Asashouryuu-first public dohyou -iri tomorrow

[Kintamayama 47,125]

"Translated" from Yomiuri sports

Asashouryuu is getting ready for his first public Dohyou-iri at Meiji Jinguu tomorrow. He was practicing again and again the "unryuu' style, coached by Akebono and Hakkaku Oyakata.(Great picture follows.. a real collector's item)

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/0130/0130_25.htm

He studied every little move in depth.

His tsuyuharai will be Takamisakari(hope he doesn't have to point out to him where he should stand correctly as he did in that Sanyaku soroibumi a year ago.. If you haven't seen this gem yet, you should..)

http://banzuke.com/sumomovies/natsu2002/day15/soroi_bumi.rm

and Touki will be tachimochi. (Hmm..Elvis and Robocop..)

He became very serious once he donned the new, white tsuna.

"I would like to be a young and strong rikishi, but one who has a heart. I would like to not make mistakes tomorrow - a perfect dohyou-iri", he said. (Well, something along those lines..)

I cetainly wish him well!!

BANZAI!!

[Yoavoshimaru 0]

Great pictures Kintamayama-zeki  (Nodding yes...)

I think I'll bring my japanese book and tapes back out and try to learn some more of the language...