Rikishi activities post-Haru14 (pics)

[Akinomaki 36,900]

Toyonoshima giving keiko lessons at the sumo club of the Hyogo Pref. Agric. high school

Tokitenku and others were there as well
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/kyoiku/news/20140325-OYT8T00378.htm

[Akinomaki 36,900]

Oguruma-beya's ms46 Kawanari (6-1 this basho) reported his good result to the mayor of his home-town Kotohira, after a kyujo at the Hatsu-basho made him drop from ms6.
http://www.shikoku-np.co.jp/kagawa_news/locality/20140328000254.html

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[Akinomaki 36,900]

Kise trying Taka-style shiko with the leg high above the head (left) - before (right) he did it with the knee bent
http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/p-sp-tp3-20140403-1279610.html

being surpassed by Kakuryu made him try new ways for his own quest to yokozuna

[Akinomaki 36,900]

Aminishiki does weight training and keiko with the young ones - anybody can see that his knees trouble him:

But "In 10 years I'll still be active."
http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/f-sp-tp3-20140404-1280037.html

About Kise's shiko in the paper yesterday: "I can lift my leg higher" - but compared to skater Mao Asada, who was on the same page in the paper doing a spiral: "To Mao-chan I lose."

[Akinomaki 36,900]

Takarafuji got muscle training instructions from Aminishiki, doing some ski-jumping and skating poses: TF would like to enter skating with that in the Winter Olympics. Aminishiki: "Forget it."
http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/f-sp-tp3-20140408-1282305.html


Kakuryu interviewed about his ideal for a yokozuna
http://mainichi.jp/sports/news/20140409k0000m050031000c.html

his favorite word: doryoku (endeavor)

[Yubinhaad 10,934]

Can't think of a specific place for these so I guess they'll do here - some random shots of Ichinojo and some of his fellow classmates from the sumo school.

Shin-Juryo Ichinojo having his picture taken for the Natsu basho's rikishi booklet.

With a LINE mascot and the basho poster. Ichinojo celebrated his 21st birthday on April 7th.

With the yobidashi-themed towel, the Natsu basho free gift for suitably-dressed kimono day spectators.

And a few pictures from the canteen, where Ichinojo and some of his fellow students eat after a day at the sumo school.

Jonokuchi yusho winner Abiko. His goal for the Natsu basho is another zensho yusho.

Abiko and Kotaro share a laugh with Chiyoshuho, one of the active rikishi involved in teaching at the sumo school.

Standing from left: Abiko, Iida, Akutsu, Suzuki, Kototakigawa and Makushita Tsukedashi Kawabata. Crouching a little is Kotokimura.

Edited April 13, 2014 by Yubinhaad

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[kuroimori 1,634]

the new cast of the

Foo(d) Fighters!

[Akinomaki 36,900]

Endo was 16-0 against makushita at the heya. Degeiko to Sakaigawa-beya (with Goeido etc.) is considered.
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2014/04/10/kiji/K20140410007944660.html


Ōsunaarashi did 10 with Migikataagari and lent his chest in butsukari-geiko. The injured right adductor muscle is not fully healed, doing matawari is not possible yet because of the remaining pain, but he does all that's possible.
http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/f-sp-tp3-20140409-1282893.html

he now has the late Taihō watching over him also during training: since the 9th a 1980 portrait by the now 103 old painter Kikō Yamada adorns the keiko-ba of Ōtake-beya
http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/p-sp-tp3-20140410-1283136.html

[Akinomaki 36,900]

Endo did 12 with makushita at the heya. Towards the Natsu basho he wants to improve his tachi-ai, which lacks power.
http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/20140411/sum14041105010001-n1.html

Special Interview with Kakuryu
http://t2.pia.jp/interview/sp/kakuryu.jsp

[Akinomaki 36,900]

Kise wants to go for degeiko with Kakuryu - a 5 min. walk away now.
http://www.hochi.co.jp/sports/sumo/20140411-OHT1T50284.html

Sponichi

[Akinomaki 36,900]

HF turned 30 today. He was 16-2 in keiko with Takarafuji, Terunofuji and Homarefuji and lent his chest to 2 rikishi makushita or below. His preparations towards challenging for the 7th yusho are going well.
http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/f-sp-tp3-20140414-1285319.html

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NASA also send their congratulations. For the event they named a Mars crater after him.

[Akinomaki 36,900]

Oitekaze-beya asa-geiko with Endo recorded live on the Ustream sokagenki-tv channel
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/46161742 2:44h
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/46165487 20min
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/46166216 20min
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/46166627 6min

live broadcast was announced for Wed. 7:00 JST - another ?

HF with the cake he got from the press for this:
Tospo

Nikkan

Sponichi

[Akinomaki 36,900]

The NSK twitter had announced the wrong date and the sokagenki-tv channel the wrong time, but since it was recorded it doesn't matter. The local channel from Soka city (Saitama) plans to broadcast more asa-geiko once a month - Takadagawa-beya has it's own Ustream channel with videos of past asa-geiko broadcasts - maybe another this year ?
Endo was 24-0 with makushita and also lent his chest for butsukari-geiko - he had no interview.
http://www.hochi.co.jp/sports/sumo/20140415-OHT1T50262.html


Kyokutenho did the basics and lent his chest for butsukari-geiko. Next record to break: Takamiyama as oldest rikishi in makuuchi (under the 6 basho system) on day 3 of the basho.
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2014/04/16/kiji/K20140416007983560.html


Sadanoumi was 6-10 with Sadanofuji and 0-11 with Goeido. He is likely to be in makuuchi next basho (who wants to change the guess?) and vows to surpass his father, former komusubi Sadanoumi.
http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/p-sp-tp3-20140416-1285948.html

Sadogatake-beya asa-keiko had the rugby national team head-coach visiting
http://www.sanspo.com/rugby/news/20140416/jap14041617290002-n1.html


Musashigawa-oyakata, Musashikuni and 3 other rikishi from the heya came for the opening of a new sumo ground in Ebino-city, Miyazaki, showed some basics and did keiko together with local sumo federation members.
http://www.nishinippon.co.jp/nnp/miyazaki/article/82388

[Akinomaki 36,900]

Endo had 20 bouts with makushita at the heya on the 17th. He is remodeling his body to cope with the top rankers, e.g. +2, 3 kg to about 150.
http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/20140418/sum14041805010001-n1.html


Ichinojo follows in the steps of Endo at the sumo training institute. He won't use his special sekitori privilege to quit school earlier and wants to continue till graduation after the Aki basho.
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2014/04/18/kiji/K20140418007993770.html

Takadagawa-beya training camp at the the Ukishima Takadagawa dojo (Ibaraki-pref. Inashiki city)
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/local/ibaraki/news/20140417-OYTNT50007.html

[Akinomaki 36,900]

Endo is kept busy by the NSK: he has to give 700 blank pages a handprint and sign it, more than a yokozuna usually does and they actually want even more. So far he has made 200.

http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2014/04/19/kiji/K20140419008000530.html


Sokagenki TV has also a youtube channel and posted highlites of the asa-geiko broadcast with Endo

and an extra cut

Ichinojo
http://photo.sankei.jp.msn.com/highlight/photo?gid={E39B92E6-66B4-42D2-8788-C9B17496CDE2}
Edited April 19, 2014 by Akinomaki

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Aminishiki does weight training and keiko with the young ones - anybody can see that his knees trouble him:

But "In 10 years I'll still be active."

http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/f-sp-tp3-20140404-1280037.html

About Kise's shiko in the paper yesterday: "I can lift my leg higher" - but compared to skater Mao Asada, who was on the same page in the paper doing a spiral: "To Mao-chan I lose."

Weightlifting in bare feet: What could possibly go wrong?

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Why does the sekitori keiko mawashi have that huge folding flap on the front?

Why do they only tuck it in a wee bit?

[Akinomaki 36,900]

Today back in the heya: HF gives instructions to the young ones. He only did the basics.
http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/f-sp-tp3-20140421-1288719.html


Can Kisenosato recover from the damage done by having stayed the Hatsu basho in spite of injury ?
http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/sports/sumou/258351/


Sadogatake-beya rikishi doing keiko with kids at the 36th Sakura-zumo kids sumo tournament at the birthplace of former yokozuna Kotozakura, the former Sadogatake-oyakata
http://www.nnn.co.jp/news/140421/20140421006.html

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Sadogatake-beya rikishi doing keiko with kids at the 36th Sakura-zumo kids sumo tournament at the birthplace of former yokozuna Kotozakura, the former Sadogatake-oyakata

A few extra pictures from that event in Kurayoshi. The rikishi attending were shokkiri performers Kotootori and Kotodaishin (thanks Fay!), and the heya's Sandanme gyoji Shikimori Kinosuke officiated.

Shokkiri performance.

Visiting a Kotozakura museum.

Edited April 24, 2014 by Yubinhaad

[Fay 1,676]

Thanks for all the pics Akinomaki and Yubinhaad.

Some nitpicking, it's Kotootori and Kotodaishin, not Kotodaigo.

[Yubinhaad 10,934]

Thanks for all the pics Akinomaki and Yubinhaad.

Some nitpicking, it's Kotootori and Kotodaishin, not Kotodaigo.

Thanks for the catch, I've corrected the post. :-)