Yumitori-shiki rikishi news

[Akinomaki 40,703]

Hokutoo for the first time did a yumitori ceremony - at the jungyo today in his home prefecture Fukushima - as tsukebito for which yokozuna?

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Edited August 10, 2018 by Akinomaki

[Katooshu 3,313]

Perhaps the tallest twirler there's been?

[Akinomaki 40,703]

21 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

Hokutoo for the first time did a yumitori ceremony - at the jungyo today in his home prefecture Fukushima - as tsukebito for which yokozuna?

Again the next day, and this time a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhC4U_daC0g&t=12m10s

[Yubinhaad 11,741]

On ‎10‎/‎08‎/‎2018 at 17:52, Akinomaki said:

Hokutoo for the first time did a yumitori ceremony - at the jungyo today in his home prefecture Fukushima - as tsukebito for which yokozuna?

None, he's serving as Ikioi's tsukebito on this jungyo. I don't know if that's a permanent arrangement. Maybe Ikioi likes to have a fellow tall rikishi for his keiko warm-up routine.

[Akinomaki 40,703]

Shohoryu did the yumitori-shiki at the jungyo in Hakodate - he's a tsukebito of Kakuryu. At the 20 days of the jungyo till then, the task was shared equally between him and Hakuho's tsukebito Kasugaryu, who is the main performer since the Haru basho last year, and lately without a regular replacement. For the jungyo favorite shokkiri, the jungyo top took care to have a 3rd man as replacement, but the yumitori rikishi had none for a while. At the Haru jungyo in April, jungyo no 2. Hanakago asked Shohoryu if he can do it. At that jungyo he performed 3 times, but thought it "A total disaster". This time he practiced in between tsukebito duties, and maybe he'll get 3 days to perform at the Aki basho next.

Hanakago names as a point for selecting a yumitori rikishi: "Does he have courage or not", and said he decided on Shohoryu by a feeling. He's makushita and made it up there with a small stature of 170cm, so he must have some.

http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/column/sumo/news/201908230000287.html

he even got called to do butsukari-geiko with Tochinoshin in Kushiro

On 21/08/2019 at 17:45, Akinomaki said:

Shohoryu butsukari with Tochinoshin

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[Kintamayama 45,484]

19 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

Shohoryu did the yumitori-shiki at the jungyo in Hakodate - he's a tsukebito of Kakuryu.

 

he even got called to do butsukari-geiko with Tochinoshin in Kushiro

 

[Yubinhaad 11,741]

Looks like Shohoryu will take over the yumitori-shiki from Day 3 - apparently he was meant to do it from the start, but due to a communication breakdown the torikumi-hyo for the first two days were printed with Kasugaryu's name.

https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20200113-00000197-spnannex-spo

[Yubinhaad 11,741]

On ‎13‎/‎01‎/‎2020 at 12:26, Yubinhaad said:

Looks like Shohoryu will take over the yumitori-shiki from Day 3 - apparently he was meant to do it from the start, but due to a communication breakdown the torikumi-hyo for the first two days were printed with Kasugaryu's name.

https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20200113-00000197-spnannex-spo

Shohoryu is the first yumitori-shiki performer born in the Heisei era. At 23 years, 3 months and 2 days, he is the youngest since 1992 Aki, when Takamiwaka made his debut at 22 years, 9 months, 1 day.

[Akinomaki 40,703]

Day 2

22 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

still Kasugaryu for the yumitori-shiki

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Day 3

29 minutes ago, Akinomaki said:

2 days delayed start for Shohoryu as the yumitori-shiki-rikishi
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[rhyen 1,844]

With Terunofuji’s promotion and Kakuryu’s retirement, will we see the return of Satonofuji or a new performer from the Isegahama heya?

[yohcun 401]

The guy's 44 now, so I would be surprised.

[Akinomaki 40,703]

Satonofuji stopped doing it as soon as Terunofuji retired, the yumitori can be done by a rikishi from the heya of an ozeki  - Kototsubasa did it for the rest of the basho. But with a new yokozuna, the new main bow-twirler has to be from Tatsunami-beya: makushita Akua is training for it now, watching the videos of Satonofuji. He aims for yumitori duty as sekitori, the last to do that was Asanowaka Natsu last year. Akua: "I could only say 'yes'", when the oyakata asked him "Would you like to do the yumitori ?"  The other option is Kamito, both are training, both are tsukebito of the yokozuna now, both aim for sekitori.

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advice from Kamito

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[Koorifuu 1,016]

Sounds like Aqua found the perfect post-sekitorihood niche for him. Shokkiri next!

Edited February 10 by Koorifuu

[Morning 85]

I'll miss Satonofuji.

[The Fat Cyclist 32]

2 hours ago, Morning said:

I'll miss Satonofuji.

I know what you mean. I certainly wish him all the best & wonder what his future plans are.

[Akinomaki 40,703]

At the Fuji tournament on the 9th, Nishonoseki's Hananoumi did the yumitori

[Kaitetsu 296]

2 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

At the Fuji tournament on the 9th, Nishonoseki's Hananoumi did the yumitori

In front of the boss too! Nervous debut I can imagine

[rhyen 1,844]

13 hours ago, The Fat Cyclist said:

I know what you mean. I certainly wish him all the best & wonder what his future plans are.

Given his wealth of experience both in tsuna-making and yumitori-shiki, it would be foolish for the Kyokai not to retain him as a wakamonogashira.

[Koorifuu 1,016]

16 hours ago, Morning said:

I'll miss Satonofuji.

He'll be back by the time Atamifuji makes ozeki.  here's hoping.

Regarding Akua, half jokes aside, his level is still good enough for him to possibly earn a promotion back to juryo. Kamito better be ready just in case.

[Kintamayama 45,484]

20 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

 But with a new yokozuna, the new main bow-twirler has to be from Tatsunami-beya: makushita Akua is training for it now, watching the videos of Satonofuji.

 

He is apparently secretly working on a way to incorporate generous salt throwing DURING the ceremony.  I hear from reliable-ish sources that he also plans to change his shikona to Shiyomaru when and if he makes it back to a salary.

[Seiyashi 4,107]

7 hours ago, Koorifuu said:

He'll be back by the time Atamifuji makes ozeki.  here's hoping.

Regarding Akua, half jokes aside, his level is still good enough for him to possibly earn a promotion back to juryo. Kamito better be ready just in case.

I think there's precedent for a sekitori yumitorishiki performer in the 90s.

[Kaitetsu 296]

1 hour ago, Seiyashi said:

I think there's precedent for a sekitori yumitorishiki performer in the 90s.

There was Oga from when Asashoryu was Yokozuna.

And many before that iirc. I think the first bow-twirler recorded from when the ceremony started being held everyday was a makuuchi wrestler in 1952.

[Yubinhaad 11,741]

On 10/02/2025 at 20:29, Akinomaki said:

At the Fuji tournament on the 9th, Nishonoseki's Hananoumi did the yumitori

Hananoumi will perform the yumitori-shiki this basho, I suppose those Tatsunami rikishi training aren't considered ready yet.

[Fashiritētā 184]

Akua was definitely not ready.

[Asashosakari 19,590]

Tatsunami's Tatsuosho was doing it during the December tour, before the Akua/Kamito training attempts became known, but he was absent in January and he's kyujo again this basho.