New recruits Natsu 2022

[Akinomaki 40,231]

So 7 of the 8 (+1 extra) passed the physical entry exam and wait for the result of the medical check, those who have passed are announced on day 1 of the basho (thus I wouldn't say they joined today).

The 4 from university: o

Suyama

Imazeki

Takahashi

Kayo

 

[Akinomaki 40,231]

On 14/04/2022 at 14:37, Akinomaki said:

after high school graduation he was ronin for a year (those who doesn't pass the entry exam and go for the next try), then entered Keio university (also prestigious, but private), as first year he gave Todai a third try and made it. The sumo club fascinated him and he joined with at first 73kg - now he has about 105kg.

In middle school Suyama did baseball, he started with sumo at Todai  - I guess he first tried to join Kise as first year with less than 80kg, he joined the heya properly on the 13th and takes part in keiko now. He names as one reason to join that heya as his birthday being the same as that of the oyakata, Sep. 23rd. But he revealed: "I never have lived in a group and can't get used to it."

He wants to do a sumo like Harumafuji, his favorite rikishi. o o

with the Todai sumo club members, with a new 1st year member

o o

with other members

  o o

Edited April 16, 2022 by Akinomaki

[Yubinhaad 11,614]

Irumagawa-beya's Neri (Nelly?) Yamada appears to be a half-Nigerian with a judo background from Shutoku High School in Katsushika, Tokyo. He had a send-off there last month, and is described as a sophomore so I guess he's dropping out a year early.

[themistyseas 240]

9 hours ago, Yubinhaad said:

Irumagawa-beya's Neri (Nelly?) Yamada appears to be a half-Nigerian with a judo background from Shutoku High School in Katsushika, Tokyo. He had a send-off there last month, and is described as a sophomore so I guess he's dropping out a year early.

@InsideSportJapan just posted this tweet - I'm curious who the recruiting oyakata is. With Irumagawa, in the photo you posted, set to retire next year, that might give an indication of who's taking over (ex Kakizoe?) - or at least who's handling recruitment duties. One would assume it would at least appear though it will continue as an active heya rather than being folded in elsewhere.

 

[Akinomaki 40,231]

Each day the sumo news are full of articles about Suyama - the new celebrity. He wants to reach makuuchi within 3 years: he was the captain of Todai team, which ranks at the bottom of B class, just the middle in amateur sumo, is without any major results at tournaments. At his debut fight he had 74kg and by eating his favorite curry, he reached 102kg in his 3rd year - the last 2 years due to Corona he hardly did any keiko, which was 3 times a week in the Todai club. There was no strict hierarchical relationship in the club, getting used to the new situation is his work now: "I want to gambarize day by day." He still has 8 credits to get for graduation and has to find a subject for his philosophical graduation thesis (nothing sumo related).

Today he took part in asageiko for the first time, doing just the basics, especially shiko stamping - Inagawa-oyakata taught him the proper way: "It was severe, different from what I did so far. I really feel it in my buttocks." o o o

Well, I don't think he'll last 3 years in ozumo

Edited April 17, 2022 by Akinomaki

[Chartorenji 235]

1 hour ago, Akinomaki said:

Each day the sumo news are full of articles about Suyama - the new celebrity. He wants to reach makuuchi within 3 years: he was the captain of Todai team, which can be ranked at the bottom of B class, the middle class in amateur sumo, is without any major results at tournaments. At his debut fight he had 74kg and by eating his favorite curry, he reached 102kg in his 3rd year - the last 2 years due to Corona he hardly did any keiko, which was 3 times a week in the Todai club. There was no strict hierarchical relationship in the club, getting used to the new situation is his work now: "I want to gambarize day by day." He still has 8 credits to get for graduation and has to find a subject for his philosophical graduation thesis (nothing sumo related).

Today he took part in asageiko for the first time, doing just the basics, especially shiko stamping - Inagawa-oyakata taught him the proper way: "It was severe, different from what I did so far. I really feel it in my buttocks." o o o

Well, I don't think he'll last 3 years in ozumo

Is it just because of the University stuff? Because Takahashi and Imezaki seem to have more promise (plus the first Rikishi with Nigerian links) 

[Yubinhaad 11,614]

15 hours ago, themistyseas said:

@InsideSportJapan just posted this tweet - I'm curious who the recruiting oyakata is. With Irumagawa, in the photo you posted, set to retire next year, that might give an indication of who's taking over (ex Kakizoe?) - or at least who's handling recruitment duties. One would assume it would at least appear though it will continue as an active heya rather than being folded in elsewhere.

I believe that's the coach of the school's judo club with Yamada, but in any case, it's definitely not Irumagawa or any other oyakata.

I don't recall ever seeing an oyakata attend his new recruit's farewell event at a school, they usually have a separate visit for a press/media session to announce the recruit. (See the first post of this very thread for example)

[Akinomaki 40,231]

10 hours ago, Chartorenji said:

Is it just because of the University stuff? Because Takahashi and Imezaki seem to have more promise (plus the first Rikishi with Nigerian links) 

Just because of Todai, the absolute top university in Japan. Being a Todai graduate basically guarantees a top job in business or government, so it's a wondrous thing that he wants to make it in this world instead. As Todai graduate he'll have no problem though finding a good job when he quits sumo, especially after this PR stunt he's doing now.

Edited April 17, 2022 by Akinomaki

[Yubinhaad 11,614]

Two new urakata - a yobidashi and a tokoyama - have appeared on the Kyokai site ahead of the Natsu basho:

Joining Onomatsu-beya is 15-year-old yobidashi Jin (仁), real name Jin Sekimoto.

Joining Nishonoseki-beya is 17-year-old tokoyama Tokoni (床二), real name guess Yuga Hirai, from Sayo in Hyogo prefecture.

Tokoni:

[Koorifuu 924]

On 15/04/2022 at 15:40, Akinomaki said:

In middle school Suyama did baseball, he started with sumo at Todai  - I guess he first tried to join Kise as first year with less than 80kg, he joined the heya properly on the 13th and takes part in keiko now. He names as one reason to join that heya as his birthday being the same as that of the oyakata, Sep. 23rd. But he revealed: "I never have lived in a group and can't get used to it."

That sounds like he should've focused on getting noticed by Nishonoseki instead. His days are already numbered.

[Yubinhaad 11,614]

One new recruit was absent from the Natsu shindeshi-kensa on the 15th but was allowed to take it today, 16-year-old Miki? Yamada (山田 美樹) is joining Dewanoumi-beya. 171cm, 108kg. The official results for all the recruits will be announced as usual on the opening day of the basho.

 

On 19/04/2022 at 22:20, Yubinhaad said:

Joining Onomatsu-beya is 15-year-old yobidashi Jin (仁), real name Jin Sekimoto.

Onomatsu-beya introduced their new yobidashi, who is from Ichihara, Chiba prefecture and got involved in sumo in elementary school. Along with his brother, he began visiting Kids Onomatsu in the 5th grade, but it seems he preferred the idea of being a yobidashi.

Edited April 26, 2022 by Yubinhaad

[Naganoyama 5,886]

NSK data:
SHIKONA	KANJI	NAME	HEYA	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	BIRTHPLACE
Fujita	藤田	Fujita Kazuto	Tatsunami	175	116	13 - December - 2003	Kanagawa
Imazeki	今関	Imazeki Shunsuke	Tamanoi	172	95	16 - April - 1999	Tokyo
Kayo	嘉陽	Kayo Yasutoki	Nishonoseki	169	146	14 - July - 1999	Chiba
Suyama	須山	Suyama Hotaka	Kise	180	104	23 - September- 1997	Saitama
Takahashi	高橋	Takahashi Yuta	Nishonoseki	184	143	25 - May - 1999	Fukushima
Yamada 1	山田	Yamada Miki	Dewanoumi	171	108	15 - February - 2006	Hyogo
Yamada 2	山田	Yamada Neri	Irumagawa	180	91	18 - March - 2005	Saitama
Yamada 3	山田	Yamada Shutaro	Naruto	178	96	19 - May - 1999	Akita

Edited May 11, 2022 by Naganoyama

[Jakusotsu 5,894]

Is "Yamada" the Japanese name for "Stooge"?

[Yarimotsu 553]

1 hour ago, Jakusotsu said:

Is "Yamada" the Japanese name for "Stooge"?

Just the "Mr. Smith" of Japan

[mikawa 1,794]

All of the shindeshi who went up onto the dohyo today:

[Oortael 151]

2 hours ago, Naganoyama said:

NSK data:
SHIKONA	KANJI	NAME	HEYA	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	BIRTHPLACE
Yamada 3	山田	Yamada Shutaro	Naruto	178	96	19 - May - 1999	Akita

On Naruto-beya's twitter, their Yamada was introduced as Oyamada 欧山田 

 

Edited May 8, 2022 by Oortael
failed at linking the tweet

[Yamanashi 3,795]

8 hours ago, Jakusotsu said:

Is "Yamada" the Japanese name for "Stooge"?

Do you mean like "Miki, Neri, and Curly Shotaro"?

[Akinomaki 40,231]

Suyama is the absolute celebrity of the basho. I can't remember a new recruit having that much headline publicity even for the day 1 announcement of those who passed the shin-deshi kensa. And today after his first win there are as many articles as about Terunofuji's bouts.

A convincing win

I guess he'll enjoy the hype and will go on for the proverbial 3 years even on a stone

Edited May 10, 2022 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 40,231]

Suyama dohyo debut pics - vs. Yamadaumi (the Dewanoumi one)

o oo o o o o o o o o   o o o o o o o o o o o o oo o o o  o  o  o

o  o  o o

 

the others from national universities, no sekitori yet - Shoji went highest, ms43 so far

o

first bout of 2 of them, Ichinoya-Masumeidai Nag. 2007

o

Edited May 16, 2022 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 40,231]

Other bouts from day 1 of maezumo:

2 returners from banzuke-gai: Machi-Wakaoonehara

o

Imazeki-Ikazuchido (the Nigerian half) 雷道

o

o

Takahashi-Oyamada

o o

o

一翔 (Fujita) Kazu(hi)to-Machi

o

Edited May 12, 2022 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 40,231]

With Suyama, there is more interest in maezumo than lately, today all of it was posted - he won again, against returner Wakaonehara. Suyama even gets articles in the morning papers, the Nittaidai pair has one or 2 articles a day, as usual early on, before the main news start to appear. Today the 2 met and Imazeki won.

 

Edited May 11, 2022 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 40,231]

Suyama is really something, not just a PR stunt: for his 3rd win in a row he beat Imazeki, the one deemed strongest in the field

o o o o o o o o o o o o o

Kazuto-Yamadaumi

o

maezumo day 2 pics - Suyama-Wakaonehara

o oo o  o o o o

Imazeki-Takahashi

oo

Oyamada

o

Suyama as 1st year at Todai

o

Ichinoya as shindeshi

o

 

Edited May 13, 2022 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 40,231]

Shinjo shusse hirou - Suyama with Shimanoumi's popular JoJo kesho mawashi. Shimanoumi's comment: "It's good when he sticks out" - and he did, he got plenty of applause

o o o oo o o o o o o o o

Nigerian half Ikazuchido was missing, he was last/the worst this time and is injured - the NSK published 7 new and 2 sai-shusse

rehearsal

 

Edited May 16, 2022 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 40,231]

Videos from Miselet (youtube-dl can download them without login)

Day 3 https://vk.com/video539040432_456244669

Day 4 https://vk.com/video539040432_456244681

Day 5 https://vk.com/video539040432_456244692

Day 6 https://vk.com/video539040432_456244710

Shinjo shusse hirou on day 8  https://vk.com/video539040432_456244733

Ikazuchido was missing since day 5 - the injury apparently was on day 4, though he walked off without signs of one - except maybe his right hand

Edited May 16, 2022 by Akinomaki

[Doitsuyama 1,178]

If anyone is willing and able to list the mae-zumo bouts I can add them to the DB.