Akinomaki 40,814 Posted April 13, 2023 Degeiko time at Arashio-beya again: Kiribayama and Abi came and trained together - 4-2 o o o Kiribayama with Wakamotoharu 0-3, he started proper training 2 days ago - Abi was 1-1 with Wakamotoharu o Asanoyama on the 11th 20-0 with 3 makushita at the heya, the day before he also did 20 bouts o o 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sven H. 4 Posted April 13, 2023 Thank you as always for these pics. Is there any update on Wakatakakage’s health? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
apraxin 56 Posted April 14, 2023 (edited) He had surgery done on his ACL last week and will likely be sitting out the rest of the year to recover: https://twitter.com/SumoFollower/status/1646639698930958337 https://hochi.news/articles/20230413-OHT1T51167.html?page=1 Edited April 14, 2023 by apraxin 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tochinofuji 387 Posted April 14, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, apraxin said: He had surgery done on his ACL last week and will likely be sitting out the rest of the year to recover: https://twitter.com/SumoFollower/status/1646639698930958337 https://hochi.news/articles/20230413-OHT1T51167.html?page=1 As he's my current favourite makuuchi rikishi, that is most unfortunate, but I am very glad to hear he has gone for surgery and seems to be taking a reasonable approach to recovery. Fingers crossed he'll be back and better than ever when he's ready. Edited April 14, 2023 by Tochinofuji Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kishinoyama 596 Posted April 14, 2023 6 hours ago, Tochinofuji said: As he's my current favourite makuuchi rikishi, that is most unfortunate, but I am very glad to hear he has gone for surgery and seems to be taking a reasonable approach to recovery. Fingers crossed he'll be back and better than ever when he's ready. I was hoping that he would be promoted to Ozeki before the end of the year. Hopefully the surgery was successful and he can make a full recovery. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,814 Posted April 19, 2023 Degeiko time - which means they gather at Arashio-beya: Kiribayama, Nishikigi, Hokutofuji and Abi came Kiribayama was 13-9, in the end he did 13 bouts in a row with Wakamotoharu o o o o with Abi, who did 8 bouts in total oo Wakamotoharu was 11-10 in all o at Oitekaze-beya Daieisho did 20 bouts, 7 with Daiamami, the rest with sandanme: Daikisho, Daihisho ... o Tobizaru did 13 bouts with sandanme o 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,814 Posted April 21, 2023 (edited) Degeiko at Arashio-beya now also with Takayasu - he and Kiribayama trained with the 2 active Arashio sekitori Kiribayama did 20 bouts, 17 with Takayasu, including 11 in a row. Takayasu did 21, 4 with Wakamotoharu. o oo Kataonami-beya with no degeiko but their special training regime weight training for Tamashoho and Tamawashi o o and butsukari geiko oo o After keiko Tamashoho revealed that he pulled a muscle at the back of the left thigh last basho in the Tomokaze bout on day 6 Kotonowaka yesterday was 17-3 with Kotoeko at the heya o Daieisho after keiko got a visit from the mayor of Soka, where the heya is located - the mayor had hoped for a parade, he'd like to have one as well o Edited April 22, 2023 by Akinomaki 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,814 Posted April 25, 2023 Degeiko time for Takasago-beya, most of them went to Miyagino, here Mukainakano with Asagyokusei o no training with Enho, he is 3 weeks kyujo and only did the basics o 6 hours ago, Kintamayama said: Asanoyama went for degeiko (for the first time in three years), to Tokitsukaze beya where he faced the likes of Shoudai going 12-4 in 16 bouts. He also faced fellow degeiko-ers Nishikigi and Hokutofuji, winning 8 consecutive bouts against them. 3-1 against Shoudai o o oo butsukari with Kitanowaka, who was also there on degeiko o Kotonowaka yesterday did 15 bouts with low rankers o o talk with Hidenoyama o Wakamotoharu on the 19th. with Kiribayama, Wakatakamoto with a low ranker o 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,814 Posted April 26, 2023 (edited) The place for degeiko is now Tokitsukaze-beya, 11 sekitori assembled there, from 7 heya (from Tokitsukaze Shodai and new Tokihayate, still in black), also Terunofuji, who trained especially with Asanoyama: 4-2 - 3 others from Isegahama: Midorifuji, Nishikifuji, Atamifuji. Wakamotoharu came, Abi, again Nishikigi and Hokutofuji. Asanoyama first was 6-3 with 6 others: Wakamotoharu, Abi, Shodai, Midorifuji, Nishikifuji, Nishikigi. o o o Abi with Shodai o Takayasu was where he belongs, at Nishonoseki-beya: he did 26 bouts in a row, 4 with Tomokaze and was 10-12 against Nakamura/Onosato o Tochinoshin restarted keiko at the heya, butsukari and more o Edited April 26, 2023 by Akinomaki 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seiyashi 4,108 Posted April 26, 2023 39 minutes ago, Akinomaki said: Tochiozan restarted keiko at the heya, butsukari and more o Never knew you could unretire Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,814 Posted April 26, 2023 2 hours ago, Seiyashi said: Never knew you could unretire Recently I increasingly forget to care about names, they are sound and smoke, as a German saying would translate to - related to Shakespeare's rose by another name 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,814 Posted April 27, 2023 21 hours ago, Akinomaki said: Takayasu was where he belongs, at Nishonoseki-beya: he did 26 bouts in a row, 4 with Tomokaze and was 10-12 against Nakamura/Onosato No bouts with his ex-heya mate, but Takayasu was grateful that Nishonoseki lent his chest for butsukari-geiko o 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,814 Posted April 28, 2023 Gagamaru posted a video from training at Miyagino-beya on his channel, Oshima-beya members were there for degeiko that day, with the shisho, Kiriyama/Asahisho and Tomozuna/Kaisei. Ishiura looks like already retired, down to 100kg, coaching - coaches of the heya are Daikiho and Ryuo - and there was someone else in a white mawashi, looking familiar 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
