Yubinhaad 11,590 Posted January 28, 2015 The Kyokai announces five promotions to Juryo for the next basho, three newcomers and two returnees, with two shikona changes. Amakaze - 天風, formerly Kawanari (Mk1e, 4-3, Oguruma-beya) Abi - 阿炎, formerly Horikiri (Mk2w, 5-2, Shikoroyama) Ishiura (Mk6w, 6-1, Miyagino) Return: Kotoeko (Mk1w, 4-3, Sadogatake) Kizenryu (Mk4e, 4-3, Kise) 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tenshinhan 1,599 Posted January 28, 2015 (edited) So Azumaryu is going down to Makushita? This is disappointing, he already was at 5-2 after seven days... Amakaze fits better regarding his heya mates. Edited January 28, 2015 by Tenshinhan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gurowake 4,007 Posted January 28, 2015 It must get pretty windy at Oguruma-beya. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 44,635 Posted January 28, 2015 The Kyokai announces five promotions to Juryo for the next basho, three newcomers and two returnees, with two shikona changes. Abi - 阿炎, formerly Horikiri (Mk2w, 5-2, Shikoroyama) Awww...come on!!! How long did we wait to hear "Horikiri wins by yorikiri"???? Awww... no fun.. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kuroimori 1,634 Posted January 28, 2015 The Kyokai announces five promotions to Juryo for the next basho, three newcomers and two returnees, with two shikona changes. Abi - 阿炎, formerly Horikiri (Mk2w, 5-2, Shikoroyama) Awww...come on!!! How long did we wait to hear "Horikiri wins by yorikiri"???? Awww... no fun.. I hear 'ya, but now we can wait for Abi to win by Abi-setaoshi! :-) 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 44,635 Posted January 28, 2015 Abi - 阿炎, formerly Horikiri (Mk2w, 5-2, Shikoroyama) Next basho we will see Abiko promoted as well. That should be fun.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,020 Posted January 28, 2015 A newspaper special gougai from the Nihonkai-shimbun for the promotion of Ishiura http://www.nnn.co.jp/nnn201501281.pdf 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kuroimori 1,634 Posted January 28, 2015 Abi - 阿炎, formerly Horikiri (Mk2w, 5-2, Shikoroyama)Next basho we will see Abiko promoted as well. That should be fun.. What are the odds he'll become DonTon Abi..? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naganoyama 5,879 Posted January 28, 2015 Abi - 阿炎, formerly Horikiri (Mk2w, 5-2, Shikoroyama)Next basho we will see Abiko promoted as well. That should be fun..It won't be a problem since he's changing his name to Slippiotoshi 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yubinhaad 11,590 Posted January 28, 2015 Some pictures from the press conferences with the three shin-Juryo. Amakaze, formerly Kawanari, with his shisho Oguruma-oyakata (former Ozeki Kotokaze). Amakaze's birthday is July 7th which also heralds the start of Tanabata (Star Festival) celebrations in Japan; the 'Ama' in his new shikona is therefore taken from Amanogawa (Milky Way). Abi, formerly Horikiri, with his shisho Shikoroyama-oyakata (former Sekiwake Terao). Apparently "Abi" is a nickname that the shisho has had since he was a child, so he has given this version of it to his latest sekitori. Ishiura, still Ishiura, with his shisho Miyagino-oyakata (former Maegashira Chikubayama). He is the first shin-Juryo from Tottori prefecture since 1962 Nagoya, when Kotozakura (later the 53rd Yokozuna) made his debut. At 102kg (or 110kg, depending on the source), Ishiura will be the lightest current sekitori. 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,020 Posted February 7, 2015 (edited) Amakaze, formerly Kawanari, with his shisho Oguruma-oyakata (former Ozeki Kotokaze). Amakaze's birthday is July 7th which also heralds the start of Tanabata (Star Festival) celebrations in Japan; the 'Ama' in his new shikona is therefore taken from Amanogawa (Milky Way). A river near his parents home has the same kanji as well. He selected the shikona himself, "The sky means looking upward, it's good." The oyakata cautions him not to become one called an Ama-chan - one who takes things lightly, from ama(i)=sweet, naive http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2015/01/29/kiji/K20150129009711000.html http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/p-sp-tp3-20150129-1427636.html Abi, formerly Horikiri, with his shisho Shikoroyama-oyakata (former Sekiwake Terao). Apparently "Abi" is a nickname that the shisho has had since he was a child, so he has given this version of it to his latest sekitori. Shikoroyama-oyakata's nickname as an infant: Abi = ah, baby (another paper has: = a baby) A- from Asura, a many handed heavenly fighting demon. The oyakata thinks his tsuppari and hataki are the closest to his own. He wants him to be strong as Asura, fighting fired up: the -bi means flame. http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2015/01/29/kiji/K20150129009711110.html Ishiura - with his father as head coach of the Tottori Johoku high sumo club (producing Ichinojo) also a big name in (amateur) sumo, the name may sound good enough to keep it as shikona: He says he wants to thrive with his real name. with Miyagino-oyakata - but he also is a private deshi of Hakuho Edited February 7, 2015 by Akinomaki 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Benevolance 2,482 Posted February 7, 2015 In that pic, Shikoroyama oyakata looks like a man who just found another winning horse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
