Akinomaki 35,609 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 35,609 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 35,609 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 149 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 3,052 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 35,609 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 35,609 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 35,609 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 35,609 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 35,609 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 35,609 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 26/02/2018 at 01:26, 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 22:05, 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 - with text. To be released in Japan in September. Edited May 26 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
