Yokozuna/Ozeki preparendum - Haru 2013

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For the sake of his personal and professional development, he should take every oportunity to eat some humble chanko pie.

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Kakuryu keiko with Harumafuji on the 5th in Tokitsukaze-beya, 10-2 for HF.


HF met Hak there, but only for butsukari-geiko:

Hakuho was 16-1 against Toyonoshima and Sotairyu (Tokitsukaze) and Chiyootori (Kokonoe).

HF afterwards at the pre basho festival (zenyasai), rikishi and fans meeting, 2 yokozuna and 4 ozeki and about 600 fans. HF admitted that like the kid who asked him also for him having to eat much is harder than doing keiko.


Hakuho at Kokonoe-beya on the 4th


Osh at the party of his Osaka koenkai 「欧幸会」 (Osh/EU luck club) with box champion Kazuto Ioka and rider Yutaka Take


Tug of war of Giku with kindergarten kids: Tospo page - click on the pic for the big

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Hakuhou went for degeiko at Kasugano beya today and faced the likes of Ikioi who also came for degeiko. 15 bouts against Ikioi and others and won them all. He especially singled out Myougiryuu who beat him last basho and slapped him around for 8 bouts. "No one, not only a Yokozuna, wants to lose two straight bashos to the same guy..That's why the keiko looked like it did today," explained Hakuhou. He also faced Goueidou three times and easily beat him. "Goueidou has 'it'. He has nothing to be ashamed of and should bow to no one. In order to become Ozeki, he has to be able to lend his chest to others, a sign of superiority. Doing 'small sumo' forever won't get him anywhere," said Hakuhou.

Edited March 6, 2013 by Kintamayama

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"I thought I was going to die.. I was on the verge of vomiting. A bit more of keiko and the dohyo was about to be covered in vomit.." said Chiyotairyuu after the session with Hakuhou yesterday. He did beat him three times, though. "I guess I had some powerful tachiais too.." he added.

Chiyotairyuu aggravated his injured left elbow during the keiko session two days ago. He canceled his plans to go for degeiko again yesterday and did light shiko under the close supervision of Kokonoe Oyakata. "My elbow still hurts but during the basho the adrenaline flows so I'll be fine. For the sake of the shisho and myself, I really want to beat the joijin.." he said.

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Hakuhou went for degeiko at Kasugano beya today and faced the likes of Ikioi who also came for degeiko. 15 bouts against Ikioi and others and won them all. He especially singled out Myougiryuu who beat him last basho and slapped him around for 8 bouts.

Hakuho at degeiko to Kasugano-beya (combined keiko with Sakaigawa-beya) on the 6th.

Hak-Myo

Degeiko with Harumafuji on the 5th in Tokitsukaze-beya.

HF met Hak there, but only for butsukari-geiko:

not yet:

only this:

with Chiyootori

what type of butsukari-geiko is this ?

at the zenyasai

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Hak finished keiko on the 7th at his heya: 80% ready, the rest comes during the basho.

11 times tachi-ai check, 4 times in grappling position, and then 11 times presenting his chest in butsukari-geiko with Daikiho.

Doing the basics:

The Miyagino-beya koenkai pre-basho party was on the 7th, about 300 supporters. Hakuho aims for his 4th Osaka yusho in a row.

Hak yesterday against Goeido

Goeido finished 3-8 in all.

HF yesterday at the 2nd day to Tokitsukaze, 11-1 with Kakuryu. The remaining 3 days till shonichi he makes last adjustments in Isegahama-beya.

HF-Hak butsukari-geiko on the 5th

Edited March 7, 2013 by Akinomaki

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HF finished keiko on the 8th in the heya, 18 times tachi-ai training with Takarafuji.
About the pain in his ankles: so-so

Signing for the fans.


Visiting the mayor of Himeji (Hyogo)


Holding the local souvenir Myouchin-hibashi (metal chopsticks as a wind-bell) he got as a present



Kise: the cut is completely OK - 3 stitches.
On the 7th 32-2 against Takayasu and Takanoyama.
"I want to concentrate till senshuraku on not doing sloppy sumo"

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HF finished keiko on the 8th in the heya, 18 times tachi-ai training with Takarafuji.

HF with mawashi for the basho at the keiko ground

As usual tachi-ai training

on the 5th with Hakuho

The yokozuna are the favourites in the yusho race - I guess no-one expects anything from Kisenosato any more, that may be his chance to stir things up.

the 3 at the dohyo matsuri on the 9th

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The top at the dohyo matsuri

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5th CM contract for Hakuho, for frozen food by AQLI food corporation,

shrimp and cheese gratin, aired in March.

Making of the CM, with 2 CM versions at the end

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5th CM contract for Hakuho, for frozen food by AQLI food corporation,

shrimp and cheese gratin, aired in March. So far it's Sumitomo forestry,

Rohto medical, Nippon paper Crecia and Asahi Ryokuken health foods. CMs

for 5 companies at the same time is record for a yokozuna.

Rohto medical digestive medicin,

Sumitomo forestry, another one (full screen mode available),

Asahi Ryokuken Aojiru CM`s with former tennis player Ai Sugiyama.