Sadogatake Beya Jungyo Amsterdam 5th 6th June

[Asashosakari 19,308]

Not a single forum member was there to report??

Scooped by the other forum!

[Mutti 0]

(Sign of approval...) yeeeah! So..... we were there today!! Still, despite the enthousiasm etc we had a really hard time keeping track of everything at the tournament. Hopefully somebody else did better:-). And, even though the seats could've been better, we have nice pictures - will post some asap.

It was WONDERFUL to be there, absolutely incredible (Clapping wildly...) !!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Thought my husband would be editing the rest of the night;-), but this is one of the 2 pictures we can post shortly. It was marvellous!

Kotomitsuki won yesterday, I wonder if he already finished the giant cheese and soy sauce (Showing respect...)

[Mutti 0]

[Mutti 0]

Kotooshu and my lovely girl (Showing respect...)

[Fay 1,677]

Two days of Sadogatake Beya - what more could you expect in your sumo life (Showing respect...) ...

All Sadogatake rikishi except the three shindeshi came to the Nederlands, Sadogatake Oyakata, Kumegawa Oyakata, Shiratama Oyakata, the Gyoji Kinosuke Shikimori, Shiko Shikimori, the Yobidashi Kotoyoshi and Kotozo and last but not least the Okamisan and the former Okamisan.

It was a great event for fans and sumo newcomers, although the Okamisan said to me that I may enjoy a real honbasho more ... well the bouts were a bit fixed and Kotomyozan failed on both days already in the first round but the rikishi showed a lot of kimarite and techniques and made a great show for the audience.

Both days had the same program of course, except the dohyo matsuri only on the first day. After the entry speeches and a first entry of the rikishi we saw a performance of japanese drums played by some kids from a japanese school.

Then the real sumo-show started. First a quick look of sumo basics performed by Kotokashiwadani, Kotoyutaka, Kotokensei and Kotoyuki. They showed shikiri, matawari and Kotoyutaka and Kotoyuki some techniques and kimarite.

All wrestlers, except Kotooshu, had an oh-ichoh-mage, so Kotooshu was the model for the Kamiyui demonstration of the Sadogatake tokoyama.

Always popular the wrestling against children. Kotoshogiku, Kotootori and Kotoninsei had a lot of fun with dutch on the first and japanese children on the second day.

Also favored the shokkiri. Kotokobai and Kotofubuki made a little show of all the things which shouldn't be done on the dohyo.

Before the real sumo wrestling started the yobidashi played the Yagura drums, a little performance of Yose daiko, Ichiban daiko and Hame daiko.

4 rounds of sumo matches, the ozeki started fighting in the second round. Last three on day 1 were Kotokuni, Kotomitsuki and Kotooshu and Kotooshu won the medal, Yakult and cheese. On day 2 it was ... surprise, surprise .... Kotomitsuki!!!

The atmosphere on day 1 was a bit ... let's say meditative . Somehow I had the feeling I was the only won who tried a little cheering up the rikishi ... can't imagaine that I was the only one who knew Kotomozan (Holiday feeling...). It was much better on day 2, maybe more sumo fans, more japanese people, whatever.

It was worth a little travelling, who knows when rikishi will fly over to Europe again.

There are many, many pics. I'll start with the Dohyo matsuri and the opening ceremony, more will follow tomorrow.

Dohyo Matsuri

Opening ceremony

[Asafan 0]

Thanks to Fay and Mutti for the reports.

This dohyo looks strange. What is it made of ? (Showing respect...)

[Kintamayama 45,088]

This dohyo looks strange. What is it made of ? (Showing respect...)

Apple pie.

Kotoshougiku and breakfast:

Edited June 8, 2009 by Kintamayama

[Kintamayama 45,088]

The delegation has safely landed in Japan. "I am relieved (that everything went well with no problems). That's the most important thing!", said Sadogatake Oyakata as everyone cleared customs. Everyone was under virtual house arrest in Amsterdam, according to official sources close to the delegation, and the rikishi did not venture out on their own-it was all public functions-hotel-arena-hotel. They were all masked upon arrival back home, but were not masked most of the time in Holland. "We may be viewed as potentially ill here in Japan, so..", explained the Oyakata.

Edited June 8, 2009 by Kintamayama

[Mutti 0]

I'm glad they all arrived safely in Japan! really too bad it all went so fast ..........

Apple pie?? No it's not;-), it's clay/soil from Nijmegen if I recall well. If it were apple pie I would have eaten it:-D

[Fay 1,677]

Here is the rest of my pics:

- Dohyo matsuri

- Opening ceremony

- Basic sumo moves

- Kamiyui demonstration

- Wrestlers against children

- Shokkiri

- Dohyo Iri

- Matches

You can find them all here: Sadogatake in Amsterdam

[kenzo 5]

Here are some photos from another source. Enjoy.............I did

http://www.mixfight.nl/forum/showthread.php?t=93388).

[Washuyama 641]

Careful Geeku.... That Kaio-nage is nasty!!

[Pippooshu 1]

Hi!

I'm turned back from Holland.

I've seen the Sumo event in Amsterdam, the day sixth, and I wanna say MANY, MANY THANKS to all the crew of this wonderful forum and to the group that sat down near me during the show. From the leader Martina until my comunicative neighbors. I've known very nice people, so competent and kind and I'm so sorry b'cause I've lost you at the exit, when the "river-people" has get out me from the hall.

I'll write you soon...and MANY MANY THANKS again.

Edited June 9, 2009 by Pippooshu

[Saruwatari 0]

I'm not familiar with all the names and faces in Ozumo. Can someone tell me who was the rikishi that armwrestled with a kid from the audiance on sunday, please?

[Fay 1,677]

I'm not familiar with all the names and faces in Ozumo. Can someone tell me who was the rikishi that armwrestled with a kid from the audiance on sunday, please?

It's Kotokensei.