Preparations of the masses-Nagoya 2013

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I wonder if any Japanese journalist asked Osunaarashi about the turmoil in Egypt.

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I wonder if any Japanese journalist asked Osunaarashi about the turmoil in Egypt.

The 'turmoil' is actually a celebration of his first basho at Juryo.

[Akinomaki 40,775]

I wonder if any Japanese journalist asked Osunaarashi about the turmoil in Egypt.

The NHK announcer yesterday said that he replied to that with a gloomy face: "Don't ask."

Edited July 4, 2013 by Akinomaki

[Masumasumasu 902]

I wonder if any Japanese journalist asked Osunaarashi about the turmoil in Egypt.

The NHK announcer yesterday said that he replied to that with a gloomy face: "Don't ask."

This will be used as an excuse if he does poorly in Nagoya.

[kuroimori 1,634]

I wonder if any Japanese journalist asked Osunaarashi about the turmoil in Egypt.

The NHK announcer yesterday said that he replied to that with a gloomy face: "Don't ask."

This will be used as an excuse if he does poorly in Nagoya.

There is a response however on his facebook page after last night's turn of events in Egypt.

Not sure though if he or his admin wrote this statement.

[Yubinhaad 11,761]

I hear Baruto will be kyujo, at least for the start of the basho.

[Itachi 396]

I wonder if any Japanese journalist asked Osunaarashi about the turmoil in Egypt.

The NHK announcer yesterday said that he replied to that with a gloomy face: "Don't ask."

This will be used as an excuse if he does poorly in Nagoya.

There is a response however on his facebook page after last night's turn of events in Egypt.

Not sure though if he or his admin wrote this statement.

What statement ? (for those of us not on fb)

I hope he can focus enough to have a decent basho but that may be too much to ask. I was really looking forward to seeing how he would adjust to the new level of competition and the heavier schedule.

[kuroimori 1,634]

I wonder if any Japanese journalist asked Osunaarashi about the turmoil in Egypt.

The NHK announcer yesterday said that he replied to that with a gloomy face: "Don't ask."

This will be used as an excuse if he does poorly in Nagoya.

There is a response however on his facebook page after last night's turn of events in Egypt.

Not sure though if he or his admin wrote this statement.

What statement ? (for those of us not on fb)

I hope he can focus enough to have a decent basho but that may be too much to ask. I was really looking forward to seeing how he would adjust to the new level of competition and the heavier schedule.

Something like congratulations to Egypt; Egypt revolution - together with this: <3

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Osunaarashi's facebook post:

Congratulations Egypt <3
Hope that you are in Egypt now Oosunaarashi to join us :)
Egypt Revolution <3

[Akinomaki 40,775]

On the 5^th Sokokurai only did light adjustments at the heya, no training bouts: “I don't know to what extent, but I think my condition has recovered quite better than I thought.”
He seems to have trained in 2011 with his first day opponent Tokushoryu, makushita then: ”I'll go with all my strength.”
About keiko: “I have gown tired, but I will do a bit tomorrow. I'm not anxious, I did all that was to do.”
Commentator Mainoumi: “From his way to fall down when being thrown I felt frailty. It will be hard to get kachi-koshi.”

at the heya with the new blue mawashi








at degeiko







Takayasu training with the young ones in another fashion

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Encouragement party at Otake-beya yesterday as a "chanko party".
Oosunaarashi: “My injured shoulder gives no problems at all any more. I have to do my best for the many folks who only can come to see the Nagoya-Basho.”

Encouragement:

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A few pictures from an Oitekaze-beya keiko session.

The shisho (former Maegashira Daishoyama) oversees keiko. Also instructing the deshi is Nakagawa-oyakata (former Maegashira Asahisato) in the white outfit. And in the background in the white mawashi is former Juryo Daishodai, who as Asashosakari discovered now works as a coach at the heya.

Daishoko and Daishokaku.

Shin-Juryo Endo breaks in his new honbasho mawashi. I can't make out on my crappy screen whether it's black, purple or dark blue.

Rookie Daishoki (4-3 in his Jonokuchi debut last basho) gets some help with matawari.

Daishonada and Daishowaka.

The tell-tale tracks of a butsugari session for Daieisho and Daishowaka.

Practice bout for Endo.

Matawari.

After keiko, Daishonada answered the questions of visiting local schoolchildren.

Endo after the end of the session.

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Shin-Juryo Endo breaks in his new honbasho mawashi. I can't make out on my crappy screen whether it's black, purple or dark blue.

Seems purple to me (but I'm a little colorblind)

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Shin-Juryo Endo breaks in his new honbasho mawashi. I can't make out on my crappy screen whether it's black, purple or dark blue.

Seems purple to me (but I'm a little colorblind)

Looks a bit hazy to me? Purple Hazy. (is in my brain?)

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Shin-Juryo Endo breaks in his new honbasho mawashi. I can't make out on my crappy screen whether it's black, purple or dark blue.

Seems purple to me [...]

Yep, Nihon University purple (as I may call it).

[Akinomaki 40,775]

Sokokurai finished pre-basho keiko today, at Arashio-beya with the makushita there, 16-0.

Oosunaarashi about Egypt: “Politics and sports are different things. Now for me the only thing is to concentrate with utmost effort on sumo.”
He plans to rise early and eat at about 2:30 a.m. during Ramadan, Otake-oyakata supports him: “We prepare something for him, so that he can eat anytime during the night.”
Usually morning chanko is at around 9 o'clock after keiko, and then at about 6 o'clock in the evening – he can eat after sunset at around 7:30.

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