[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Makushita Satorufuji

[Jeff A]

Moti

Gaijingai

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From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Jul 25, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Makushita Satorufuji
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


West Makushita 46 Satorufuji  has achieved a kachikoshi for the first time
in seven tournaments. Facing Makushita 40 Ryuuji , he instantly yorikiri'd
him  after a quick tachiai, bringing his record to 4 wins and 3 losses.
"I'm glad I was able to get a kachikoshi," he said, his voice filled with
emotion. After getting a kachikoshi in last summer's tournament, he had
suffered six consecutive makekoshi. In the last five tournaments, he went
3-4. His highest rank was West Makushita 1, but in the past year his rank
had fallen from Makushita 7th to 46th. "I could never win in the early
stages. I'm always slow to get off to a good start once a tournament
begins. When I look at the rikishi in the Makuuchi, their mindset leading
up to the tournament is different." In the last six tournaments, Satorufuji
had lost his first bout, failing to gain momentum. He would carry that loss
with him and lose the next one as well. He couldn't break the negative
cycle. This tournament, however, he started with three consecutive wins. He
then suffered three consecutive losses, but managed to turn the tables with
a victory in his final match. "I got carried away thinking that I had won
three in a row and would finally have a kachikoshi for the first time in a
while. It should have just been a stepping stone, but the kachikoshi became
the goal." His opponents during the three consecutive losses were strong
opponents such as former Juryo Mita and former Makuuchi Shimazuumi, but he
accepted the results and used them to secure the kachikoshi. He hopes to
use this kachikoshi to climb back up the ranks. "My goal is to reach
Makuuchi. I want to get that far," he said enthusiastically.



On a personal note, I met him at Isegahama two years ago and he was really
nice. It was at a koenkai party to which i was invited by a member of our
forum. I got to meet Takerufuji, Atamifuji, the former Oyakata, Seihakuhou
(Toshinofuji) and Kusano (Yoshinofuji) and others. They were all obliging
with the photos etc., but Satorufuji was something else. he was even on the
celebs list for a while until I gave up on him.. So I'm happy for him.

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