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Debut as Taikai Haru 1988 o o o o o Natsu o first official bout vs. Taka (I think they also met at maezumo, but I haven't found the footage again yet) o oo ozeki after Natsu 1992 o promotion to 64th and first foreign yokozuna after Hatsu 1993 o o o o o o with the same entry rival brothers - July 1990 o Hatsu 1991 o o Waka oo 1991 o first yusho Natsu 92, Aki 95, Aki 98 o o o Natsu 1993 o Taka 1991 oo Ky92 o 1993 Hatsu - y3 ooo Haru 95 - y8 o o oo Nag o Natsu 97 d15 oo o ketteisen ooo 1998 o tomoesen Nagoya 1993 ooo oo ketteisen tournament with 5 Kyushu 1996 ooo sandan gamae with Taka Feb 1995 and April 1996 o o vs Kotonowaka I Hatsu 2000 o o o with Kotonowaka II Feb. 1998 o Konishiki, Chiyotaikai, Dejima o o o Wakanosato, Kaio o o o o with Takamisakari oo o jungyo injury August 1998 o Hawaii connection oo o o Tenran sumo Hatsu 1994, with cup donor Chirac Aril 28th 1998 oo real name Akebono Taro - Japanese April 22nd 1996 oo yokozuna dohyo-iri - inaugural at the Meiji shrine on the 28th, Jan. 1993 o o oo o first time in the kokugikan on the 30th - intai-zumo of Hokutoumi o at the first basho o Natsu 93 - Aki 2000 o o 98.9, 2000.1,.9,.11 o ooo o oo o o at the war memorial on Ogasawara June 1995 o Olympic Feb. 1998 - Taka kyujo o o oo ooo New Year 2001 at the Meiji shrine o Intai-zumo Sep. 2001, with son o 2 yokozuna 1995, 4 1999 - shrine visit at the dohyo-iri o o ooo yusho - 1st Natsu 1992 ooo o 2nd Kyushu o 3rd for yokozuna promotion Hatsu 1993 oo 4th Nagoya o 5th Aki o for 5th and 6th before Hatsu o 9th Natsu 1997 o oo o 10th Nagoya 2000 o o o 11th Kyushu 2000 o Intai Hatsu 2001 o engagement press conference with Christine Feb. 1998 o Wedding ceremony Oct. 3rd. 1998, with daughter o o o the family June 2000 oo danpatsushiki after Aki 2001 o o ooo o o o o After Hatsu 2003 instructing new yokozuna Asashoryu o o later ooo leaving the NSK in 2003 oo Takamisakari reads the news of his K-1 fight debut in November o with Bob Sapp - end of 2003 in K-1 o o o oooo ooo oo o Kakuda referee at the KO oo oo in pro wrestling 2013 o end of 2015 RIZIN o o o vs Kakuda March 2005 K-1 in Seoul o o o stare down with Takatoriki 2015 - bout Hatsu 1996 o o Back in the heya as coach in June 2013 o Feb. 2013 oo At the Haru jungyo 2016, when Taka was jungyo top o o pro wrestling time, with son March 2006 o o o o similarity oo with Keiji Muto o o o o oo o Appearance in pro-wres NOAH decided o As Monster Bono with Inrin/Yinlin in Hustle 2007 o o o o with Giant Baba, Antonio Inoki, Hama, oo o Tenryu, Choi Hong-man (from Ssireum) oo sumo match with Big Show o sumo reminiscence o o o oo o other activities o o o o o oo o with the band FANTA oo o the career is over in 2017 o 2018 with Yamada Kuniko o with the family oo o o o o o o ooooo oooo o oo oo oo o o ooo o o o o o oo o oo oo o o

I consider myself more of a sourcerer, but here you go.

@Katooshu On the topic of Miyagino Beya, Nicolas Pettas did an episode of his 'Samurai Spirit' series there with Hakuho years ago that's well worth checking out if you can find it online. The foreign athlete world in Japan is a relatively small one, and there are many cross-sport relationships and friendships. Here's Nic and Terunofuji again with Konishiki and Aya at my wedding the same year as the previous pics.

Day 1: https://rumble.com/v4unq23-day-1-natsu-basho-2024.html

I can't believe we're back with this nonsense. Nobody gives a freebie when he's still in contention. Even in the dark ages of the OBSC it never happened. No way. It was lousy sumo from Kotonowaka, and you're acting as if that can't ever happen.

Clamoring for a rikishi to pull a henka and expressing disappointment when he didn't. The sumo forum has come full circle.

12 years ago I took Terunofuji to a gym to try CrossFit

I was lucky enough to watch in person today (but naturally not lucky enough to see Onosato win as I was hoping). I arrived during what I assumed to be the middle of Makushita. Assorted things I noticed: - A rikishi by the name of Ryuusei (?) gave some real unsportsmanlike looks after winning his bout. I feel like I've heard talk of him on the forum but I'm not sure - The love for the Waka bros is really strong. I was sitting next to someone (from Osaka) who couldn't decide whether they wanted Ura or Wakamotoharu to win - You can hear this on Youtube too, but the crowd really turns on for Ura. To say nothing of the sea of pink towels across the stadium - A lot of people seemed to be unaware that Terunofuji was kyujo before they came. There was audible disappointment following the announcement of no dohyo-iri - There were a lot of foreigners beside myself. A whole contingent of (presumably) Ukranian fans were present for Shishi's bout - I'm not sure if they got shown on the TV broadcast or not - Kounosuke really is the best. Seeing him move in person, in comparison to the other gyoji, is a treat Also, in case anyone else is going later on, and on a sold-out day, and also happens to have big legs like myself, prepare for some pain. I don't remember having this problem in Tokyo when I went 4 years ago but maybe the 10 kg I've put on since then makes the difference...

Some more stuff about how Nakamura intends to run his heya, courtesy of a long form Daily Sports article. While a lot of his training and nutrition approach (previously detailed in the thread) hews close to what Nishonoseki-beya is doing, Nakamura will also be taking social cues from how his old stomping grounds Oguruma-beya were being run by ex-Kotokaze, with some modernizing touches added by himself. Oguruma, Nakamura says, was always supportive even when he made mistakes or went a little out of line, which in turn inspired him and the other rikishi to remain mindful of their overall duties. That atmosphere of mutual respect between shisho and deshi is what he wants to recreate at Nakamura-beya. The new stable's ground rules of behaviour have not been determined by Nakamura in top-down fashion, but rather in cooperation with all heya members; he also wants to keep the lines open for everyone to continue expressing their opinions. In particular, only underage members will be subject to an evening curfew time. All adults - not just sekitori - will be allowed to spend their time as they wish, including overnight, as long as they notify the heya personnel of their whereabouts and their social outings do not interfere with their duties such as training, chores and other scheduled activities. "We will build bonds not based on the threat of discipline, but on trust and confidence", Nakamura explains. Speaking of chores, Nakamura wants these to be a shared responsibility of everyone including himself and any sekitori, not just the least senior wrestlers. "I'm going to lead by example. Not just tell them what to do, but show them how to do it, and do my part. I'll help clean, even do the dishes. I want this heya to be a place where the tsukebito aren't tasked with doing as much [as elsewhere]."

Kiryuko took his first step towards superstardom.

I'd rather leave organizations like FIFA and IOC in the hands of those "professionals", thank you very much.

Datenomori goes for a ride on the Urutora carousel... (Slightly disappointed the kimarite was given as a shitatenage, I thought it could have been called okurigake)

Day 1: https://rumble.com/v56wbyl-nagoya-basho-2024-day-1.html

Akiseyama also had about 300 cutters, 270-300. While Ishiura had a set of the usual seats on sale, Akiseyama and Chiyonokuni only unreserved seats, Izutsu for 10 000Yen, Sanoyama for only 6000 Yen, tickets also available on the day. Ishiura and Chiyonokuni were/are on sale on Piaw.pia.jp/t/chiyonokuni/w.pia.jp/t/ishiura/, Akiseyama not. Accordingly, there are much less pics from the NSK - but we can be sure to get a fine video from the Kise-beya channel on a later date. o o He also announced that he had married - in December 2020, without announcing it then due to Corona, the first son Sounosuke was born November 2021. He now has about 180kg. The NSK so far only posted pics of him on duty - his home basho is coming o oo The usual program: last dohyo-iri and last bout with his son, who still needs assistance o o So far only the sumo channel has videos, the playlist has started danpatsushiki - message to the invited o oo Kotozakura, Takakeisho oo final cut by Kise-oyakata oo o o o o tie fixed by Izutsu-okamisan o oo o o o o

"It says here on the internet that this Kotozakura guy's been dead for nearly 20 years, mate."

Day 9: https://rumble.com/v4jybc9-day-9-haru-basho-2024.html

Day 4: https://rumble.com/v4v9zbb-day-4-natsu-basho-2024.html

It's much easier to build the Mt. Rushmore of this Forum: @Akinomaki @Asashosakari @Kintamayama @Yubinhaad (alphabetical order, active members only, including @Katooshu if you go a deeper shade of purple)

It's been a long time since I did the Persistence Watch to track lesser-skilled rookies' quest for their first kachikoshi, but I'm delighted to mention that Hamanoumi, who had started his career with 8 straight makekoshi, will be making his makushita debut in May!

No way he stays with the Kyokai after he singlehandedly put them in the red by running the salt bill through the roof, pun intended. As for the future, surely a chef at a restaurant since he knows his way around salt . I hear he is moving to Salt Lake City. Ok, I'm going now.

You can now access past editions of the yearbook via a menu at the bottom of the page. I have got back to 2020 so far and will gradually add earlier years. The aim is to get back to 2000.

Day 2: https://rumble.com/v4utw1r-day-2-natsu-basho-2024.html

I’m blaming that one on small banzuke print and eyesight not being what it once was. I had counted him as being makushita 5W not 6W. I can only apologise to the fans and promise to do more (optical) keiko.

A 11-4 JY (with 2 wins behind the winner) will never ever be considered as a "yusho equivalent" for a yokozuna run. Never. Ever.

Takerufuji appeared on a variety show recently and said that he had been into bodybuilding for years even before he entered professional sumo. He also related an episode when, at Isegahama-beya, he was doing some upper body lifts to continue building his impressive frame, and Terunofuji came up to him and told him flat out: "No more upper body lifting. Focus on your chicken legs." Takeru thought he was joking and resumed lifting the next day. Terunofuji exploded with rage and told him "Legs only!" and realized the Yokozuna was serious--he didn't want him to end up suffering the same leg injury woes.