Kintamayama 45,490 Posted February 12 Sekiwake Daieishou who trained with Kotozakura today and is aiming for a promotion to Ozeki : "I'm lucky to be able to do quality keiko at this early stage. It's important to keep up this momentum, " he said. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 45,490 Posted March 1 Maegashira 1 Wakamotoharu who was demoted from Sekiwake to Maegashira for Haru went for degeiko at Sadogatake beya in Matsubara, Osaka today. He faced Ozeki Kotozakura and new sekiwake Ouhou, who also came for degeiko, and commented, "I won't know until the tournament starts, but I think I'm in good shape." Last basho where he aimed for three consecutive double-digit wins, he ended up with a 6-9 makekoshi, with a seven-bout losing streak in the first half. On this day, he also defeated both sekiwake Ouhou and Daieishou, and added, "Degeiko is important for getting stronger. I'll shall gambarizet again." 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 45,490 Posted March 1 Nishikigi (East Maegashira 10) worked up a sweat today at degeiko at Sadogatake beya as well. He faced Ozeki Kotozakura, Sekiwake Daieishou and Maegashira Tobizaru, and felt he had done a good job, saying, "I was able to work with a variety of people, changing my approach depending on the opponent." After finishing with 8 wins and 7 losses in the last tournament, Nishikigi is hoping to get a boost in his bid to return to the sanyaku ranks this tournament. "I'm not feeling bad. There are a lot of young rikishis in my heya, so it's important to go for degeiko like this," he said. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaito 311 Posted March 1 Finally, some news! I'd been wondering if nobody was planning on training for this basho. 1 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,724 Posted March 1 1 hour ago, Kaito said: Finally, some news! I'd been wondering if nobody was planning on training for this basho. They started several day ago, but nobody here posted about it so far - I don't like my threads being moved without asking or giving me notice, so I stopped posting there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 45,490 Posted March 1 26 minutes ago, Akinomaki said: They started several day ago, but nobody here posted about it so far - I don't like my threads being moved without asking or giving me notice, so I stopped posting there I am doing my best, but my best is diminishing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 45,490 Posted March 3 Maegashira Gounoyama went to Sadogatake in Matsubara, Osaka for degeiko today and had 17 bouts, going 10-7. He faced Ozeki Kotozakura and was 4 wins and 4 losses against him. Before his opponent could get his favorite migi-yotsu grip, Gounoyama applied pressure forward without stopping and attacked. "It was a good training session," he reflected. Gounoyama is from Neyagawa, Osaka. He is ranked East Maegashira 2 for Haru, half a rank above his previous highest ranking, and is also in the running to reach Sanyaku At the "Spring is Here! Umekita Tournament in Grand Front Osaka" held on the 2nd, he vowed to do his best in Haru, saying in front of 4,000 people, "I want to work hard and aim for Sanyaku." He plans to continue training at Sadogatake beya leading up to opening day. "I need to win against the sanyaku ranks and above. I'm weak when my mawashi is grabbed, so I need to focus on pushing," he said, and will continue to train in order to deal with this. 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 45,490 Posted March 4 (edited) First time Sanyaku Ouhou went to Sadogatake beya today for degeiko, where he had 14 bouts against Ozeki Kotozakura and Maegashira Kotoshouhou, going 5-9 Although it did not show in the raw results, he showed his thrusting and pushing skills to the fullest. "I just focused on moving forward. It was more about form than wins or losses." There were also moments when he pushed forward with a solid grip, and when he attacked sharply from the tachiai against the Ozeki, pushing him out decisively. Edited March 5 by Kintamayama 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lackmaker 438 Posted March 4 On 01/03/2025 at 19:33, Kintamayama said: I am doing my best, but my best is diminishing. We're both too old to judge either of those statements. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 45,490 Posted March 4 11 minutes ago, lackmaker said: We're both too old to judge either of those statements. Oh, I can judge.. Believe me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octofuji 368 Posted March 4 On 03/03/2025 at 08:14, Kintamayama said: I'm weak when my mawashi is grabbed, so I need to focus on pushing Is he too old to change his spots then? We've seen some surprising belt performances from Tamawashi and even Ichiyamamoto lately, but I guess that facing the top rankers is a bit different. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pitinosato 120 Posted March 5 I think his size doesn't help in this matter Tamawashi and Ichiyamamoto are taller Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 45,490 Posted March 5 (edited) Kirishima went to Arashio-beya today for degeiko and had 22 bouts against Sekiwake Daieishou, and Maegashira 1 Wakamotoharu, getting 17 wins and 5 losses. The former Ozeki, who returned to the sanyaku ranks for the first time in two tournaments, suffered an injury. He hurt his right hip when he was pushed out during a bout with Daieishou. With a grim expression and dragging his leg, he said, "I'll go to the hospital and see how it goes. If it's okay, I'll be back for another training session." After arriving in Osaka, his old neck injury returned as well. He had just resumed full-scale training at the Tokitsukaze Ichimon rengo-keiko held at Otowayama stable in Higashi-ku, Sakai City the day before. He also wrestled with some taping around his right shoulder, and showed good footwork and tenacity when pushed back to the edge of the dohyo. "I'm hitting well sometimes, but I still have a long way to go," he said. Last tournament, he won the Fighting Spirit Award with an 11-4 record. He is the ninth former Ozeki to win one of the three awards since Takayasu at the Kyushu tournament in 2022, and the first time he has won one of the three awards since the summer tournament in 2023, when he was promoted to Ozeki. Edited March 5 by Kintamayama 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RabidJohn 1,849 Posted March 5 15 hours ago, Octofuji said: Is he too old to change his spots then? At coming up to 27, I wouldn't have thought so. It's more of a best-defence-is-a-good-offence scenario. It worked quite well for Takakeisho, although even he went from looking helpless on the belt to at least having a go (and occasionally succeeding) at defending in yotsu. Disappointing though, because the best rikishi have both offense and defense at their disposal. So I'd put it down to ability rather than age. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RabidJohn 1,849 Posted March 5 32 minutes ago, Kintamayama said: He is the ninth former Ozeki to win one of the three awards since Takayasu at the Kyushu tournament in 2010, and the first time he has won one of the three awards since the summer tournament in 2011, when he was promoted to Ozeki. You sure about them dates? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 45,490 Posted March 5 6 hours ago, RabidJohn said: You sure about them dates? Totally wrong, fixed. I really don't know how I got that all wrong. I mean, really wrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fashiritētā 184 Posted March 5 No offense Kinta, but were all at the C.R.S. (Cant Remember Sh*t) stage in life. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octofuji 368 Posted March 6 20 hours ago, RabidJohn said: At coming up to 27, I wouldn't have thought so. It's more of a best-defence-is-a-good-offence scenario. It worked quite well for Takakeisho, although even he went from looking helpless on the belt to at least having a go (and occasionally succeeding) at defending in yotsu. Disappointing though, because the best rikishi have both offense and defense at their disposal. So I'd put it down to ability rather than age. I remember with fondness Takakeisho trying an uwatenage on Terunofuji :) He's got a great tachiai like his shisho (and others from the same stable like Myogiryu and Sadanoumi), if he could add some belt skills then he could be a san'yaku regular rather than plateauing in the joi like Onosho. It's unlikely he'll be able to beat the likes of Hoshoryu on the mawashi, but it could really help him if he ends up in a clinch with another oshi wrestler. A lot of his losses seem to be when attacking at the edge, because he's so reluctant to get any sort of grip. (I'm not sure it can be just down to his height either since the shorter rikishi are often good on the belt) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
