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  1. 16 points
    There are no regulations about whether a rikishi's chonmage should curve to the right, left or even go straight down the centre, but almost all rikishi curve theirs to the right. One rikishi bucks the trend - Aonishiki currently curves his to the left, reviving an old tradition of Hawaiian rikishi. First class tokoyama Tokojin, who prepares Aonishiki's mage, explained that former Sekiwake Takamiyama started doing it because, as he was left-handed, it was easier for him to curve it left if nobody was around to help. Other Hawaiian rikishi, whether right or left-handed, copied him and the tradition was born. At the Kyushu basho, where Aonishiki made his Juryo debut, Tokojin suggested curving it to the left. Aonishiki was rather shy and only tried it a few times, but recently he has specifically asked Tokojin to curve it left. Musashigawa-oyakata (former Yokozuna Musashimaru) also used to have his chonmage curved left, but there were times on jungyo when a tokoyama wasn't aware and curved it to the right. "It felt strange, so I got a comb and pulled it to the left. Takamiyama was the first because he was left-handed. Then Konishiki, Akebono, me... I was the last, but all the rikishi from Hawaii curved their chonmage to the left." Musashigawa was happy to learn that the tradition had been revived. "The rikishi of today don't know so much about the past. Aonishiki is doing it? That's great!" Rikishi can show off their individuality through the kimono and obi. But it seems even in the chonmage, if you look closely, there are hidden expressions and traditions on display.
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    Abema had their most ever viewers for sumo last basho - they posted a Terunofuji poster with messages by viewers o
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    The NSK posted a video from the first dohyo-iri in the kokugikan - without mentioning the error (hardly anybody would have noticed it anyway, if the media hadn't made it big news) a tanimachi spectator posted a video from the Meiji dohyo-iri, with the party afterwards, for which he donated a big tuna to the heya, which also was mentioned somewhere in the news as a generous donation
  4. 5 points
    o during his career height - as j5e in the yusho parade at the first yusho of Tochiazuma, Hatsu 2002 o
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    MCP HISTORY UPDATE AFTER HATSU 2025 (Go to page 19 for the first post with more details on this) TOP 5 history : So many unaffiliated. Such a waste ! Find your Ichimon people. Enter the game ! Most points won by players in the MCP. I kept the points that are granted for the ICF. MCP-1 - earns 25 points MCP-2 - earns 20 points MCP-3 - earns 15 points MCP-4 - earns 10 points MCP-5 - earns 5 points Edit : When 2 players were tied I splitted points in half. For example, 2 players tied first (25 +20)/2 = 22.5 points for each. And so on..... @Gernobono / togugawa +2 ranks, now #11. @Kintamayama +18 ranks, now #33. @Andonishiki +18 ranks, now #49. Andoreasu +23 ranks, now #56. Please note that points of Ketsukai were splitted by mistake. They are now correct at #58. Unofficial ratio ranking with the ratio "points won/ basho played" . At least 12 bashos (2 years) of participation and at least 1.00 ratio to be on the list. @iwakokoand @Ganzohnesushi / Yamashade are out of the standings with a 0.99 average. 3 new entries or entries back. Andoreasu at #33. Ketsukai at #50 (due to my mistake, explained earlier) and @Balon at #58. Winners recap. Second title for @Kintamayama. Congrats !
  6. 4 points
    The apparently long-term nature of the bullying makes me think it was going on before Hokuseiho dropped Miyagino in it, which makes me wonder if it's nothing out of the ordinary at Oitekaze-beya. The pace of change in ozumo is indiscernible at times. Tobizaru, though? That's so disappointing. I really liked him.
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    Because there's enough irony on display already.
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    Oki had four kesho-mawashi, it's unfortunate he didn't get another opportunity to wear them. With Shikoroyama-oyakata (former Komusubi Homasho) in front of some floral tributes. Heya gyoji Kimura Shunta, in a borrowed Makuuchi-kaku costume, was on duty for this one. Final cut by the shisho. Former Yokozuna Kakuryu among those attending. Given as souvenirs to the guests was a tegata, rice bowls with Oki's name and a pack of rice from his home village of Sekikawa.
  9. 3 points
    Oho is the 40th rikishi since 1958 to record 12 or more wins while ranked M1-M4. Four of the previous 39 used this as the first basho of a successful Ozeki run. (I used M4 as the cutoff as there has never been an Ozeki run starting lower than that.)
  10. 3 points
    I have to say, that is excellent image design to my eyes.
  11. 3 points
    Asa: "Hey, do you hשppen to know of a night club where one may go without being recognized?"
  12. 3 points
    Asanoyama declares he is raring to go for March. Takasago-beya moved to its new premises and many visitors came, including ex-Asasohuryuu. "This is my last chance so I will do my best. The oyakata has built an excellent new heya for us so I feel I need to start from scratch and do my best. It's really frustrating that the new Yokozuna is born and I couldn't face him.. I'm raring to go out there- I feel as if I don't belong anymore.." he said. Later during his training he was seen getting some advice from ex-Asasohuryuu. "I won't tell you what he said, but it was sumo related from the mental aspect," he hinted..
  13. 2 points
    Our favorite Flying Monkey appears to be in hot water over accusations of bullying younger heya rikishi. Excessive butsugari-geiko, kicking his deshi in the face, yelling at them for various trivialities they weren't responsible for, making them cook his meals at home and buy feminine products when in the company of a female companion. His current tsukebito, Satsumasho, is said to be so traumatized that his hair is falling out. Four of his other previous tsukebito have also quit as his understudy due to various forms of physical, verbal, and psychological power harassment. Where were Endo and Daieisho, not to mention the Oyakata, when all this was going on?
  14. 2 points
    Time to finish things up here... Day 15 - Results new KK: Tochimusashi, Dairaido new MK: Kotokuzan, Chiyomaru, Daishomaru, Yoshiazuma Pretty average results by our former sekitori to close out Hatsu basho with 12 wins and 11 losses. As can be seen above, the 3-3's underperformed that average, which was particularly bad news for Kotokuzan - the loss to Shimazuumi up in juryo on Day 13 made him miss out on what would have been a definite promotion back to the paid ranks. Shimazuumi for his part proceeded to lose to another ex-sekitori on the following day, so he's headed down to makushita for Haru basho while victorious Hitoshi ensured his return to salaried status, joining Kazekeno whose ticket was already punched on Day 12. Akua was already out of the running but tacked on a third win, and with matching 3-4 records from Ms2 both he and Kotokuzan just might hang on to the top five ranks for Haru for another potential promotion opportunity (albeit far enough down that they'll likely need 5 or even 6 wins). Another 3-4 final record was produced by Chiyomaru, courtesy of three straight losses from 3-1. It's his first makushita MK since Haru 2013, and although he doesn't look done-done yet, the road back to juryo will certainly be a much longer and tougher one now than it was after his previous two demotions last year. A sixpack of rikishi entered the final round with 5-1 records, and four of them achieved the coveted sixth win which should give them a significant boost up the rankings. For Hitoshi it even means a return to juryo as mentioned. Tsushimanada can celebrate a major return to form and might even find himself straight back in the Ms top 15 ranks, while Asashiyu will probably not quite get there but should still be at his highest rank in more than a year. Last not least it's also finally makushita time for Enho after his fourth straight 6-1 on the comeback trail. The next tournament should give us our first serious indication about his potential for a return to sekitoridom; everything so far was just a mandatory prelude to the real task he has to undertake. Kaisho and Kitaharima are the duo that missed on the sixth win. For veteran Kitaharima it's still the successful continuation of a less-than-certain revival (reminder: he went 1-6, 1-6 before a 5-2 in November), but Kaisho just might have missed out on a position in the top 5 due to the loss. Still, he should be well-placed just outside the zone and have a good shot at getting in there for May. Another pair of former sekitori also ended Hatsu basho 5-2: Tochimaru was ranked roundabout where Kaisho should be next time, and he is now certain to be in the top 5 mix for Haru basho, battling for a return to paid status for the first time in almost three years. Kawazoe is still quite a way from that, and for him it arguably has to count as a small disappointment that he only posted 5 wins from the bottom of makushita. Tochimaru's last victory came against Takakento, who thus ended up with a record of 4-3 and has likely missed out on the Haru top 5 after all as things finished looking rather crowded up there. Dairaido clinched kachikoshi at the last minute, his first in four tournaments, and barely avoided a trip to the jonidan division with that. (See Day 8 update for additional historical info.) Rapidly heading towards jonidan, unfortunately, is Amakaze who posted his fourth consecutive 2-5 score in Hatsu basho. He had already dropped more than 60 ranks on the previous three and will likely lose another 20+ with this one. And finally I would be remiss if I didn't mention Yago securing the jonidan title. He had a few matches in the course of the tournament that looked reasonably tough for him in his rather ring-rusty state, but the yusho decider against Sekimoto (a 19-year-old first-year rikishi) was not one of them. Four former sekitori ended the tournament on the sidelines - Asanoyama and Chiyosakae were kyujo all the way through as expected, Asagyokusei had dropped out after three straight losses, and Yuma was forced to withdraw ahead of the final round. Chiyonoo, who had been absent since Day 5, somewhat surprisingly turned up again on Day 13 and even collected his sole win of the basho. All in all the list is saying goodbye to four rikishi at this time - two via intai and two more who are headed back to juryo. They will be promptly replaced by four new names for Haru, as Bushozan, Shimazuumi, Daiamami and Daishoho are all set to fall out of the juryo division. Rank Shikona Heya Record Hatsu 2025 Results Age Out Last J HiRk Ms1w Kazekeno Oshiogawa 4-3 X O – – X – O – X – O O – – – 25 4 2024.05 J14 Ms2e Kotokuzan Arashio 3-4 O – X – O – X – O – X – X – – 30 11 2023.03 M16 Ms2w Akua Tatsunami 3-4 – X X X – – O – O – X – O – – 34 5 2024.03 M10 Ms3e Onosho Onomatsu intai – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 28 1 2024.11 K Ms4w Hitoshi Oitekaze 6-1 X – O – O – O – O O – – – O – 27 7 2023.11 J11 Ms7e Tochimaru Kasugano 5-2 – O – O – X X – – O – O – O – 32 14 2022.09 J11 Ms7w Tenshoho Isegahama 4-3 – X – O – O – X – O – O – – X 22 6 2024.01 J10 Ms9w Takakento Tokiwayama 4-3 – O – X – O – O O – – X – X – 28 7 2023.11 J4 Ms10e Chiyomaru Kokonoe 3-4 O – O – X – – O X – – X X – – 33 1 2024.11 M5 Ms12e Yuma Onomatsu 2-4-1 X – O – – X – O – X – X – – – 26 6 2024.01 J13 Ms14w Tochimusashi Kasugano 4-3 O – X – X – – O X – – O – O – 26 6 2024.01 J7 Ms15w Kaisho Asakayama 5-2 – O O – O – – O X – – O – – X 29 12 2023.01 J2 Ms24w Kitaharima Yamahibiki 5-2 O – – X O – O – O – – O – X – 38 5 2024.03 M15 Ms34w Daishomaru Oitekaze 3-4 X – X – – O X – – O O – X – – 33 16 2022.05 M5 Ms36w Fujiazuma Tamanoi 3-4 X – X – – X O – – X – O – O – 37 25 2020.11 M4 Ms38w Tsushimanada Sakaigawa 6-1 O – – O – O – O O – X – – – O 31 3 2024.07 J9 Ms40w Asashiyu Takasago 6-1 – O – X O – – O O – – O – – O 30 20 2021.09 J13 Ms41w Asanoyama Takasago kyujo – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 30 2 2024.09 O Ms48w Asanowaka Takasago 1-6 – X X – X – – X O – X – – X – 29 14 2022.09 J4 Ms49w Chiyosakae Kokonoe kyujo – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 34 2 2024.09 J8 Ms51e Nionoumi Yamahibiki 4-3 – X O – – X O – – O – O X – – 38 68 2013.07 M16 Ms53w Chiyonoo Kokonoe 1-2-4 – X X – – – – – – – – – O – – 33 18 2022.01 M14 Ms58e Asagyokusei Takasago 0-3-4 – X – X – X – – – – – – – – – 31 28 2020.03 J12 Ms60e Kawazoe Isegahama 5-2 – O – O O – X – O – X – – – O 25 8 2023.09 J13 Sd4e Enho Isegahama 6-1 – X O – – O O – O – O – O – – 30 10 2023.05 M4 Sd20w Kyokutaisei Oshima intai – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 35 19 2021.11 M8 Sd39w Amakaze Oshiogawa 2-5 – X – O X – X – O – – X – – X 33 40 2018.03 M13 Sd71w Dairaido Takadagawa 4-3 X – – O O – X – X – O – – O – 44 109 2006.07 J2 Jd19w Yago Oshiogawa 7-0 Y O – O – – O – O O – O – O – – 30 15 2022.07 M10 Jd43w Yoshiazuma Tamanoi 3-4 O – O – – X – X X – – O – X – 47 61 2014.09 M12
  15. 2 points
    Why it is different now is the whole sumo world now kicks up a fuss about such things, and we have very recent examples of similar behaviour drawing severe consequences from the association. There is of course also the insistence from most rikishi that such things don't go on anymore. My current read on these accusations is similar to my initial read on the Hokuseiho scandal - there's some concerning behaviour for sure, some of the accusations are potentially relatively minor but definitely bullying and not allowed, and some of the accusations can be explained away depending on how sustained that pattern of behaviour is. He always seems like a boisterous and trickster-like fellow so I can imagine that rubbing people the wrong way and him coming off as loud / accidentally kicking a face while showing off some fancy nonsense move in training. But of course in the Hokuseiho situation, it came out not long after that there were much more serious allegations along with the initially reported concerns and we had details of the extent of time and place in that scenario, removing all doubt that the consequences must be serious for Hokuseiho. If there's no further reporting I'll be surprised to see any public consequence for Tobizaru here but if the reporting continues I'll be surprised to see him remain in sumo. A precedent has been set.
  16. 2 points
    joaoiyama (Yw 8-7) Y ScreechingOwl (Ye 4-11) Norizo (O1w 8-7) O Konosato (O1e 3-12) Schnappamawashi (M4e 13-2) S1 Sushibomber (M1w 10-5) Susanoo (O2e 6-9) S2 Kishikaisei (Kw 8-7) K1 Rikishimiezi (M1e 9-6) K2 Oortael (M3w 10-5) Manatsumai (M6e 11-4) M1 Akamiri (M2w 8-7) Taxinohana (Se 6-9) M2 Oyama (Sw 6-9) Fay (M3e Kosho) M3 Jakusotsu (M7e 10-5) Frinkanohana (M4w 8-7) M4 Mariohana (M5e 8-7) Beeftank (M10e 11-4) M5 Andonishiki (M2e 7-8) Tainosen (M15e 14-1) M6 Asashosakari (M9e 10-5) Packamawashi (Ke 4-11) M7 Pitinosato (M12e 9-6) Profomisakari (M14w 10-5) M8 pandaazuma (M6w 6-9) Itachiyama (M14e 9-6) M9 Oroganosato (M5w 5-10) Bill (M8e 6-9) M10 Kitakachiyama (J3e 12-3) Terarno (M10w 7-8) M11 WAKATAKE (M9w 6-9) Kaiowaka (M7w 5-10) M12 Gernobono (J1e 10-5) Unkonoyama (M8w 5-10) M13 Metzinowaka (J2w 10-5) Flohru (M12w 6-9) M14 Ganzohnesushi (M17e 8-7) Kajiyanosho (M13w 6-9) M15 Gansekiiwa (J12w 14-1) Balon (J10w 13-2) M16 Heiershoryu (M15w 7-8) Kitanoyama (M16e 7-8) J1 Oskahanada (M16w 7-8) Athenayama (M11e 3-12) J2 Hamanoyama (J1w 7-8) Asapedroryu (bg 13-2) J3 Hana-ichi (M11w 2-13) Kaito (J8w 9-6) J4 kuroimori (M13e 2-13) TochiYESshin (J4e 7-8) J5 Mayumi (J6w 8-7) Bunbukuchagama (J2e 6-9) J6 Kintamayama (J7e 8-7) Sakura (bg 12-3) J7 Wamahada (J13e 10-5) Watashi (J9e 8-7) J8 Warusaru (J7w 7-8) Takanorappa (J12e 9-6) J9 Kachikoshi (J8e 7-8) Anjoboshi (J5w 5-10) J10 chishafuwaku (J6e 5-10) BlackPinkMawashi (J9w 6-9) J11 Doreikishi (J10e 6-9) Basoyama (J11e 6-9) J12 Joputosu (J4w 1-14) Heisikuomi (J5e 1-14) J13 Nekonishiki (J13w Kosho) Gawasukotto (J3w 0-0-15) J14 Tsunamiko (J14e 6-9) Andoreasu (J11w 0-15) ms1 Fujisan (J14w 1-14)
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  18. 2 points
    Yamazaki posted the full design now o o o o should be ready till the basho, but till then Hoshoryu has to use the set of Musashimaru
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    IF TRUE, then what do you think the punishment should be? Remember, the bullying at Miyagino had been going on for more than an a year. If four previous tsukebito have quit and the current one is the first to come forward, then how long has the bullying been going on at Oitekaze? Also, with the example that they made of Miyagino, how can they not give similar punishment to any other long term bullying done at any other beya? it will be interesting to see if this is actually true. And if it is true, what the NSK decides to do with those involved.
  20. 2 points
    •Sumo protests against nuclear tests •Arson in Paris destroying dozens of kesho mawashi •French presidents waging war through sumo •Yokozuna disappearing forever in South America •Samurai at the Great Sphinx of Giza in 1864 ....and more.... in my column this week
  21. 2 points
    Ex-Ichinojo to make his Hollywood Debut. His stage name is now Ichi, and the movie, set in the early 1900s, will be about sumo wrestlers who take a trip to the US, and is set to be released some time this summer.
  22. 2 points
    "Growing" 1mm is hilariously meaningless--a typical man loses >1.5cm between waking and sleeping every day.
  23. 2 points
    ...and not a single one of them brought him any luck. Should be selling cheap.
  24. 2 points
    A couple of given names for foreign rikishi to add. If I spot any more I'll append to this post. Ikazuchidō - 根利 (ねり, Neri) Gōseizan - 穣 (みのる, Minoru) General errata... Kotokonno's real surname on his English profile is listed as Kotokonno - should just be Konno
  25. 2 points
    The intai-zumo today with the new yokozuna Hoshoryu doing the dohyo-iri - as special attendants the top heya mates of Tokushoryu, tachi-mochi Ura, tsuyu-harai Kinbozan oo o his own last dohyo-iri as usual with his son , 2 years old, in matching kesho mawashi oo o o about 400 had a cut Hoshoryu o o o o o o Jokoryu, regular dohyo-side watcher Kon Omura oo o female cutters off the dohyo o o o o o o his look-alike oo o o o o o oo final cut by Kise-oyakata o o flowers from the wife oo