Yokozuna/Ozeki preparendum - Haru 2013

[Bugman 384]

So what is next?

Bambi? Hello Kitty?

How about a giant fish holding a KO'd rikishi upside down? Don't worry i won't give up my day job. :-D

Edited February 20, 2013 by Bugman

[krindel 678]

So what is next?

Bambi? Hello Kitty?

I think the "Hello Kitty" design contrasts splendidly with the bruising on his right eye

[iron bug 8]

So what is next?

Bambi? Hello Kitty?

How about a giant fish holding a KO'd rikishi upside down? Don't worry i won't give up my day job. :-D

I have been gone from the forum for a while, but man, what a treat to come back to. That would be the greatest kesho mawashi of all time.

[Akinomaki 40,895]

Narrating for the recording of his last conversation with Taiho by TBS, partly to be aired on the 24th.

Program announcement: big on click

Hakuho as guest in the Yumi Katsura bridal show: I felt anew the merit of a kimono

with evacuated kids from Fukushima

Hakuho was asked to be a kimono model

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Harumafuji at the Isegahama-beya Osaka-basho encouragement party with about 400 supporters.

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Hakuho back to Osaka for the rikishi-kai







Harumafuji arriving



Hakuho talking to Kyokutenho before it starts

after the rikishi-kai

visiting the Osaka area governor








receiving the yusho plate for last years win in Osaka (4 times in a row).
This years governor award comes with rice, meat and honey from Osaka.

He started keiko in Osaka today



Harumafuji started keiko in Osaka with the usual tachi-ai training. 14 times with Takarafuji and Homarefuji


he burned his back end at the stove and gets a band-aid

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Kisenosato doing 33 keiko bouts in a row with Takayasu and Takanoama, 27-6, only in the beginning losing 5 in a row to Takayasu.

The two on the new "Sumo" for March -> big


Harumafuji doing light keiko, no moushi-ai bouts like yesterday, 30 times tachi-ai impact check.

Hakuho yesterday



Mihogaseki-oyakata as fire captain for a day - last Osaka basho for him, retiring in November.

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Kotoshogiku started training with Kotooshu on the 27th, 6-6. On the 28th 12-2, but the old injury of the left knee gives problems.

Kakuryu at degeiko to Tokitsukaze-beya, 21-2 against Tokitenku, Sotairyu and Toyonoshima (13-1).

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receiving the yusho plate for last years win in Osaka (4 times in a row).

This years governor award comes with rice, meat and honey from Osaka.

A couple more:

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Kotoshogiku concentrating on sumo after his engagement cancellation, 14-3, 12-2 in bouts with Ikioi and Oiwato who came for degeiko (the articles are with dates from today and yesterday, I'm not sure which numbers go with which day).
Ikioi 24 with the Kotos etc. winning 7, losing 9 in a row to Kotooshu, but getting one win in a good fight against Kotoshogiku.


Kakuryu today 25 with Toyonoshima.

Kisenosato 24 in a row with Takayasu.
(Miyabiyama on the 28th 11 with Shotenro)

Harumafuji acted again as an intermediate for sending a car to Mongolia, this time a fire-engine.


And it's Kotooshu who acts as fire department chief for a day.

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Lifelike cardboard cutout of Kotooshu:

And now the real thing:

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Hakuho keiko on the 1st, 17 (20) with ms Ryuo and Hokaho (etc.)


Afterwards eating kara-age chicken. He got 20kg from "iron chef" challenger, top chef Toshiro Kandagawa, with whom he is on friendly terms and who is counsellor of Hakuho's Osaka koenkai "Platinum (白金) club".






Harumafuji gave tachi-ai instructions to Takarafuji and Homarefuji, also doing 23 times tachi-ai validation.

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Both yokozuna on the 2nd did a dohyo-iri at the Osaka Sumiyoshi-taisha in font of about 3000 fans, first official ceremonial dohyo-iri there.
The "Yokozuna" is said to have it roots at this Sumiyoshi grand shrine, where from the Heian period on a sumo meet as part of Shinto harvest festivities took place. One champion rikishi, Hajikami, around 814-824 a.d., never losing, wore round the waist the shrine rope, touching it meant a win as a special rule. Nobody could touch it.

video at http://www.asahi.com/sports/update/0302/OSK201303020047.html

Afterwards cleaning dinosaur fossils from Mongolia at the exhibit in the Osaka natural history museum.

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Afterwards cleaning dinosaur fossils from Mongolia at the exhibit in the Osaka natural history museum.

Some more from this visit. There was also a raffle draw for the museum patrons to win assorted sumo goodies.

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An extra pic and video from the Sumiyoshi Taisha dohyo-iri. It was 60 years to the day since the most notable Yokozuna visit to the shrine. On March 2nd 1953 Chiyonoyama, Azumafuji, Haguroyama, Kagamisato and Terukuni (who retired during the previous basho) were the visitors.

Not the greatest camerawork I've ever seen, but still interesting. Harumafuji's dohyo-iri seemed to lack a bit of spark to me, while Hakuho had a slight stumble during his due to the unfamiliar surface. Harumafuji's starts around 0:55, Hakuho's at around 6:50.

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And a few more from the museum visit:

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Kise on the 2nd with Takayasu: 21-5, 4 losses in a row at the beginning.


Today Harumafuji came for degeiko.
Kisenosato (as usual) received a cut above the left eye from head banging and thus had only 2 bouts with Haru.


With Takayasu Haru then was 14-3. His old injury at the ankle is still worrying him, he complained about the cold and wore tabi on both feet.


Takayasu did 54 keiko bouts, also against the other Fuji's on degeiko.


Takarafuji was 20-11, including 5-2 against Kisenosato.



yesterday



Former Asashoryu, honorary president of the Mongolian wrestling association, yesterday at an international conference in Ulan Bator about keeping wrestling Olympic.




news page with video

Edit: video page changed

Edited March 4, 2013 by Akinomaki

[Yubinhaad 11,783]

Some more pictures from Sumiyoshi Taisha.

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It was 60 years to the day since the most notable Yokozuna visit to the shrine. On March 2nd 1953 Chiyonoyama, Azumafuji, Haguroyama, Kagamisato and Terukuni (who retired during the previous basho) were the visitors.

Terukuni, Chiyonoyama and Azumafuji shown during their visit of sixty years ago.

Even earlier, Okido visited the shrine on January 6th 1910. He had been promoted to Yokozuna by the Osaka Sumo Association without the permission of the Tokyo association; they eventually promoted him officially as the 23rd Yokozuna almost three years later. (I don't think this picture shows him at Sumiyoshi Taisha, it's just the picture the Kyokai posted)

Edited March 4, 2013 by Yubinhaad

[Kintamayama 45,707]

Harumafuji went for degeiko today at Sadogatake. He was 16-6 against depressed Kotoshougiku. Some yotsu and throws,morozashi and yoris, nodowas-all thrown in in the mix. "The basho is close, so while getting into shape I guess I managed to do some good keiko, huh?" observed Harumafuji.

Lazing on a Sunday afternoon..

Edited March 4, 2013 by Kintamayama

[Kintamayama 45,707]

Hakuhou was spotted at Kokonoe Beya doing a spot of degeiko. He checked out great hope Chiyotairyuu (who he probably will face for the first time) and Chiyonokuni- and others-25 bouts. "It's a heya with a lot of lively youngsters, so the keiko was good. I feel my condition (said it in English) has improved," he said somewhat later. He had 17 bouts with Chiyotairyuu, getting pushed back a few times by the powerful youngster, and was checking him out closely. "He takes his time at the tachiai, and he is sharp!!" concluded Hakuhou.

Edit-some results- Against Juryo Chiyoootori- 3-2(!!!!), Chiyonokuni 3-0 and Chiyotairyuu 14-3. He hasn't visited Kokonoe's Osaka lodgings for 9 years. Last time he popped in he was still in Juryo. "I missed them.." he said jestingly.

Edited March 4, 2013 by Kintamayama

[Pandaazuma 1,310]

Oh Christ, Moti...now you've (really) got me on a Kinks YouTube run!

Aside: which of the lads have a reasonable/good command of English?

*(Apologies to mods if this question leads to an extended off-topic discussion)

[Akinomaki 40,895]

Even earlier, Okido visited the shrine on January 6th 1910. He had been promoted to Yokozuna by the Osaka Sumo Association without the permission of the Tokyo association; they eventually promoted him officially as the 23rd Yokozuna almost three years later. (I don't think this picture shows him at Sumiyoshi Taisha, it's just the picture the Kyokai posted)

But they write that he did a hounou dohyo-iri as Osaka yokozuna - the papers had written that according to the NSK there had been no official one before. Apparently they don't count that one as official.

[Kintamayama 45,707]

Oh Christ, Moti...now you've (really) got me on a Kinks YouTube run!

I was actually referring to this song by Queen.. The Kinks song is actually "Sunny Afternoon"..

[Pandaazuma 1,310]

Oh Christ, Moti...now you've (really) got me on a Kinks YouTube run!

I was actually referring to this song by Queen.. The Kinks song is actually "Sunny Afternoon"..

Ha...I know it's Sunny Afternoon...but you reminded me of the Kinks song when you wrote 'LAZING ON A Sunday afternoon'...the first three words are from the Kinks record!

Anyway, it's all good!

[Akinomaki 40,895]

Kisenosato (as usual) received a cut above the left eye from head banging and thus had only 2 bouts with Haru.

HF after keiko on the 3rd. He lost both to Kisenosato.

[Kintamayama 45,707]

"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.