shumitto 418 Posted December 2, 2009 25-year-old Sokokurai is the second Chinese Sekitori after Kiyonohana, who debuted at the Sumo second highest division back in 1974. He will be joined by Miyogiryu (妙義龍), formerly Miyamoto, in the tussle to keep a spot among Sumo's elite wrestlers. 9 rikishi have retired from Makushita and below... names to be announced soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Orion 431 Posted December 2, 2009 25-year-old Sokokurai is the second Chinese Sekitori after Kiyonohana, who debuted at the Sumo second highest division back in 1974. Although Sokokurai has Chinese nationality he is an ethnic Mongol, and proud of it. Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of China, but as the land, being further south, supports more people it has many more Mongols than live in the whole of Mongolia (former Outer Mongolia of the Soviet Union). I'm delighted at his promotion. (Clapping wildly...) Orion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonosuke 28 Posted December 2, 2009 Ever sicne he has been competing at Saitama Sakae High, we all knew Miyamamoto would one day get to Ozumo and he will be successful. He went to Nittai-dai and was a pheenom there as well and he never disappointed anyone by earning his Makushita Tsukedashi qualification to join Ozumo in May. After a four straight Kachikoshi basho, he is a sekitori already and we certainly can look forward to greater things from Myogiryu. Not only this guy has all the tools needed to be in high Makuuchi but he has good work ethics and a stable mind. Having a guy like Miyamoto coming up the ladder, we may not be so pessimistic about Ozumo not having bright Japanese stars. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yorikiried by fate 2,038 Posted December 2, 2009 Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of China, but as the land, being further south, supports more people it has many more Mongols than live in the whole of Mongolia (former Outer Mongolia of the Soviet Union). Mongolia was never part of the Soviet Union. Wiseguywise remark. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 47,222 Posted December 3, 2009 Soukokurai getting hoisted: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 47,222 Posted December 3, 2009 Miyoghurt, looking more like someone in a criminal line-up than anything else..: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nomadwolf 8 Posted December 23, 2009 25-year-old Sokokurai is the second Chinese Sekitori after Kiyonohana, who debuted at the Sumo second highest division back in 1974. Although Sokokurai has Chinese nationality he is an ethnic Mongol, and proud of it. Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of China, but as the land, being further south, supports more people it has many more Mongols than live in the whole of Mongolia (former Outer Mongolia of the Soviet Union). I'm delighted at his promotion. (Whatever above, it is funny...) Orion Looking at the information for Skokurai, his real name (Enhetubuxin) is, at least, taken from the Chinese name. My lack of knowledge of Mongolian (inner or outer) is beyond vast, so do those in Inner Mongolia use Chinese-based names and the Outer use Mongolian-based names? Or is Enhetubuxin (which is by no means a typical Chinese name) just the closest "official" name they'll give for his Mongolian name? Do Inner & Outer names generally differ much? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 47,222 Posted December 23, 2009 Looking at the information for Skokurai, his real name -Enhetubuxin- Coincidentally, that is what I'm taking for my high cholesterol. Or is it for my flatulence? Can't remember. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asojima 2,874 Posted December 23, 2009 Looking at the information for Skokurai, his real name (Enhetubuxin) is, at least, taken from the Chinese name. Enhetubuxin is not even remotely close to being a Chinese name. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Orion 431 Posted December 23, 2009 Looking at the information for Skokurai, his real name (Enhetubuxin) is, at least, taken from the Chinese name. Enhetubuxin is not even remotely close to being a Chinese name. It's what happens when you write a Mongolian name in Chinese characters. Real Chinese names have only three characters. The actual pronunciation would be something like 'Enkhwat-khushin' but I forget how this is usually written in a transcript from the Mongolian characters -- which are a modified form of Russian. Orion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coo-cook 0 Posted December 23, 2009 Looking at the information for Skokurai, his real name (Enhetubuxin) is, at least, taken from the Chinese name. Enhetubuxin is not even remotely close to being a Chinese name. It's what happens when you write a Mongolian name in Chinese characters. Real Chinese names have only three characters. The actual pronunciation would be something like 'Enkhwat-khushin' but I forget how this is usually written in a transcript from the Mongolian characters -- which are a modified form of Russian. Orion Sokokurai's name is Enkhtuvshin- means peaceful and calm in Mongolian and very common name in both Mongolian lands. (Enkh- peaceful,...tuvshin- calm) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Orion 431 Posted December 25, 2009 Sokokurai's name is Enkhtuvshin- means peaceful and calm in Mongolian and very common name in both Mongolian lands.(Enkh- peaceful,...tuvshin- calm) Many thanks for the correction. My only information was from the Kyokai's raw list, handwritten in katakana in letters about 4mm wide. Hence my mistake in reading the 'tuv'. Orion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
