Training pics&news overview Hatsu 2024

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Wakakatakage on the 6th (his 29th birthday) did only the basics and lent his chest to Yoshii, who came for degeiko

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He had restarted keiko after the basho on the 4th, keiko bouts are on schedule for a later day.

A year ago he had most wins of the year and was the top prospect for ozeki ...

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Wakakatakage today did training bouts - no details, only pics, the article is about his comments on baseball's Otani

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Training restarted at Shikoroyama-beya, under the new shisho - still by the name of Tatsutagawa. The altar close by, with the portrait and the ashes of Terao.

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Edited December 26, 2023 by Akinomaki

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Kirishima trained at the heya, the basics and muscle training. He wants to get into the 150kg range till the basho. At his 2 yusho he was 148kg and 147kg, now after a cold during the jungyo he is down to 142kg.

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Hakuoho for the first time after surgery took part in keiko today, only the basics of course: "I want to do sumo (training bouts) soon", nearly no pain now. About the basho: "Of course I'm preparing with the intention to enter"

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Kirishima was at degeiko to Tokitsukaze-beya and did 18 bouts there with Wakamotoharu and Nishikigi, who also came for degeiko, 6-0 with Nishikigi and 6-6 with Wakamotoharu. Tomorrow he also wants to be there and end of keiko this year is planned for the 29th

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Oitekaze-beya:

Hitoshi plans to enter the basho - he injured a ligament of his right ankle on day 2 of his new juryo basho but didn't go kyujo, he finished 2-13 and dropped back again. In addition to ligament damage he also had a detachment bone fracture at the ankle.

- with Tsurugisho

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Daieisho did 12 bouts, with Endo and also with Daiamami

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Miyagino declared that Hakuoho will likely be ready for the basho. He's doing the basics now and is lending his chest for butsukari geiko - "Looks like fast recovery." Bouts are planned for the start of the year, but he doesn't want him to act unreasonable: "I want to decide in consultation with the man himself"  http://hochi.news/articles/20231227-OHT1T51129.html?page=1

Edited December 27, 2023 by Akinomaki

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On 27/12/2023 at 21:54, Akinomaki said:

Kirishima was at degeiko to Tokitsukaze-beya and did 18 bouts there with Wakamotoharu and Nishikigi, who also came for degeiko, 6-0 with Nishikigi and 6-6 with Wakamotoharu. Tomorrow he also wants to be there

with Wakamotoharu, who did 19 bouts in all

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Next day Kirishima again did 18 bouts at Tokitsukaze-beya, 8 with Daieisho, also with Nishikigi, Abi and others: 16 wins. Daieisho did 17, Abi 13 bouts o

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Takakeisho and Takanosho did the basics. Takanosho plans to enter, he had meniscus surgery on the 8th

 

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Asanoyama was 11-4 with Asakoryu and makushita: Asahakuryu and others

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Kotonowaka was 9-6 with Kotoshoho today, end of keiko. Kotoeko plans to enter, injured last basho

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Oshoumi's aim: established at sekitori

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Takayasu while eating mochi thinks next year will be good

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On 30/12/2023 at 23:40, Akinomaki said:

Kotonowaka was 9-6 with Kotoshoho today, end of keiko.

No, today was end of keiko - Kotonowaka did 11 bouts with among others sd Kototsubasa, Mongolian Kotokenryu and highest makushita Kototebakari, older brother Kotoshoho did no bouts, but tachiai checks and butsukari - here with Kotosusumu - actually now Kotodaishin, Sponichi forgot the name change

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After 4 years the Dewanoumi-ichimon rengo-geiko took place again - at Kasugano-beya today with about 20 sekitori

Hoshoryu was 17-3 with Mitakeumi, Hiradoumi, Gonoyama, ending with 11 wins in a row - first 3-0 with Mitakeumi, then a loss to Hiradoumi, followed by 3 wins, after Gonoyama again 4 wins: 7-1 with Hiradoumi. 2 losses in as row against Gonoyama, then 7 wins in a row. Gonoyama had 17 bouts in all.

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with Gonoyama

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New komusubi Ura was 6-6 with Aoiyama, Gonoyama, Hiradoumi etc., starting with a loss to Aoiyama. Here with Gonoyama and at butsukari

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Onosato restarted keiko at the heya - 5-4 with the new Shirokuma

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and butsukari-geiko with the oyakata

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Edited January 3, 2024 by Akinomaki

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Asanoyama with Asakoryu came for degeiko to Nishonseki-beya.

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Onosato was 3-1 with Asanoyama and 3-1 with Asakoryu and Tomokaze - 6-2 today. Asanoyama was 4-0 with Tomokaze and 1-1 with Shirokuma - 6-4 today.

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Shirokuma with Asakoryu and Tomokaze was 6-3

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Miyagino-beya

Hakuoho did training bouts for the first time after surgery: 27-1 with Otani, Chura, Ishii ... - and butsukari with Tenshoho

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Kiho at his first training after surgery did the basics - he plans to restart at the Natsu basho

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Kirishima did the basics and tachi-ai checks at the heya

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Edited January 4, 2024 by Akinomaki

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so people are expecting Hakuoho  to enter the January basho?

Edited January 5, 2024 by Edwardoho

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Video of the Tokitsukaze Ichimon rengo keiko;

 

Edited January 5, 2024 by Kintamayama

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But the most important question, especially for GKA players - what about Terunofuji?

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42 minutes ago, Gurowake said:

But the most important question, especially for GKA players - what about Terunofuji?

It it a real question?

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At the Tokitsukaze-ichimon rengo keiko today - 13 sekitori in all, with 2 guests from Dewanoumi-ichimon, Hoshoryu and Meisei, who had their rengo-geiko on the 3rd.

Kirishima was 16-2, first 10-0 against Shodai, Nishikigi, Endo and Wakamotoharu, then 2-1 with Daieisho and finally 4-1 with Hoshoryu.

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Wakamotoharu had 15 bouts, including wins in a row over Hoshoryu, who was 10-8 in all

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Daieisho had 15 bouts, 8 wins in a row against Wakamotoharu, Meisei ... and 1-2 each with Kirishima and Hoshoryu

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the 2 ozeki

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Endo did 6 bouts and was interviewed afterwards, the tsunami came close to his parent's home and he lost contact now, he thinks they evacuated and are still in a shelter

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Otowayama came with also a new recruit for Haru, his 2 rikishi start keiko at the heya tomorrow

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Isegahama-ichimon also had rengo-geiko, but apparently without the media. Terunofuji was there and had bouts with sekitori, before he went to the Meiji shrine for a dohyo-iri o

 

No bouts for Takakeisho at Tokiwayama-beya, only the basics

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Takanosho has recovered, he did 15 bouts with makushita - on the 6th and 7th he wants to be at the Nishonoseki-ichimon rengo-geiko, Kirishima wants to go there as well.

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Shimazuumi with a new dark green shimekomi, like former shisho Wakashimazu

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Edited January 5, 2024 by Akinomaki

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7 hours ago, Kintamayama said:

Video of the Tokitsukaze Ichimon rengo keiko;

 

That is the best joint practice video I've seen, makes up for missing Kirishima v Hoshoryu last basho. I didn't know there were so many top sekitori in the one ichimon.

[Edit: I see from Akinomaki's post that some of them were visitors]

Edited January 5, 2024 by Octofuji

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15 hours ago, Kintamayama said:

Video of the Tokitsukaze Ichimon rengo keiko;

 

Very glad to see Wakatakakage getting in the mix! 

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Busy morning today, as two rengo-keikos were held. Isegahama Ichimon and Nishonoseki Ichimon were active. 

Isegahama, held at Kasugano  Miyagino beya:

Terunofuji had nine bouts, going 8-1 against Takarafuji and Nishikifuji. He was in attack mode and looked good. "I have been doing what I can," he said, seen doing ten bouts a day for a while now.

New Juryo and great hope Takerufuji had 22 bouts today in his first ever rengo-keiko experience. "I was nervous.." he stated.

Nishonoseki, at Takadagawa beya:

Kirishima was there, the only one not belonging to the Ichimon, 17-9 against the likes of Shounannoumi (4-0), Kotonowaka (5-1) , Oonosato (4-1), Takanoshou (2-1), and finally while worn out, Takayasu (2-6).. "I didn't do so well against Takayasu-zeki, but I was able to do keiko that will connect to the next step. It's important to give it your all even if you lose. I wanted to do 30 bouts, but I was totally exhausted.. If I can overcome that and actually do 30 bouts a session, it will be good, since I only started training yesterday.. I'll be coming here again tomorrow. I want to do more bouts.. I called on Oonosato the newbie because his body is large and there are great expectations of him" he said.

Takayasu: "It was good keiko. I was able to hit well and felt I did my own sumo. My aim for the new year is to return to Ozeki, but first, double digit wins this basho.." 

Edited January 6, 2024 by Kintamayama

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Oonosato was 2-7. "I was shocked when Kirishima called me out (1-4). He is last basho's yusho winner, so it was my intention to borrow his chest.. I am still very weak. My aim is kachikoshi. I will be training very hard this coming week " he said. His one win against Kirishima came via oshidashi.

Takakeishou? Nowhere to be seen. "He injured his neck. It's not getting any better so he'll have to live with the pain..He is only doing the fundamentals at the moment. No sumo yet. I apologize for him not being able to train," said his Oyakata  Tokiwayama.

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26 minutes ago, Kintamayama said:

Terunofuji had nine bouts, going 8-1 against Takarafuji and Nishikifuji. He was in attack mode and looked good.

...Yet he only went against his heya-mates. I am sure they went full force. 

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Kotonowaka did not do well against Kirishima, 1-5. He had 16 bouts in all and was 9-7 (8-2 against the rest..) "I didn't have many bouts, but what I did I did properly.. I was thankful to be called out by the Ozeki. I felt I would do all I could. I will be facing tomorrow with the same feeling, I guess.." he said. "I trained against opponents I'm not used to training against, so naturally in some cases I couldn't do my own sumo. I need to somehow do my own sumo in those cases as well. New year? Try to go higher, as there still is where to go.." he said. He was promised the Kotozakura name if he makes it to Ozeki. "There's the shikona thing, so I'll be doing my best to achieve that. I will properly prepare myself and aim for that.." he summed.

Edited January 6, 2024 by Kintamayama

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Terunofuji at the 2nd day of the Isegahama-ichimon rengo-geiko, at Miyagino-beya today, only mentions but no reports from yesterday

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16 hours ago, Kintamayama said:

Terunofuji had nine bouts, going 8-1 against Takarafuji and Nishikifuji. He was in attack mode and looked good. "I have been doing what I can," he said, seen doing ten bouts a day for a while now.

New Juryo and great hope Takerufuji had 22 bouts today

first 4 bouts with Nishikifuji

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then 5 with Takarafuji, losing the last one

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water from Takerufuji (former tsukebito)

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Takerufuji had first 13 bouts with makushita, then with sekitori: 4-1 with heya no.2 Atamifuji, here with Nishikifuji

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Nishikifuji, Atamifuji

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the heya's kenshusei Ochil (since Haru 2021), who waits for years now for Terunofuji to retire: he was 17-0 against makushita, with Asahigaoka high sempai Kyokukaiyu (on the right) - Otani, Kaisho ... and also trained with sekitori, one level with Atamifuji (guess he'll drop down to mid maegashira next)

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Edited January 6, 2024 by Akinomaki

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Nishonoseki-ichimon rengo-geiko at Takadagawa-beya with 16 sekitori, including guest Kirishima

15 hours ago, Kintamayama said:

Kirishima was there, the only one not belonging to the Ichimon, 17-9 against the likes of Shounannoumi (4-0), Kotonowaka (5-1) , Oonosato (4-1), Takanoshou (2-1), and finally while worn out, Takayasu (2-6)

Takayasu did 16 bouts, first 7-0 with Abi, Tamawashi etc, in the end 6-2 with Kirishima: 13-3 in all

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with Kirishima

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Oonosato was 2-7. "I was shocked when Kirishima called me out (1-4).

with Kirishima

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with Ryuden

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15 hours ago, Kintamayama said:

Kotonowaka did not do well against Kirishima, 1-5. He had 16 bouts in all and was 9-7 (8-2 against the rest..)

with Kirishima

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with Abi and Oho

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Takerufuji's traps are so big, if you look hard enough I'm pretty sure he's a smaller person nested inside a larger person

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2nd day of Nishonoseki-ichimon rengo-geiko, today at Sadogatake-beya in Matsudo, Chiba, with only 14 sekitori now (other sources say 15), including as guest Kirishima, but 16 oyakata - the biggest ichimon has 15 heya

Kotonowaka did 17 bouts, a bit better at home: 11-6, the last 5 with Kirishima, 2-3.

Kirishima did 18 (other sources say 17) bouts, first with Shonannoumi, then Kotonowaka, 3-0 with Gonoyama and 5 with Onosho - 12-5 are reported, he wanted to stop after 16 (15) bouts but was persuaded to do 2 more:

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vs. Shonannoumi, Gonoyama, Onosho

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-Kotonowaka

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with Oho

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Gonoyama

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Gonoyama did 16 bouts, 6-10

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Just recovered (surgery in December) Takanosho did 5 bouts, with Takayasu, Ryuden ...

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Edited January 10, 2024 by Akinomaki

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Training elsewhere

Asanoyama was at degeiko to Tokitsukaze-beya today, 12-6 with Shodai etc., including 4-4 against Tokihayate

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At Musashigawa-beya on the 6th, Konishiki came to coach, Ikazuchi-beya rikishi came for degeiko, Shishi trained with heya-top ms 14 Tokunomusashi - will he be the first sekitori for the heya?, first time someone made it to the wider promotion zone (7-0 needed)

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Wakatakakage interviewed yesterday

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Onosato had started with training on the 3rd

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Edited January 8, 2024 by Akinomaki