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And the main reason? Just because we love Sumo !

https://bloodyelbow.com/2023/05/10/sumo-reasons-watch-natsu-basho/ Well-written article with some.videos.

I would definitely choose Aononami. He was the shortest (171cm), lightest (69kg!!!!), competed in only 18 basho and had the shortest career (just under 3 years, highest division Jonidan). Maybe with him I would have a fighting chance. I would avoid Tooyama. Even though he's the oldest (46), he's also the tallest and heaviest. After reading about Daikiho's terrible injuries that ended a promising career, I couldn't bring myself to fight him. Just prior to retiring, his doctors recommended that he no longer do sumo, even after surgeries, due to his condition. He has OPLL (ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament). (Daikiho is the only ex-rikishi out of the five that I took a closer look at beyond the stats. The others may very well have had their own issues to deal with prior to retiring). I realize that these 5 ex-rikishi probably don't weigh as much as they did when active. And now that they are in their 30s and 40s, they could be facing new health challenges. I hope they have chosen to participate for more than just a paycheck. I worry about that.

I found this online editor tool: https://makemytables.com You just paste your table into the left field and click Generate Table. A table with the proper links will appear on the right. I have no idea how this works but it might be the easiest way. I copied it straight from the page. Name Matches Since Current rank Takarafuji 915 2013-01 Maegashira 10 West Tamawashi 867 2013-07 Maegashira 7 West Daieisho 537 2017-03 Sekiwake 2 East Mitakeumi 356 2019-01 Maegashira 6 West Kotoeko 250 2020-07 Maegashira 12 West Meisei 240 2020-09 Maegashira 6 East Tobizaru 237 2020-09 Maegashira 3 East Kiribayama 228 2020-09 Sekiwake 1 East Chiyoshoma 210 2020-11 Maegashira 13 East Shodai 210 2021-01 Komusubi 2 East Aoiyama 172 2021-05 Maegashira 12 East Endo 147 2021-09 Maegashira 2 West Sadanoumi 135 2021-11 Maegashira 8 East Hokutofuji 134 2021-11 Maegashira 7 East Kotonowaka 130 2021-11 Komusubi 1 East Wakamotoharu 120 2022-01 Sekiwake 2 West Ichiyamamoto 113 2022-01 Maegashira 15 East Myogiryu 107 2022-01 Maegashira 14 West Nishikigi 102 2022-03 Maegashira 4 West Kotoshoho 100 2022-03 Maegashira 5 West Midorifuji 90 2022-05 Maegashira 1 West Oho 90 2022-05 Maegashira 16 West Nishikifuji 75 2022-07 Maegashira 3 West Ura 75 2022-07 Maegashira 4 East Hiradoumi 60 2022-09 Maegashira 9 West Ryuden 60 2022-09 Maegashira 10 East Takanosho 60 2022-09 Maegashira 8 West Abi 45 2022-11 Maegashira 1 East Azumaryu 45 2022-11 Juryo 2 East Kagayaki 45 2022-11 Maegashira 17 East Mitoryu 30 2023-01 Maegashira 16 East Tsurugisho 30 2023-01 Maegashira 15 West Hoshoryu 20 2023-01 Sekiwake 1 West Bushozan 15 2023-03 Juryo 3 East Daishoho 15 2023-03 Maegashira 11 West Hokuseiho 15 2023-03 Maegashira 11 East Kinbozan 15 2023-03 Maegashira 5 East Takayasu 15 2023-03 Maegashira 2 East Onosho 0 Maegashira 9 East Takakeisho 0 Ozeki 1 West Terunofuji 0 Yokozuna 1 East Wakatakakage 0 Komusubi 1 West

The East Coast Tour of Konishiki's Sumo and Sushi event has been scheduled and tickets are out for early access at https://www.sumoandsushi.com/. The tour will visit Miami (June 9-11), DC (June 16-18), and NY (June 23-25). You can get a ticket to get into the dohyo with one of the wrestlers. I got the tickets already for the DC event. If anyone else is going, we can meet in person there. Help me decide who to challenge!!! It will be 男と男の真剣勝負.... ok - maybe I am ahead of myself. Former Aononami? http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi.aspx?r=6031 Chiyonoshin? http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi.aspx?r=1270 Kirinowaka? http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi.aspx?r=929 Daikiho? http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi.aspx?r=11989 Tooyama? http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi.aspx?r=879

I have done a few looks at stables under the series title "Heya, Heya, It's a Stable," and before Natsu I decided to look at Arashio-beya. Unfortunately, we won't see previous main man Wakatakakage this basho due to his ACL surgery. The stable has still done remarkable things under former Maegashira Sokokurai. And Sokokurai's career is also fascinating to look at. https://www.fantasybasho.com/post/heya-heya-it-s-a-stable-arashio-beya

Looks fine - you can check here.

Some concerning news about Kinbozan in this. Return of yokozuna council's open training offers good and bad

You can do all those things, that is, go through all the motions, and still not become acclimated here. It's very easy to feel like an outsider in Japan, even when you're doing your best to fit in. And eventually, the stress of that situation can be overwhelming and result in going in "I just don't give a s**t anymore mode," which is where Ichinojo appears to be. I've seen it here more times than I can count. Bright-eyed gaijin who come here full of hope and expectation, and a few years later, leave bitter and jaded, and want nothing further to do with Japan. It's a sad but not uncommon occurrence. Contrast Ichinojo with Hakuho, who appears to have fully embraced his Japanese life here and looks right at home in Japan. And as for my comment about blatant disrespect for Japanese cultural norms, repeatedly partying loudly into the night with zero regard for your neighbors and disrespecting your shisho just isn't the way things are done here. It could be that his discomfort and stress led to his excessive drinking. Or maybe he simply had a predisposition toward alcoholism, and that alone ruined what would have otherwise been a nice life here. Ultimately only he knows.

Wolf was the nickname of Chiyonofuji, he looks a bit like him.

If it was me, I would choose Daikiho, just because it would be really cool to be in the dohyo with a former maegashira that was trained by Hakuho.

We dodged the chiyotaison bullet… for now.

He was Tottori Johoku student, part of their sumo team, and coached his school team. Even now he is a Japanese named Miura Takashi (三浦 駿). How do you think he is "never became acclimated to Japanese culture and likely never really had the capacity to do so"? I agree on your second paragraph about "love for all things". He has bokh background, firstly joined Tottori Johoku's judo team until the sumo coach asked him to transfer to sumo club. He had a potential to be top sumo wrestler. He was a national amateur champion, hence he started Ozumo at Ms15TD. He rise up fast and steadied his sumo journey was quite consistent on kachi-koshi, with some ups and downs. He even tried to become Japanese so he (maybe) can continue his life at sumo, as an oyakata or his school's coach. Comes his back injury issue. His huge weight (recorded maximum at 227 kg) is the biggest risk to exacerbate his back pain. He has been troubled by back pain since 2016, maybe until today. He had tried to reduced his back pain by losing weight. His back pain influenced his sumo playing or even his lifestyle. His chronic pain makes his lifestyle choice even worse. His alcoholism and some violence done, in my opinion, is his coping mechanism to relieve his stress. (Even this is not a right thing to cope with your emotion, don't break your body, or other people, even worse) But I have disagreement on this statement. Yes, his attitude was a disrespect of the cultural norms. But by leaving sumo entirely, in my opinion, he is trying to keep sumo's face good. As we have known some rikishis had bad face facing sumo world. He is trying to respect the hinkaku of sumo. He doesn't want sumo has a face of violence or bad behaviour. Now he is using his capacity to respect sumo even more (even this is a long way to go, but still, at least he tries). Let us hope he gets help that he needs (chronic back pain, alcoholism, violent conduct) and have kachi-koshi on his second life outside sumo. Bonus content

Sorry I got the wrong guy! @thatsumoguy

Nishikifuji (26) had his marriage ceremony with former company employee Shizuka Fujizoe (24) from Ishikawa pref. today at the yokozuna &more sumo stone shrine Tomioka Hachimangu, where also the shisho and Terunofuji had theirs. They'll register the marriage tomorrow and the first child is due in October. He met her in October 2021 at a party for Terunofuji, fell in love at first sight and for Christmas he proposed a relation, a year later, this January, the marriage proposal. o ooo oo ooooo o o o o with shisho and okamisan and both families

Agree 100%. I don't think he ever became acclimated to Japanese culture, and likely never really had the capacity to do so. I've seen my fair share of bright-eyed gaijin who've professed love for all things Japan, studied the language, come to live here, and then turn bitter and jaded. So it's not the least bit surprising that Ichinojo met a similar fate. While I don't have any tolerance for people who come to Japan and blatantly disrespect the cultural norms when they should know better, I do hope he gets help with his alcoholism and finds an environment in which he can be happy.

IIRC, the Kyokai itself hasn't been consistent about this the few times it cropped up, but after Kitasatsuma was given two matches in the last three days in 2018.05, they listed his final record as 2-0-6, not 2-0-5 as the DB currently has it. That's semi-important because he was actually passed by a proper 2-5 score on the next banzuke, so right now the DB makes it look as though they created that banzuke wrong.

Kiyonofuji was my coach for the 2006 Sumo World Championships. He was dating a colourful Sumo personality at the time so she arranged for him to coach our team. I did exactly what he said and won a bout or two. Really nice guy. He was young enough not to get the melted candle look when he lost weight.

Certainly not by anyone at tachiai

First of all, apologies for my absence and thank you so much @Athenayama for taking the time and posting the results (it's nice to have a kind of double-check regarding the maths). I proudly confirm that the former Metasumo champion Flohru is the new leader after Haru 2023. Ruziklao is very close behind. ScreechingOwl jumped on the third place for now (I guess he took part in Oskahanadas yusho party to thank him for the points). @Flohru (288.79) @Ruziklao (283.55) @ScreechingOwl (276.77) Follow the link to see the official results: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iQml6QaqAyM0b9MiEBt_utVCGoBLqoTJ/view?usp=sharing

Dear TUG Supporters and Gamers, The 2023 Natsu TUG Banzuke was made by Oshirokita. I express my continuous gratitude to him for helping me with the making of TUG Banzukes. Sorry for the late posting of the Banzuke, but I was on vacation without my computer. Here is the Banzuke: Natsu 2023 Banzuke TUG East Rank West Shikona (Haru 2023) Shikona (Haru 2023) Katunazuma Y1e, 12--3 Y Profomisakari Y1w, KOSHO Jakusotsu O1e, 10--5 O1 Holleshoryu O2e, 7--8 Achiyama S1e, 9--6 S1 Pitinosato S1w, 9--6 ScreechingOwl M5e, 15--0 Y S2 Athenayama O1w, 6--9 Flohru K1e, 8--7 K1 Oshirokita M1e, 11--4 Chishafuwaku M4e, 13--2 K2 Ziggyama S2w, 7--8 Bunbukuchagama NEW, 14--1 JY M1 Sumospiffy M1w, 7--8 Benihana M2e, 7--8 M2 Gaijingai M6w, 8--7 Wakatake M3e, KOSHO M3 Joaoiyama M7e, 8--7 Papayasu NEW, 11-4 M4 Philioyamfuji K1w, 4--11 Wamahada M4w, 6--9 M5 Henshu-sha NEW, 9--6 Tetsuba NEW, 8--7 M6 Hakushin M6e, 6--9 RaeucherLax M5w, 3--12 M7 Fujisan M7w, 7--8 Tenshinhan M2w, KYUJO1 M8 Kimyama NEW, 6--9 Andonishiki M3w, KYUJO1 M9 Jejima M9w, KOSHO Akogyokuseki M8e, 4--11 M10 Shimodahito M9e, 3--12 Djodjoyoshi NEW, 2--13 M11 Gansekiiwa M8w, KYUJO1 Mmikasazuma M10e, KYUJO1 M12 Rokudenashi M10w, KYUJO1 HaraKiri M11e, KYUJO3 BANZUKE-GAI Kyoju M11w, KYUJO3 Andrasoyama M12e, KYUJO3 BANZUKE-GAI

Introducing 5th Grader Haru Yamaguchi, a three-sport phenom. He goes to the sumo club after school for a 2-hour training session, and then immediately goes through the door for badminton training. And on top of all that, he also plays baseball as well! How he has the stamina to keep up with all three for the past five years I have no idea, but runner-up at last year's Wanpaku Tournament definitely shows that he has a talent for sumo. Roronoa Zoro would be proud.

Sibling Yokozuna Location - Ashikita Regional Community Center (芦北町地域交流センター), Ashikita, Kumamoto Keiko - Tuesdays to Sundays (from 6pm) A new club by amateur sumo standards (founded in 2001), JKA Treasure Club are located in a sporting complex within the town of Ashikita, where other sports like swimming, kendo, golf, tennis and bowling are also practised. They are coached by Honda Takanori (本田 貴紀), who was a club-mate of Endo back at Nihon University. They are probably the second best sumo club in Kumamoto (behind multiple-time Hakuho Cup champions Uto Junior Sumo Club). Known for their strictness and hard work (very few sumo clubs below high school level have keiko six days a week), JKA Treasure Club came to everyone's attention when their were featured on Guru Nai (ぐるナイ) 's "Kinboshi Sumo Club" series, with whom a joint keiko session was held. JKA Treasure Club's most distinguishing feature is that they have a 120-step staircase just outside their building, which they use for their unique workout - the "120-step dash". During this workout, club members have to run all the way from the bottom of this staircase to the top, and they have to do this non-stop. "It is painful" they have commented, "I don't really like it". However, tough training leads to strong bodies, and no one in the club is stronger than the Yamashita brothers, Shosuke and Masakiyo, both of whom are national champions. They are the first, and so far only, sibling Yokozuna in Wanpaku Tournament history. We'll talk about each of them in depth during the "Class of 2021" and Class of 2023" posts, but for now, here's a video of the time when the Yamashita siblings were interviewed by Kagoshima's Izumi TV: With not one but TWO national champions in their ranks, JKA Treasure Club went into the team competition at last year's 10th Hakuho Cup with high hopes of bringing home the team title. Below is the video of their semi-final match against Shizuoka's Yaizu Junior Sumo Club, with JKA Treasure Club on the left: The final beckons, where they face Terada Dojo from Iwate Prefecture. JKA Treasure Club are on the right: Despite this result, it was a great tournament for JKA Treasure Club, and they will surely produce more and more talented and strong wrestlers in the future.

Very cool to see things like that. Though discontented that Tamawashi is represented due to having done sumo since the early Jomon period, and odd one is bound to happen after that long. So here's a list 'adjusted' by bouts (just wins and losses, not counting kyujo). 'score' = percentage / bouts X 1000

I hear he is injured and may not appear in May.