New recruits Haru 2023

[Akinomaki 40,775]

38 minutes ago, Reonito said:

Does this have an effect on Nakamura's ability to enter as Ms10TD in March?

No, should he decide to join for Haru, there will be a special shindeshi kensa again just for the tsukedashi, like last year for Kanzaki and Hatsuyama

[Yubinhaad 11,761]

A new yobidashi and tokoyama will begin work at this basho. Both are 18 years old.

Yobidashi: Kumajiro (隈二郎,  くまじろう), Takekuma-beya.

Tokoyama: Tokotsukasa (床元,  とこつかさ), Miyagino-beya.

[Onibushou 61]

I've never seen 元 read as 'tsukasa' before, is that just really rare or something?

[Akinomaki 40,775]

Sorry - posted it to the wrong thread - more info added

Yuuya Hyoudou 兵頭佑彌  (171cm, 135kg) 3rd year at Nomura high school in Seiyo, Ehime (the place of Otoi-ozumo, with Kataonami-oyakata as a local) joins Oshiogawa-beya. He's from the capital Matsuyama and started with sumo in 4th year, for middle school he moved to Seiyo. At the interhigh he won against the high school yokozuna in the preliminaries after winning the prefectural interhigh  - he'll aim for juryo. He'll be the 3rd from the school after Kataonami and  heya sempai Kazekeno, as the first to join directly after graduation. He had trained with 3rd year high school Kazekeno (Sumiki) while he was in Nomura middle school and is happy to be able to do keiko with him again.  https://www.ehime-np.co.jp/article/news202302030228

The oyakata was at the school today

Local FNN news clip: https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/481169

Local TV news clip https://www.rnb.co.jp/nnn/news110h46k9h8woda4voyz.html

Spoiler

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[Chartorenji 243]

@Akinomakieverytime I see you post here I get my hopes up thinking Nakamura has finally made his decision lmao. Does seem like a decent pack so far though

[Katooshu 3,332]

Lol same here. And I'm also hoping he doesn't go with 'Daikiho' if he joins Team Hak.

[rokudenashi 324]

2 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

Yuuya Hyoudou 兵頭佑彌  (171cm, 135kg) 3rd year at Nomura high school in Seiyo, Ehime (the place of Otoi-ozumo, with Kataonami-oyakata as a local) joins Oshiogawa-beya. He's from the capital Matsuyama and started with sumo in 4th year, for middle school he moved to Seiyo. At the interhigh he won against the high school yokozuna in the preliminaries after winning the prefectural interhigh  - he'll aim for juryo. He'll be the 3rd from the school after Kataonami and  heya sempai Kazekeno, as the first to join directly after graduation. He had trained with 3rd year high school Kazekeno (Sumiki) while he was in Nomura middle school and is happy to be able to do keiko with him again.  https://www.ehime-np.co.jp/article/news202302030228

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Tangentially related, but I believe Hyōdō is the brother of former pro wrestler Akira Hyōdō. Their father is also of some repute but I can't remember why.

[Akinomaki 40,775]

I guess he'll let the stables compete for him a bit longer, I think he'd have to announce it within the next 2 weeks if he wants to enter for Haru

[Akinomaki 40,775]

2 minutes ago, rokudenashi said:

Tangentially related, but I believe Hyōdō is the brother of former pro wrestler Akira Hyōdō. Their father is also of some repute but I can't remember why.

Might be, but this Hyodo is from Seiyo, while our Hyodo just moved there and the parents house is in Matsuyama

[Akinomaki 40,775]

Yuu Morishima  森島優 (14, 167cm, 108kg) will enter Oitekaze-beya. 3rd year at Kasamatsu middle school, he started sumo in 5th grade when he saw the ad for the just created Tokai sumo club twitter.com/bluetree1026

Training 2 times a week was hard for him, who liked to do things slowly, at his own pace, but at the club he developed a love for sumo. Last summer he finished 3rd at a Gifu prefecture tournament, but also due to Corona he has little tournament experience.

He decided to join ozumo a year ago, the club representative introduced him to Oitekaze-beya and last December Daieisho came for a visit to the school.

http://topics.smt.docomo.ne.jp/article/chuplus/region/chuplus-630082

"I want to try how far my strength has effect"

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I thought Daieisho was on a visit to a home for the elderly when I saw the pic in the overview

o

[Inside Sport Japan 762]

On 03/02/2023 at 09:13, Onibushou said:

I've never seen 元 read as 'tsukasa' before, is that just really rare or something?

You're probably aware but when it comes to kanji and human names it's a whole different world.

Tsukasa is an option for that one.

[Koorifuu 1,020]

2 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

Training 2 times a week was hard for him, who liked to do things slowly, at his own pace

OK, I give him between six months and a year before he calls it quits for being unable to handle heya life.

[Akinomaki 40,775]

Choijil on the 26th had a party at his old school in Odawara, Asahigaoka high, to celebrate his yusho at the student championships and encourage him for his path in ozumo.

already in the proper rikishi attire - with the core of a future koenkai

o

On 26/12/2022 at 12:04, Akinomaki said:

Choijil joins Onomatsu-beya. The rijikai today acknowledged his tsukedashi status. He starts his 6 months kenshu period and may be able to have his dohyo debut in Nagoya

2 weeks earlier it was still this

o

[Seiyashi 4,108]

Mildly off topic, but is there any significance to the style in which the student yokozuna tsuna is tied?

[Akinomaki 40,775]

Ryusei Yamaguchi 山口琉聖 - 177cm, 100kg, 3rd year, in the sumo club of Yoshikan high school in Oita city enters Kokonoe-beya. The oyakata today was at the school in his and his new deshi's hometown - he is happy to get the first member of Kokonoe-beya who is from his home prefecture. Yamaguchi had already a job fix, but then decided to go on with sumo, he wants to become able to do a fierce sumo like Chiyonofuji - the oyakata had hoped he'd name Chiyotaikai as his role model. Yamaguchi started with sumo in 4th grade and was in a Kyushu region tournament. He'll move to Tokyo in 2 days time. The oyakata has 15 proposals for a shikona and is still undecided which one he'll give him. o

o o vid

Edited February 10, 2023 by Akinomaki

[Kaitetsu 296]

37 minutes ago, Akinomaki said:

The oyakata has 15 proposals for a shikona and is still undecided which one he'll give him.

Hakuho needs brainstorming lessons from Kokonoe

[Tigerboy1966 1,474]

17 minutes ago, Kaitetsu said:

56 minutes ago, Akinomaki said:

The oyakata has 15 proposals for a shikona and is still undecided which one he'll give him.

Hakuho needs brainstorming lessons from Kokonoe

Chiyonowaka. Only used once before. Everyone on the forum owes me a golden pig if this one is chosen.

[Akinomaki 40,775]

Maybe Kokonoe will go for an animal again or thinks Yamaguchi looks good enough

On 07/11/2022 at 16:41, Akinomaki said:

Many interesting facts and trivia: the looks often determine the shikona.

Kokonoe is into animals at the moment, Chiyotora tiger - first he looked to him just like a cat and has developed now, Chiyoshishi lion, Chiyooga large fang

He plans to next name someone Chiyotaison (if he looks like Tyson) and Chiyonohoshi (good looks like a shining star) 

[Yubinhaad 11,761]

Joining Futagoyama-beya is 18-year-old Jasutin (Justin) Kuwae (桑江 ジャスティン), soon to graduate from Mukainooka Technical High School in Kanagawa, where he is part of the sumo club. He has been involved in sumo since elementary school and joined the team when he was at Kawanakajima Junior High School. At Mukainooka he helped the team to the last 16 of the Interhigh two years in a row. He currently stands at 171cm, 120kg.

Futagoyama-oyakata (former Ozeki Miyabiyama) visited the school on the 6th.

[Tsuchinoninjin 1,276]

Pierce Brosnan with a good helping of Mitakeumi perhaps in that lad’s face.

[Chartorenji 243]

(Justin) Kuwae sounds like a bootleg action star name tbf

[Akinomaki 40,775]

On 01/02/2023 at 11:54, Akinomaki said:

Twins from Ishimaki to join Isenoumi-beya: 3rd years at  Miyagi Prefectural Fisheries High School, Iino Ren  飯野錬 (192cm, 180kg) and Zen 飯野禅 (190cm, 184kg) started sumo in  primary school at a local sumo class, competing among themselves for the yusho at local tournaments, but were in the judo club in middle and high school.

Ren wants to become a rikishi like Takakeisho, Zen wants to  show results results to the family and the neighbours.

Local TV had a special on the big twins

mainly their eating habits - their parents are teaching judo - the younger Zen absolutely wants to reach makuuchi. A friend with connections to the heya introduced them to Isenoumi.

o o o o o o o o o o

[Yubinhaad 11,761]

Joining Onoe-beya is 22-year-old Ryusei? Shiroma (城間 瑠正), Nihon University 4th-year student from Urasoe, Okinawa.

Onoe-oyakata (former Komusubi Hamanoshima) visited ANA Dosukoi Park in Urasoe two days ago for a press conference with his new recruit, who told the assembled reporters that he wanted to become a rikishi that children look up to.

Rumour has it a Mongolian called Daraibaatoru (ダライバートル) has found a heya to join sometime this year (when the official entry is, is anyone's guess). I think he's from Nittai-dai but I don't know anything else so far.

[Katooshu 3,332]

Dailai has come up through high school and university with his friend Choijil - the student yokozuna joining Onomatsu. Dalai made the best 8 at the All-Japans in just his 2nd year at Nittaidai (so his tsukedashi there has expired) and was doing very well - just as good as his buddy - but injury struck and he missed about a year and a half of competition. When he returned he made it to the best 16 of the student championship I believe, one win short of earning a sandanme debut. His style is somewhat similar to Oshoma's.

Here's a representative match from December (he's on the right, about 182/140kg), although unfortunately for him his most publicized moment is falling victim to the massive leaping henka at 34:45

Shiroma (around 178-180cm/160kg) is a strong though somewhat sloppy competitor who I ranked around 15th last year on the college scene - not a big threat to the top guys but a tough match for anyone B level or below. He often starts with a hard forearm blast and looks to push out the opponent immediately, and he also wins with a lot of defensive throws and tsukiotoshi when an opponent has gotten him in a difficult position. 

Edited February 14, 2023 by Katooshu

[Akinomaki 40,775]

I think we haven't mentioned Ochil yet in this subforum

From the Training pics thread:

21 minutes ago, Akinomaki said:

Atamifuji with Yuuki - he did proper 44 bouts, 2 each with Kiribayama and Nishikifuji after going 35-5 against the Michinoku-beya visitors Yuuki and Dainichido and the heya's Mongolian trainee Ochil (20) o

 

Katooshu was not mistaken - we had a trainee for several years lately, now Ochil waits for Terunofuji to retire

On 10/09/2022 at 09:09, Katooshu said:

I could be mistaken, but I thought I saw Ochil training at Isegahama recently, already with a topknot. They currently have no foreigner spot, but looking at their heya members I don't see any active rikishi it could be

Ochil graduated 2 years ago, maybe he is trainee for some time now, the Isegahama page that lists him has Sachinofuji (since July) still with his Mongolian name http://tokaiisegahama.com/

On 16/01/2021 at 10:33, Akinomaki said:

The members from Asashigaoka-high at the ganjitsu sumo, with the 2 3rd year Mongolians Munkh (left) and Ochil (right). They want to continue with sumo, become coach or pro o

The Mongolians from Asahigaoka high have an extra thread:

On 13/02/2019 at 19:13, Akinomaki said:

Choijil- and Dalai-kun are about to leave the club - and Asahigaoka high already has a new 1st year Mongolian duo; オチルサイハン Ochilsaihan (maybe) and Munkhjargal -  they were in the team at the recent Hirosaki high school select tournament

Edited February 16, 2023 by Akinomaki