Akinomaki 40,594 Posted February 4 (edited) Focus on the new yokozuna - yesterday for the time since the basho a day of rest, tomorrow the preparations for Osaka start oo o o o o he grew 1mm, at the Hatsu basho he was exactly 188cm https://www.sumo.or.jp/ResultRikishiData/profile/3842/ o Daieisho o o Tobizaru o o Takanosho o o Edited February 4 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RabidJohn 1,791 Posted February 4 Is Hoshoryu the 1st active yokozuna to wear specs? He's certainly in the minority of rikishi who'll watch their blood being drawn. Most of them appear to be like me: no fuss, but keeping it out of their line of sight while it's happening. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tigerboy1966 1,449 Posted February 4 Kinboshi to Tobizaru for beating Hoshoryu in the "pain face" contest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryoshishokunin 301 Posted February 4 "Growing" 1mm is hilariously meaningless--a typical man loses >1.5cm between waking and sleeping every day. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Atenzan 1,081 Posted February 4 12 minutes ago, Ryoshishokunin said: "Growing" 1mm is hilariously meaningless--a typical man loses >1.5cm between waking and sleeping every day. True- I also find it quite funny that I "grow" 2cm during visits to the physio- they measured me before and after once. I still don't know if it was to gloat, make fun of me or to prove a point. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,594 Posted February 4 2 hours ago, Akinomaki said: he grew 1mm, at the Hatsu basho he was exactly 188cm https://www.sumo.or.jp/ResultRikishiData/profile/3842/ o The 1mm even was the NikkanSp headline - I checked and found, he's not 180cm as the article says, but 188.0cm - would have been odd otherwise. His profile will show 188.1cm next - rikishi don't have to really grow, if the hair grows, they gain height. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,594 Posted February 5 (edited) A heavy one, Nishikimaru - several nurses tried to get some blood from him - it took 45min (still at 147kg in the DB, over 210kg now) o o o Atamifuji o o o o Hakuoho o o Shodai o Oho o Shimazuumi o Oshoumi o Kitanowaka o Enho o Aonishiki o Ichiyamamoto o Edited February 7 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
code_number3 706 Posted February 5 40 minutes ago, Akinomaki said: Enho Enho smiling as usual 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 3,854 Posted February 5 5 hours ago, code_number3 said: Enho smiling as usual Some rikishi: Ouch! Ouch! Other rikishi: (Worried look) Enho: Hey, how ya doin'? Your lookin' good today, thanks for comin' by! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tetsuba 33 Posted February 7 On 05/02/2025 at 07:09, Akinomaki said: Abi o Maybe it's Ichiyamamoto? (they do look alike) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,594 Posted February 7 7 hours ago, Tetsuba said: Maybe it's Ichiyamamoto? (they do look alike) correct Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,594 Posted February 7 (edited) Shirokuma is the clear winner in the needle expression contest - hiding the tears - but smiling afterwards: "It doesn't hurt a bit" o Onosato simply hates it, but with an ozeki-becoming dignified expression o o o o Edited February 7 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,594 Posted February 9 On 07/02/2025 at 08:57, Akinomaki said: Shirokuma is the clear winner in the needle expression contest - hiding the tears - but smiling afterwards: "It doesn't hurt a bit" o The NSK only shows him smiling o and nearly all others as well, Nabatame, Tamawashi, Takayasu, Kirishima o o o o or half smiling, Sadanoumi, Ryuden o o only Atamifuji with a painful face o Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,594 Posted February 10 This time the complete height/weight data are not yet published, but makuuchi average is about 160kg for quite a while now. In Japan, rikishi are frequently used to illustrate heaviness. The weather forecast for Japan has warnings for heavy snow the next 2 weeks, with the danger that 10cm of snow may pile up on the roof. On a roof of 100sqm, that means a load of about 1.5tons, the equivalent of about 10 rikishi. http://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/1720562?page=3 So, which year did they use for this average of 150kg for a rikishi (and which divisions)? Looks like oicho, so only the sekitori, and likely they use rikishi=makuuchi 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RabidJohn 1,791 Posted February 10 This makes me want to circulate a flyer to the Japanese construction industry showing 10 rikishi sliding off a steeply inclined, Scandinavian-style roof... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leoben 143 Posted February 10 In the US, everything is measured in football fields. In Japan, in rikishi. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,594 Posted February 13 (edited) There doesn’t have to be a needle involved to show a painful face - Ichiyamamoto at the grip strength test o Oshoumi is shown to fight the pain by support with his other arm o o many others are again shown happy by the NSK - Oshoma, Oho, Kitanowaka o o o and one who hides everything - Roga o Hakuoho at the height check o Edited February 13 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 45,158 Posted February 14 (edited) Jonokuchi Nishikimaru had to wait around for 45 minutes till someone finally found a vein. 220 kilos. Now, he has been hospitalized with cellulitis. "Yes, he's way too heavy," said Asahiyama Oyakata his boss. He is slated to be released in time for Haru basho. Edited February 14 by Kintamayama 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,594 Posted February 15 On 05/02/2025 at 13:09, Akinomaki said: A heavy one, Nishikimaru - several nurses tried to get some blood from him - it took 45min (still at 147kg in the DB, over 210kg now) o o o On 14/02/2025 at 14:06, Kintamayama said: Jonokuchi Nishikimaru had to wait around for 45 minutes till someone finally found a vein. 220 kilos. Now, he has been hospitalized with cellulitis. "Yes, he's way too heavy," said Asahiyama Oyakata his boss. He is slated to be released in time for Haru basho. Still happy after the torture on the 5th o He had a fever of 39deg.C last week, since December he wasn't at the keiko ground, going from one physician to the next. At the health check they found that his heart is enlarged and his lungs white like close to pneumonia. He realized he has to reduce his weight and stopped eating between meals, the super-size onigiri his mother brought him, now only the hospital food. The heya is making a Nishikimaru diet plan. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,594 Posted February 17 (edited) The follow-up to the health-check: one of the unwritten duties of a rikishi, blood donation at the kokugikan by the healthy 36 volunteered today, 30 had cleared the criteria (GOT/GPT for hepatitis check etc.), 12l of blood were collected - especially from those who didn't make a pain grimace at the minor blood donation for the health check Enho (AB) couldn't smile the whole time though o o Roga o Kusano was happy about the present they get for the blood loss o NSK o o o Edited Saturday at 19:23 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
