[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Stuff from today..

[Jeff A]

Moti

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From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Jan 12, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Stuff from today..
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


Maegashira 1E Ichiyamamoto has further improved on the "fastest record in
history" he set on the first day of this basho on the 11th. He faced a
Yokozuna before the musubi no ichiban for the second day in a row. On the
first day, he lost to Oonosato, and today, he lost to Houshouryuu. He made
a mad dash to the shitakubeya every day. He stayed there for just 10
seconds, emerged from the bathroom, and in the blink of an eye, he had
taken off his mawashi and was getting changed while being interviewed. He
said, "If I don't hurry, the musubi no ichiban will start!" but he left the
dressing room in just 4 minutes. On the first day, he was on his way home
about 5 minutes after the end of his match. While it was unofficial, it was
already the "fastest in history," and this time, it looks like he has
further improved the record. After the musubi no ichiban, the spectators
all head home, causing a crowd on the way out. To avoid this, he said, "I
only washed my feet in the bath. I can just take a shower when I get home,"
in an attempt to shorten the escape time. On the first day, he was
completely defeated by Oonosato, but "I was on the offensive today, so I'm
glad. I want to do my best again tomorrow," and, frustrated by the start
with a losing streak, he plans to quickly recover. The "speedster," whose
signature style is his fast-moving thrusts, left his tsukebito behind,
greeted the press with "Thank you for your hard work!" and ran out of the
dressing room.

The guy in yellow featured in my video today? He's a 55 year old Kise beya
koenkai member, specifically follows new Juryo Kazuma. When asked
directly,  he is Katsuragi Kenji (55), the head chef of "Kappo Takeshi"
<https://tabelog.com/en/ishikawa/A1701/A170101/17000493/> in Kanazawa City,
Ishikawa Prefecture. He is a sumo fan who has been watching every single
Tokyo tournament for about 10 years. He is also a supporter of Kise beya,
graduated from Kanazawa Gakuin University High School (later Nihon
University), and is a big fan of Kazuma. "I've seen him train since he was
young. He dropped in the ranks once due to an injury. It was the same for
Ura, so I saw him suffer setbacks." It is said that rikishi, including Ura,
sometimes drop into Kappo Takeshi. The reason he dresses all in yellow is
"so that the viewers will feel energized. Yellow brings good luck." The
restaurant, which has been in business for 25 years, is filled with yellow,
as are his cars and bicycles. On this day, he was returning to Kanazawa
dressed all in yellow. "Kappo Takeshi" was introduced on the TBS program
"Bananaman's Sekakuna Gourmet!!." He has been promoting crab dishes,
saying, "We recommend our crab dishes.

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Best regards,
Jeffrey Anderson
Gaiingai
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The saddest are these:
It might have been.
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