Sumo trivia - Oguruma oyakata recovered from neck injury

[Ahokaina 44]

Oguruma oyakata (former Ozeki Kotokaze) looked pretty good as he appeared as a commentator on NHK broadcast. He fell and strained his neck during Jungyo and paralyzed last April. (I didn't know!)

The doctor said his recovery speed has been almost a miracle.

Oyakata said he just wanted to go back to his Heya to teach his rikishi as soon as possible. Amazing spirit! :-)

[Swami 245]

Reminiscent of his recovery from his first knee injury prior to him becoming ozeki.

Swami

[specialweek 2 136]

He does look really weak, so is there any other illness issue with him atm?

[Hageouryu 16]

NHK programme from Sat 5 Oct about Oguruma-oyakata is here:

http://video.fc2.com/content/20131005MXcmwVRs

42 minutes long - if you stop it and try to reload you may be expected to sign up to the website ("free limit exceeded" message). However, single first-time viewing was possible on next day.

If this should be in the "TV programme" thread rather than here, maybe somebody who knows how to do it can create a link.

[Akinomaki 40,791]

Just a quote should be sufficient

The rikishi of Oguruma-beya and the family did a surprise dance for the oyakata, who is still in rehabilitation after his grave accident last year. With pics:
http://www.nhk.or.jp/athome/onair/20131005c02.html

Details of the program about “the man who has seen hell twice”:
http://datazoo.jp/tv/突撃！アッとホーム/673261

Right! and it was on regular Japanese TV today (or was it yesterday?). A very moving program, at all levels. The love and support were very much in evidence.

Orion

[Akinomaki 40,791]

Oguruma-oyakata talking about his experience: not giving up, evading the danger of being confined to a wheelchair

http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/topics/news/20131208-OHT1T00165.htm

[Akinomaki 40,791]

Party celebrating the recovery of Oguruma-oyakata with about 300 attending.

http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/sumo/news/20131221-OHT1T00186.htm