Kakizoe registers to marry

[Jonosuke 28]

I was going with 2, latin is en vogue under rikishi nowadays, the yokozuna "Tempus fugit", so why not Kakizoe "Vox populi, vox dei." (Whistling...)

Actually I believe this came from the name of Asahi Shimbun's daily column. It's one of the most read columns in Japanese newspapers. It is available in English from Asahi's English website.

In Japanese, it's amazing to see the writer telling a story and editing the piece to exactly fill the space of one column every day.

Edited February 8, 2007 by Jonosuke

[Kintamayama 45,495]

They met in 1999 at the world Championships in Germany. She is 1.67/70, and would qualify under the secondary rules had she been a man. She entered the All-Japan championships three times and then retired. "From here on, this is my real start!", said Kakizoe. "I would like him to do sumo for as long as he can, and I shall support him in this endeavor", she added, smiling.

I'd marry her any day:

Edited February 8, 2007 by Kintamayama

[nirumaruyama 0]

She'd do well in Ireland - those shoulders look like she could carry a couple of bags of spuds around all day. Tayto-tastic!

[Jakusotsu 6,041]

She is 1.67/70

Ok, definitely middleweight then.

[Kintamayama 45,495]

She is 1.67/70

Ok, definitely middleweight then.

She could have been much heavier while active. Question-are the weight categories for men and women the same? Is it possible that over 65 is heavyweight for women?

[Jakusotsu 6,041]

Like I said earlier in this thread, 65 to 80 kg is the official middleweight class for women in amateur sumo. So yes, perhaps she lost about ten kilos since her active days.

(isn't it nice to talk about women's weight for a change?) (Whistling...)

[Sasanishiki 57]

Like I said earlier in this thread, 65 to 80 kg is the official middleweight class for women in amateur sumo. So yes, perhaps she lost about ten kilos since her active days.

This aside, Japanese weight classes for shinsumo are actually lighter than the international ones. This would put her in the international middleweight class, but probably in the Japanese heavyweight class. She must be reasonably big and strong because I saw somewhere that she won the Open Weight class at the East Japan University Shinsumo Championships back in about 2003.

In response to Petr, yes, she has broad shoulders and a physique like my girlfriend (acutally my fiance since December 18th). I don't know my girl's weight because I don't ask, and the height might be about the same (again, I don't specifically ask).

[Petr 0]

I like this couple the most so far.

There is not too hard competition in the Japanese Shinsumo. At the East Japan Shinsumo Openweight one of our girls got bronze after only two months of training.

Congratulations to Sasa :-D

[Gusoyama 104]

I hope they have lots of rikishi-kids!

[Kintamayama 45,495]

"I don't want my kids to do sumo", said Emi.

"Well, there are all kinds of sports they can do..", added Kakizoe.

The merry couple:

Edited February 9, 2007 by Kintamayama

[Sasanishiki 57]

Japanese weight classes for shinsumo are actually lighter than the international ones.

Just to follow this point up. Japanese women's lightweight is under 50kg (international is unedr 65kg). Middleweight is under 65kg (int. under 80kg). Heavyweight is above 65kg (over 80kg)

[Petr 0]

For students, men's categories are 65,75,85,100,115,130 (not so sure about the upper ones - kankenai). Apart from that different shakaijin tournaments have their own categories.

[ilovesumo 12]

http://blog.goo.ne.jp/musashigawabeya/d/20070225

Finally there is an interview of both on the Musashigawa blog entry from today.