Kintamayama 47,132 Posted May 31, 2004 (edited) Tochiazuma has declared he will be entering Nagoya. He has started keiko today. "I will be entering. The pain is still bothering me a bit, but it is less than before", he said. He will be Sekiwake on the Nagoya banzuke. He needs ten wins to regain his Ozeki rank. He did some keiko with Makushita rikishi, but did not use his left hand at all. All the otsuke and holding of front of mawashi was done with his right. He has been forbidden to do teppo and push ups by his doctor. Since keiko with Sekitori for Tochiazuma is a lost episode of Star Trek at the moment, he isn't saying anything about regaining his rank-mostly, he says he'd be happy to get on the dohyo and do any Sumo at all. He is quite experienced with injuries and healing, and said , determindly-" Once I get over this, I believe good things will happen. And I do plan to do some keiko with stronger rikishi soon!". "As long as he has his "mage", he'll have to live with the pain. There is no other way", said his father and Oyakata, Tamanoi. "He can't afford to rest in Nagoya. It's not like if he skips next basho he will heal", he added. Hmm.. Edited June 9, 2004 by Kintamayama Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paolo 0 Posted May 31, 2004 I 'm sorry, I did not understand well. Have the three broken bones been fixed ? If so, I can understand (in part) why they speak just about having to resist some pain, that could be due to long inactivity, to muscles not having moved / trained for a long time and so on. If not, what are Tochiazuma and his father speaking about ? Still wrestling with three broken bones ? Is it a joke ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Buckton 1 Posted May 31, 2004 Will go to Tamanoi on Thurs if it is open - don't see why not. Any news - will be here Thurs pm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sekihiryu 51 Posted May 31, 2004 "As long as he has his "mage", he'll have to live with the pain" As long as he continues to aggrevate his shoulder he will have to live with the tag "has been" is more like it. One nice Kotenage will probably finish him off for good (In love...) also @ Paolo - I believe the shoulderbone is cracked, not broken just cracked. Nevertheless any cracks on bones is a serious problem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sasanishiki 57 Posted June 1, 2004 Sounds like he is skating on thin ice with this. He won't be able to use it effectively, won't be able to handle any strain on it by opponents, and is likely to cripple himself further. Sounds like a recipe for retirement if he insists (or his father insists) that he continue in Nagoya. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Buckton 1 Posted June 2, 2004 Will go to Tamanoi on Thurs if it is open - don't see why not. Any news - will be here Thurs pm. Strange to quote yourself but had to. Sorry - initial idea isn't going to happen - family illness takes obvious priority. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 47,132 Posted June 9, 2004 Not much new - still can't use his left much - had 20 bouts with Makushita rikishi, and his planned keiko with Sekitori in the coming days is postponed at this time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chienoshima 0 Posted June 15, 2004 For this time in 3 months, Tochiazuma resumed training this morning (15th of June) with a sekitori. His sparring partner was the heavy Iwakiyama (172 kg), but no result so far is available. After the keiko bouts, Tochiazuma said: "I was very anxious to fight against such an heavy guy, and I was quite afraid to get injured again after eating Iwakiyama's tachi-ai. There is nothing I can do about being scared, but I have to train again with sekitori till I get completely exhausted". Tochiazuma still gets 20 days to get back in shape before the beginning of the Nagoya basho. Regards, Chienoshima Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aderechelsea 125 Posted June 15, 2004 well ... things doesn't sound so good for him. his mentallity is not right for a sekitori.I am afraid he will not be in shape on time for the basho and a KK looks bleak ..... we'll see though.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chienoshima 0 Posted June 16, 2004 (edited) Actually, for his first keiko in a while with a sekitori, Tochiazuma beat up Iwakiyama with a fine 7-3 score (7 wins in 10 bouts). In spite of the fear of getting injured, Tochiazuma psyched himself up to use his favorite techinque ottsuke with his left arm. He also used dashinage techinque with his left arm. About his left shoulder, he siad : "I was scared but I felt nothing bad with my left arm". Tochiazuma planned to pratice with Iwakiyama till friday 18th of June, before his move to Nagoya on this sunday (20th of June). Take care, Chienoshima Edited June 16, 2004 by Chienoshima Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
