Akinomaki 18,276 Posted October 17, 2013 Former juryo Kiyonofuji (47) has turned body-builder. He opened a business for medical care as licensed Anma masseur when 40. After the business was on track, at 45 he wanted to have a new challenge and intensified his gym training. From top 150kg (174 cm) he went to 83kg, with a body fat percentage of 6%. Gym representative Miyahata (72), who was 4th in the mister universe middleweight class: “A former rikishi turned body builder is a novelty.” He went to that gym since the age of 19 while rikishi, noticed the members who trained for body-building events and was interested in it also then. He trains to compete at local events. http://www.chunichi.co.jp/chuspo/article/sumo/news/CK2013101602000165.html 元Kiyonofuji with Miyahata 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swami 109 Posted October 17, 2013 Other notables include former sekiwake Myobudani who became a Jehovah's witness. Swami Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 18,276 Posted October 25, 2013 Pro-wrestling new tag-team: Former maegashira Wakakirin and former juryo Kirinowaka (both 30)http://www.daily.co.jp/ring/2013/10/24/0006442990.shtmlAkebono meeting Dennis Rodmanhttp://mantan-web.jp/2013/10/25/20131025dog00m200018000c.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 18,276 Posted October 26, 2013 Baruto watching pro-wrestling and getting challenged by Bob Sapp http://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/general/2013/10/26/0006449488.shtml Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tony 15 Posted October 27, 2013 If Baruto stopped his sumo career to protect his knee, it will be surprizing that he'll begin pro wrestling. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swami 109 Posted October 27, 2013 Sounds like a recipe for wrecking the knee completely. Swami Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 18,276 Posted October 27, 2013 (edited) Baruto watching. He was invited by IGF president Antonio Inoki and presented by him to the crowd. Inoki: “He is a drinking companion. Interesting as a character, but I don't think he will come to the pro-wrestling world.”http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/news/p-bt-tp0-20131027-1209814.htmlAkebono today in the kokugikan going for the heavy weight pro-wrestling tophttp://www.nikkansports.com/battle/news/p-bt-tp0-20131027-1209811.html Edited October 28, 2013 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 18,276 Posted October 28, 2013 Akebono (210kg) won and is now a pro-wrestling “yokozuna”.His way after intai etc.http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/news/p-bt-tp0-20131028-1210309.htmlhttp://www.daily.co.jp/ring/2013/10/28/0006452808.shtmlhttp://www.sponichi.co.jp/battle/news/2013/10/28/kiji/K20131028006897730.htmlNow he wants to have the “revenge” fight with Takatoriki, who got 7 of his 9 kinboshi from him.http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/198846/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 18,276 Posted December 22, 2013 Former sekiwake Takanowaka, Yuuki Ozaki handing out handmade chanko from his restaurant there at in event in Hirado city, Nagasaki pref., on Hirado island next to his home Ikitsuki island. http://www.nagasaki-np.co.jp/news/kennaitopix/2013/12/22091722012138.shtml 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 18,276 Posted February 25, 2014 Mongolian former juryo Hoshikaze with boxing background, sacked for yaocho and lost at court, has his fighter debut in the kokugikan Apr. 5th, for Antonio Inoki's federation. He says not as pro-wrestler but as fighter Hoshikaze. http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/news/p-bt-tp0-20140225-1262384.htmlhttp://www.daily.co.jp/ring/2014/02/25/0006734218.shtmlhttp://efight.jp/news-20140224_28520 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 18,276 Posted August 19, 2014 Former juryo Kiyonofuji(48) has become body-builder. For the 3rd time in a Tokyo event for 40 and over and again he didn't make it to the last 7 of the 14 entrants. From a peak of 150kg (174cm) he now has 78kg.http://www.chunichi.co.jp/chuspo/article/sumo/news/CK2014081802000158.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakusotsu 2,115 Posted August 19, 2014 Please tell me this is photoshopped! :-S Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asojima 1,900 Posted August 19, 2014 Please tell me this is photoshopped! :-SGood eye! I finally relented to letting them use my body for the photo. B-) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mukonoso 266 Posted August 24, 2014 Akebono (210kg) won and is now a pro-wrestling “yokozuna”. His way after intai etc. http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/news/p-bt-tp0-20131028-1210309.html http://www.daily.co.jp/ring/2013/10/28/0006452808.shtml http://www.sponichi.co.jp/battle/news/2013/10/28/kiji/K20131028006897730.html Now he wants to have the “revenge” fight with Takatoriki, who got 7 of his 9 kinboshi from him. http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/198846/ Are these tattoos real? Or fakes just for his wrestling persona? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 18,276 Posted August 24, 2014 (edited) Are these tattoos real? Or fakes just for his wrestling persona? He had to cover his arms when he was trainer in Azumazeki-beya - real enough. Edited August 24, 2014 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 18,276 Posted November 23, 2014 Former Daishi - a formidable singer - at an audition for the role of the Jini/genie in the musical Aladin.http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2014/11/18/kiji/K20141118009305400.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 18,276 Posted April 13, 2015 (edited) After Kyokudozan another ex-rikishi in a regional parliament: ex-sekiwake Hayateumi, the famous jumper, Mr. Saito (40 in July) is re-elected to the Aomori prefectural assembly for Kitatsugaru-gun (Takamisakari also is from there), after winning the seat at the by-elections in September last year. http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/local/2015/news/20150413-OYT1T50001.html with supporters He was elected for the first time to the local Kitatsugaru-gun Itayanagi town assembly in 2012.http://www.sponichi.co.jp/society/news/2012/02/21/kiji/K20120221002674590.html then 120kgthe jump, hassoutobi in Aki 2004 and winning by uwatenage against Takekazehis facebook pic Edit: the sponichi article confused me, till I realized it was from 2012 Edited April 13, 2015 by Akinomaki 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 18,276 Posted April 15, 2015 (edited) Former ms19 Omusashi, from the old Musashigawa-beya, since 2007 only Norihito (not read Kinji like in his shikona and on sumo-reference) Kimura, after learning the trade in ramen restaurants etc. for 8 years, now opened a tsukemen Chinese noodle restaurant "Tsukemen shiroboshi" in Tokyo's Nakano ward.http://nakano.keizai.biz/headline/686/ Edited April 15, 2015 by Akinomaki 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 18,276 Posted August 14, 2015 (edited) Former makushita 5 Kotoasaki (50) lost his girlfriend in the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo plane crash, on the 12th of August now 30 years ago. He had remained unmarried but now wants to restart his life. After intai in 1998 he opened a chanko restaurant in Osaka. Due to an impaired right leg after a cerebral hemorrhage in 2003 (right hand and speech impairment as well) he hadn't climbed up to the spot of the crash in the last years, but managed it this time, to report to his late girlfriend his decision: When in 2012 he wrote and self-published a book composed of his thoughts about the crash, a woman (61) started to care for the the physical disabled man - and now they want to marry this year. http://www.hochi.co.jp/topics/20150813-OHT1T50037.html with his girlfriend in April 1984 at the spot of the crash on the 12th Edited August 14, 2015 by Akinomaki 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 18,276 Posted August 30, 2015 (edited) I was waiting for thatTop 8 of the gap between the former rikishi and his present job, they usually had to quit early because of injuriesvideo gone8: pro-wrestler ms Hokutoarashi7: runs a construction firm, esp. for jungyo events, j Saigo 6: full-fledged (sekitori class) rakugo sumo (lies) story teller Utamusashi, jk Morimusashi (a career like Sodachizakari, but speaks about his wins) 5: runs an orthopedic clinic sd Togariyama 4: City council member jd Mutsuryu 3: (the famous never on the makuuchi dohyo, who quit in January) m13w Towanoyama helps his girlfriend in her pharmacy 2: sd Fujitora (same first dohyo with Waka-Taka, Akebono ...) 122.5kg->67kg (179cm), runs a sento (public bath) 1: professional singer m3 Daishi, has concerts and CDs, sings in a musical, but he didn't get the part of the genie in Aladin (from above): Former Daishi - a formidable singer - at an audition for the role of the Jini/genie in the musical Aladin.http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2014/11/18/kiji/K20141118009305400.html Edited September 16, 2015 by Akinomaki 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 18,276 Posted September 16, 2015 Brazilian ex-ms Takaazuma presently repairs the damages from the recent severe flood disaster in Joso city, Ibaraki pref. His house wasn't swallowed by the mud, but the the water ruined the interior. He also helps his coworkers from the same employment agency for temporary work. He's married to a Japanese and has 3 kids.http://www.sponichi.co.jp/society/news/2015/09/16/kiji/K20150916011141580.htmlCristiano nowas new recruit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 18,276 Posted October 3, 2015 Ex-Kyokudozan (right) and his brother makuuchi gyoji Kimura Hisanosuke with Hisanosuke's son, who made a successful pro-boxing debut today. Ex-Oshima oyakata also send him his blessings. http://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/ring/2015/10/03/0008453617.shtml"Kyokudozan" 旭道山 on his right leg. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 18,276 Posted October 10, 2015 Ex ms Aratakayama, Mr Chiba (51) with national rugby team hooker Takeshi Kizu (27), whom he taught sumo till the end of middle school in a sumo club in East-Osaka, where he is president of the local sumo association. He also runs there the chanko restaurant "Arata".Kizu on graduation had been approached by 9 sumo-beya, 18 sumo stronghold high schools and 11 rugby stronghold high schools. Unfortunately he was lost for sumo.http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/1550700.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inhashi 2,207 Posted October 16, 2015 (edited) Asashoryu was recently back in Japan for dinner and chat with comedy manzai Downtown and Chihara Junior. In Japansese, sorry no subtitles available yet. A topic discussed are hinkaku, getting caught playing football feigning injury leading to forced intai. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny1X989AQyw Edited November 3, 2015 by inhashi 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 18,276 Posted November 3, 2015 ex-Wakanohana III as daimyo in the Hakone daimyo procession on the Culture Day today. Heading the procession are the tsuyu-harai (dew sweepers), who clear the way (and made the people bow to the ground), here not for the yokozuna but in their original office, for their Lords and Ladies.news pages with videoI still haven't found the direct links for the new design of NTV's news24http://www.news24.jp/articles/2015/11/03/07313895.htmlWith the TBS news-i (news-eye) YouTube channel no longer posting videos, trying to look for the direct links in their pages becomes a new task as wellhttp://news.tbs.co.jp/newseye/tbs_newseye2627189.html YouTube videos will surely appear later 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
