Akinomaki 37,434 Posted November 3, 2022 (edited) On 24/10/2022 at 21:38, Akinomaki said: An ex-rikishi you-tuber who now calls himself Edomondo Chan (his mother seems to be from the Philippines - with also Spanish and Mexican ancestry, so that might be his name from her side) was at the audition for BreakingDown6, a fight event on Abema, and squashed someone who had the job to provoke him. 220kg now, though Enshunada, who it has to be from the data on his self presentation, was way below that weight while active. Training for the event with Yuto Fukuchi, who uses " karate world champion" in his YT channel title https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNsfz52Pbfk sumo/fight with a female pro-wrestler participant of BreakingDown6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLBkluCb-7I sparring https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gCbL-eK2hY another training fight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr7v1-K5HPw BreakingDown6 fight vs. Maki Izaya - ex-Enshunada lost 0-5 by decision oo o o o o Edited November 3, 2022 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 37,434 Posted March 3 Talento Mainoumi, who is also guest professor at the Kindai department of business administration - he himself is from Nichidai, has lectures at several locations. On the 23rd at the Kamishihoro-juku at the center for lifelong learning, for about 100 listeners, on the subject of "keep trying the possible" https://www.kamishihoro.jp/entry/00005558 o oo 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 37,434 Posted March 31 On 05/10/2019 at 14:32, Asashosakari said: On 02/08/2018 at 17:05, Akinomaki said: Ex-Hirotsukasa recently posts regularly self-PR videos on the YT channel of the sumo rock band he's a member of: Chankoponchy https://twitter.com/chankoponchy Shiko stamping for every occasion: live events, sumo fitness, jinku, chanko nabe, pray for success, celebrations - and the original function: quell the grounds As discovered on Reddit recently, ex-Hirotsukasa is apparently travelling the world now and partly funding his travels by doing sumo street performances under the name "Gocchanko"; the Reddit poster spotted him in Melbourne, and according to his Twitter account he was in Mexico prior to that. In November Gotchanko did street performances in a shopping district in Tokyo - every day he performs somewhere. oo He was in the sumo club of Doshisha University (the university is not listed on his page) and after graduation entered Irumagawa-beya. o o In sumo school with Mitakeumi, Hokutofuji, Tobizaru, Omoto and Ura o 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I am the Yokozuna 160 Posted April 1 Did Tobizaru stick his diploma in his obi? What a courageous man. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 3,351 Posted April 1 1 hour ago, I am the Yokozuna said: Did Tobizaru stick his diploma in his obi? What a courageous man. Thinking ahead, and throwing down a brave prediction: Someday I'll have a kesho-mawashi! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 37,434 Posted April 10 On 20/02/2022 at 10:08, Akinomaki said: Ex-Hayateumi since 2014 is member of the Aomori pref. assembly, presently in his 3rd term, and this summer will be running for the LDP at the upper house elections in the Aomori electoral district. Apparently Hayateumi/Saito had quit his seat in the Aomori pref. assembly o, he tried to regain it yesterday but lost to the present member https://go2senkyo.com/local/senkyo/22189/42915 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 37,434 Posted April 20 (edited) Ex-Yutakayama, Ryota OYanaGi pre-opens his personal gym OYG on the 22nd, one room in an apartment building a 3min. walk away from Akihabara station. With 1 staff member, ex-heya mate Tokitora. He at once got a reservation from ex-Chiyotairyu. http://hochi.news/articles/20230420-OHT1T51149.html?page=1 Edited April 20 by Akinomaki 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 37,434 Posted April 22 (edited) On 20/04/2023 at 21:45, Akinomaki said: Ex-Yutakayama, Ryota OYanaGi pre-opens his personal gym OYG on the 22nd He has big plans, expand to all 47 prefectures, each facility with a dohyo. o "It may become a gym for sumo only" First time trial: 50min. for 5000yen. Edited April 22 by Akinomaki 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 37,434 Posted April 24 (edited) Hayateumi failed, but former Kotokogyoku, Hibiki Uruga was elected, in his hometown, to the Matsumoto city council o The tweet with his poster gives "former secretary of that Mutai" as his recent occupation. Lower house member Shunsuke Mutai on his site mentioned the success of his former employee. https://www.mutai-shunsuke.jp/activity/ Had he also won with a recent picture on his poster? That seems to be before he joined sumo. He started to learn playing the violin at age 3. According to the oyakata, the first member of some parliament from Sadogatake-beya. Nagoya 2020 o Edited April 24 by Akinomaki 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 37,434 Posted May 19 (edited) On 30/09/2020 at 23:05, Yubinhaad said: Tamanoi-beya's goto tokoyama Tokotama has also retired after five years in the job. He's not giving up working with hair though, he plans to become a hairdresser from now on. Not a rikishi, an ex-tokoyama - ex-Tokotama wants to be a hairdresser who also does a chon-mage, also working overseas. Presently he's studying at a vocational school and works as assistant in a beauty salon in Chiba pref. Tochiazuma I is his grandfather, Tamanoi oyakata his uncle. The article says he was 7 years with the NSK. o o o o o Edited May 19 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 37,434 Posted May 26 (edited) Hishofuji is in the focus today on Nikkan with a long interview: He's running a (or several) restaurant and also was in the pro wrestling ring in 2018 - other activities YT: Hishofuji's channel On 25/02/2018 at 17:26, Akinomaki said: 3 Azumazeki-beya rikishi on the 23rd were on Awajishima as part of an event at the "1st Kobe-Awajishima bridging project", Takamisato, Byakko and Mitozakura. Producer of the project is ex-Hishofuji from the heya. An now in Sanctuary On 14/05/2023 at 15:05, Raishu said: ex-Hishofuji playing the role of Shizuuchi o o o o proper pics: juryo Aki 2011, sd yusho Nagoya 2015, danpatsushiki March 2017 o o o He also has an appearance in John Wick 4. To be released in Japan in September. Edited September 15 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhyen 1,733 Posted June 14 https://youtube.com/@motorikishitachinoseikatsu 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhyen 1,733 Posted June 18 https://maps.app.goo.gl/8EVjABsKJe9sXCSw7?g_st=ic 柴又帝釈天参道の佃煮の銘店 『丸仁』さんに、元東関部屋の高見劉さんがいらっしゃいます。 寅さんにお会いしたら、美味しい佃煮をお土産にぜひ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 37,434 Posted June 19 Es-Kotorikisen works at Iwate pref. Morioka agricultural high school in Takizawa city as tutor for practical training and also is advisor at the sumo club. He aims to become a wagyu farmer. o Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 37,434 Posted August 27 Ex-Chikarayama, Riki Suzuki, eldest son of the former Arashio-oyakata, with his elder sister opened the sumo shop Rikizan-/Chikarayama-shoten YORIKIRI on May 14th, a 3 seconds walk away from the heya. He retired after Hatsu 2017, worked for 2 years at a cleaning company and then helped with clerical work at the heya. For 3 years he was preparing the opening of the shop, but Corona stopped him from doing so. The rikishi help him for PR when keiko is over, Taiga made 150 foreign visitors who watched from outside the heya go to the shop by shouting "This is no.1 sumo shop!" o https://tokuhain.chuo-kanko.or.jp/detail.php?id=4074 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 37,434 Posted October 19 Ex-Wakazakura is HIRO in the comedian trio Yasuda Dai Circus. He has now completely recovered from a left brain intraventricular haemorrhage in 2017 down to 93kg when he left hospital o weight development from 60kg at the start of primary school and 120 at graduation, 190kg at middle school graduation when he got scouted into Nakamura-beya - typo I guess, he's listed as 155kg for the first basho. Intai right after the Nagoya basho that year: 2 completed basho. He returned to Wakayama city and worked as fisherman, truck driver etc., in 2001 the trio formed. Now he is listed as with 135kg (after diet) https://www.shochikugeino.co.jp/talents/yasudadaicircus o 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 37,434 Posted November 3 On 01/07/2022 at 19:15, Akinomaki said: Ex-Masunoyama looked like a ball when active, now he looks like any ordinary staff in the care for the elderly, where he started his 2nd career now, with the initial qualification in the business, work beginner in training. He stopped to eat deep fried food and switched to a low fat diet, that brought him from 187kg down to 102kg, his ligament ossification problems (OLF and OPLL) got better and also the condition of his lower back. He had his danpatsu-shiki on April 2nd and works now at a rehabilitation facility for the elderly in Arakawa ward. Now for his 33rd birthday after training Masunoyama looks even more different, he posted the comparison to 10 years ago, down from 185kg to 92kg, aiming for 85kg o o o Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I am the Yokozuna 160 Posted November 3 Wow, a great transformation. Wish him all the best going forward on his birthday. Let’s hope his heart issue get better with the leaner body. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seiyashi 3,911 Posted November 6 How easy is it for ex-rikishi to lose fat while maintaining muscle (assuming they were trying), relative to your average schmoe trying to bulk up? Easier, I guess? Yutakayama is the other one that comes to mind who's had a nice slim down too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 37,434 Posted 14 hours ago On 06/11/2023 at 03:36, Seiyashi said: How easy is it for ex-rikishi to lose fat while maintaining muscle (assuming they were trying), relative to your average schmoe trying to bulk up? Easier, I guess? Yutakayama is the other one that comes to mind who's had a nice slim down too. Recently Yutakayama showed his slim down results o - still way to go till he reaches Masunoyama, or his goal of below 90kg On 16/10/2023 at 12:59, Akinomaki said: On 25/06/2023 at 10:55, Akinomaki said: he already lost 50kg from about 180 and wants to go down to below 90kg for the Tokyo marathon in March. Yutakayama had his first try, at still in the 110kg range: he competed in the Tokyo legacy half marathon on the 15th and posted that he finished the 21km in 2h8m25s o - net time, competition time was 2h22m31s from start to finish https://sporoku.jp/result/mgctlh_20231015/show/354107 half time (1080p60 to spot him): youtube?v=zulZh7NsAw8&t=39m 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I am the Yokozuna 160 Posted 2 hours ago (edited) If they can do it, there is no excuse for us, I guess, not to do it Edited 2 hours ago by I am the Yokozuna Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 3,351 Posted 42 minutes ago 1 hour ago, I am the Yokozuna said: If they can do it, there is no excuse for us, I guess, not to do it Thanks, Mom 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakusotsu 5,293 Posted 6 minutes ago 2 hours ago, I am the Yokozuna said: If they can do it, there is no excuse for us, I guess, not to do it ...but no reason either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
