A record that surely cannot be broken!

[Ichimawashi 573]

My most recent Sumo limerick discussed the lightest rikishi (according to the weights in sumodb) on the current banzuke, Jk5w Urutora, a 31-year old rikishi from Shikihide who is ten kg lighter than lovable loser Hattori, er...., Shonanzakura, somehow at only 60kg after ten years in the show.  In looking through his record I made another discovery.  Urutora’s rank-mate Jk5e Ai is currently the only rikisihi on the banzuke with a two-letter English name.  But in November of 2010, a rikishi who would change his shikona to Aragyoshi fought his first full basho from Jk28e, winning five straight after beginning with two losses, under the shikona U, just one letter!  I suppose this is a record that could be tied, but not beaten!!  Would be amusing to see how the yobidashi sung that name and what it sounded like on the public address system, or when the gyoji announced him as the winner.  (I am sure if he had kept the single-letter shikona and stuck it out until he reached sanyaku, Shonosuke would find a way to mispronounce it...)

Edited March 10, 2021 by Ichimawashi

[Churaumi 680]

Probably sounded like an R&B singer.

[Eikokurai 3,413]

4 hours ago, Ichimawashi said:

My most recent Sumo limerick discussed the lightest rikishi (according to the weights in sumodb) on the current banzuke, Jk5w Urutora, a 31-year old rikishi from Shikihide who is ten kg lighter than lovable loser Hattori, er...., Shonanzakura, somehow at only 60kg after ten years in the show.  In looking through his record I made another discovery.  Urutora’s rank-mate Jk5e Ai is currently the only rikisihi on the banzuke with a two-letter English name.  But in November of 2010, a rikishi who would change his shikona to Aragyoshi fought his first full basho from Jk28e, winning five straight after beginning with two losses, under the shikona U, just one letter!  I suppose this is a record that could be tied, but not beaten!!  Would be amusing to see how the yobidashi sung that name and what it sounded like on the public address system, or when the gyoji announced him as the winner.  (I am sure if he had kept the single-letter shikona and stuck it out until he reached sanyaku, Shonosuke would find a way to mispronounce it...)

“Yuuuuuuuuu”

”Me?”

”Yes, Yuuuuuuuuu”

[Churaumi 680]

1 hour ago, Totorofuji said:

yes, for the English side; but 于 is 3 strokes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_kanji_by_stroke_count

Surely there's been an Ichi at some point?

[Akinomaki 34,304]

31 minutes ago, Churaumi said:

Surely there's been an Ichi at some point?

Written with one stroke, but called Kazuhajime (start of numbers) https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/四股名#変わった四股名

Edited March 10, 2021 by Akinomaki

[Octofuji 139]

58 minutes ago, Akinomaki said:

Written with one stroke, but called Kazuhajime (start of numbers) https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/四股名#変わった四股名

The Google translate of that page is a goldmine! I can't wait to find out more about Pigeon Elasticity Mametaro 

[Benevolance 2,253]

Pigeon Elasticity is a snap to learn. 

[Yamanashi 2,824]

U,

made me leave my happy home

U took my love and now U're gone

Since I fell for U

-- Since I Fell for U, Lenny Welch 1963

 

 

[Yamanashi 2,824]

Shikihide heya has 7/20 rikishi under 100 kgs.  Maybe it was that rancid rice, amiright?

[Ichimawashi 573]

A bit disappointing that the sumo forum world has not found someone at least tying the record set by U.  I would think that even NHK might reverse their normal procedure and break up a live newscast to switch to a bout between U and I...

[ryafuji 741]

6 hours ago, Yamanashi said:

Shikihide heya has 7/20 rikishi under 100 kgs.  Maybe it was that rancid rice, amiright?

Or that they just take in anyone regardless of whether they have the necessary physique. 

[Yamanashi 2,824]

1 minute ago, ryafuji said:

Or that they just take in anyone regardless of whether they have the necessary physique. 

Sorry, I forgot the laughing icon.

[hakutorizakura 427]

Interesting find!

Btw, I was always suspicious about Urutora -- translates to Ultra? So it turned out that his shikona is indeed inspired by the superhero Ultraman. And his signature moves are poor throw and poor twist* ...

 

*Actually shitatenage and shitatehineri, but you know, translation magic