho, and he
reflected with satisfaction, "My body was moving. I still have time, so I
want to gradually improve my condition." After four bouts against Komusubi
Wakamotoharu and others, Houshouryuu asked him for some head to heads. He
struggled somewhat, finishing with a record of 2 wins and 3 losses against
an opponent he has been dominating, having won all five bouts against him
in honbasho. including a yusho match. He seemed to be out of breath quite
early, saying, "This is as good as I can do. I don't want to push myself
too hard and get injured," and declined further requests despite being a
lower-ranked rikishi. He only trained around 10 bouts at a time, which was
not enough, and his lack of stamina is a future issue. Even so, "The sumo
you do on the keiko-ba and in honbasho are different. As long as I can give
it my all in training, that's fine. I don't care about winning or losing,"
he said, adhering to his own style of training. On March 2nd, he will
attend a joint training session of Tokitsukaze Ichimon and is determined to
increase the pace of his training by continuing to train at other heya.



[image: 荒汐部屋で出稽古する安青錦（左）（共同）]
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