Akinomaki 31,385 Posted August 10, 2018 (edited) Hokutoo for the first time did a yumitori ceremony - at the jungyo today in his home prefecture Fukushima - as tsukebito for which yokozuna? o Edited August 10, 2018 by Akinomaki 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katooshu 1,839 Posted August 10, 2018 Perhaps the tallest twirler there's been? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 31,385 Posted August 11, 2018 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 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yubinhaad 10,042 Posted August 13, 2018 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. 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 31,385 Posted August 23, 2019 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 vid 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 38,038 Posted August 24, 2019 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 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yubinhaad 10,042 Posted January 13, 2020 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 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yubinhaad 10,042 Posted January 14, 2020 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. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 31,385 Posted January 14, 2020 Day 2 22 hours ago, Akinomaki said: still Kasugaryu for the yumitori-shiki o Day 3 29 minutes ago, Akinomaki said: 2 days delayed start for Shohoryu as the yumitori-shiki-rikishioo o o o o 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhyen 1,378 Posted September 3, 2021 With Terunofuji’s promotion and Kakuryu’s retirement, will we see the return of Satonofuji or a new performer from the Isegahama heya? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yohcun 350 Posted September 4, 2021 The guy's 44 now, so I would be surprised. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites