Training pics&news overview Natsu 2024

[rhyen 1,858]

18 hours ago, dingo said:

Does Isegahama have to allocate dohyo time slots for his expanded heya? 5 minutes 23 seconds per rikishi? 

He can have evening & afternoon training sessions for some of the deshi, it is not unheard of. 
Since they want all of the rikishi training under one heya, I supposed it would exclude sending some of the sandanme and jonokuchi veterans to Ajigawa & Asakayama to also beef up each other’s training.

Edited May 5, 2024 by rhyen

[Akinomaki 41,850]

More from Isegahama-beya on the 4th

Terunofuji not fit but in good mood

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Takerufuji with with taped right ankle - the oyakata told him: "You're still young, if you go kyujo and drop down, you'll rise up again if you gambarize"

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Acquired new recruit student yokozuna Kusano did 50 bouts, 18-9 with makushita&below, including kachikoshi against Mukainakano, 5-18 with here Atamifuji, Takarafuji and Midorifuji. He also got advice from the 3 yokozuna at the heya, 1 active

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Sadogatake today

Oho with Kotoshoho, who did 15 bouts in all

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Kotozakura now - 4-0 with Daieisho, 6-0 with Oho

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and 2-1 with Kotoshoho

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a bit earlier

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Daieisho first did 10 bouts with Oho and Kotoshoho

 

Onosato at the heya, 8-3 with Shirokuma and others

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On the 26th Kazekeno did 11 bouts at the heya, 1-5 with Shishi on degeiko

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Edited May 5, 2024 by Akinomaki

[Kintamayama 47,343]

Takerufuji has finally done some shiko. "It's going to be a last-minute decision.. The pain is still there. I feel I want to enter but entering while I'm not properly ready worries me.., " he said. "He is training while geared towards entering," said Isegahama Oyakata. 

Asanoyama OTOH still can't do any shiko and it is not looking good.

Kirishima seems back in form as he was 16-1 today, training at Tokitsukaze beya against the likes of Mitakeumi, Shoudai, Nishikigi and Tokihayate. OTOH, he was looking great in training before Haru and we know how that ended. Two days ago he was still taped up and had neck pains. After receiving treatment, he seemed better today. It seems the pain was not from the neck, but from his shoulder area, and once he got that, he was not afraid to go head first at the tachiai, and go head-first he did. "He is feeling much better than two days ago- if he continues like this for three more days he should be good to go, "said Ex-Kakuryuu Oyakata. "It's been a while since my neck was in good shape, so I decided to go head-on today. If the pain really is gone, I'll be going all out from now on!" declared Kirishima.

Edited May 8, 2024 by Kintamayama

[Bunbukuchagama 978]

2 hours ago, Kintamayama said:

Kirishima seems back in form as he was 16-1 today, training at Tokitsukaze beya against the likes of Mitakeumi, Shoudai, Nishikigi and Tokihayate. OTOH, he was looking great in training before Haru and we know how that ended.

He is ready to inherit Takayasu's Keiko Yokozuna mantle, I see.

[Akinomaki 41,850]

3 hours ago, Kintamayama said:

Kirishima seems back in form as he was 16-1 today, training at Tokitsukaze beya against the likes of Mitakeumi, Shoudai, Nishikigi and Tokihayate.

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later he was at a boxing fight to support Inoue

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[Kintamayama 47,343]

Today Kirishima took part in the Tokitsukaze Ichimon rengo keiko held at the Kokugikan training institute and was 23-2.  6-2 against Daieishou and never lost another match.. 7-0 against Wakamotoharu, 3-0 against Shounannoumi,  2-0 against Nishikigi and Shoudai, and 1-0 against Tokihayate, Ryuuden and Juryo Kagayaki. The neck pain seems to have subsided. "I'm glad the pain is less and I'm able to hit hard, but I'm still not hitting as hard as I can.. I'll gradually get back to doing that," he announced. "Tomorrow, 30 bouts!" he promised.

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Daieishou was 10-12 at said rengo keiko. "It was good keiko. ( he was the only one who beat Kirishima). I was able to do my own sumo there for some bouts.. I did get stopped and mawashied too- that does happen during a basho, so I need to cope with that," he said, referring to a bout against fellow pusher-thruster Tamawashi where they leaned onto each other awkwardly and attempted to grab each other's mawashi, totally out of their comfort zone, until Daieishou finally won by yorikiri.

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Asanoyama restarted doing shiko stamping today at the heya, the oyakata says it's still too early to say he'll be kyujo, there are still some days left (till early morning of the 10th, before the torikumi compilation), but in the present state he can't enter.

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Edited May 7, 2024 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 41,850]

Onosato trained with Kotozakura at degeiko to Sadogatake-beya today and overwhelmed him 6-2 - so far he lost the 2 times he met him at the basho and also at the soken on the 2nd. At this first training with Kotozakura again after the soken, Onosato was first 7-4 with Gonoyama and Kotoshoho. Kotozakura was 6-0 with Gonoyama.

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Edited May 10, 2024 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 41,850]

6 hours ago, Kintamayama said:

Today Kirishima took part in the Tokitsukaze Ichimon rengo keiko held at the Kokugikan training institute and was 23-2.  6-2 against Daieishou and never lost another match.. 7-0 against Wakamotoharu, 3-0 against Shounannoumi,  2-0 against Nishikigi and Shoudai, and 1-0 against Tokihayate, Ryuuden and Juryo Kagayaki. The neck pain seems to have subsided. "I'm glad the pain is less and I'm able to hit hard, but I'm still not hitting as hard as I can.. I'll gradually get back to doing that," he announced. "Tomorrow, 30 bouts!" he promised.

Kirishima, shisho

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with Tokihayate

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with Shoudai

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with Shounannoumi

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with Nishikigi

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with Wakamotoharu

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with Daieishou

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Daieishou butsukari with Nishikigi

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[Akinomaki 41,850]

7 hours ago, Kintamayama said:

the Tokitsukaze Ichimon rengo keiko held at the Kokugikan training institute

 

[Bunbukuchagama 978]

8 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

Onosato trained with Kotozakura at degeiko to Sadogatake-beya today and overwhelmed him 6-2

They say Kotozakura was "not feeling well" (whatever it is supposed to mean).

 

[Kintamayama 47,343]

29 minutes ago, Bunbukuchagama said:

They say Kotozakura was "not feeling well" (whatever it is supposed to mean).

 

He was feeling quite well against Gounoyama (6-0).

[Akinomaki 41,850]

Training today by definite kyujo Asanoyama - his body says "No way"

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Just out of and soon in kadoban again Takakeisho confirmed that he'll be at the basho, his pectoralis major muscle has healed. Today he was 7-3 with Takanosho at the heya. o

 

Onosato at the heya trained with Shirokuma - he also was 7-3. Tomorrow he'll rest and on the 10th and 11th focus on the basics.

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- good time for a yusho now

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The kyujo rikishi

Asanoyama

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Takerufuji talked with standard kyujo Enho, who should be ready to enter this time

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2 injured, on the brink of kyujo trained together: Terunofuji lent his chest to Hakuoho, 17 anma moves (not in our glossary - e-shiki.jp/ozumoyogo1.htm), at times it even looked like they were doing proper bouts

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Hakuoho first did 11 bouts with makushita, then some with Atamifuji, Midorifuji and Nishikifuji

 

Hoshoryu final preparations in shimekomi, with makushita

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Yesterday degeiko meet at Tokitsukaze-beya - I hope Shodai won't be kyujo as well - he's the favourite to train with usually, but wasn't in the mix

Hokutofuji did 11 bouts with Daieisho, Nishikigi, Mitakeumi and Tokihayate

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On 07/05/2024 at 06:29, Kintamayama said:

Today Kirishima took part in the Tokitsukaze Ichimon rengo keiko held at the Kokugikan training institute and was 23-2.  6-2 against Daieishou and never lost another match.. 7-0 against Wakamotoharu, 3-0 against Shounannoumi,  2-0 against Nishikigi and Shoudai, and 1-0 against Tokihayate, Ryuuden and Juryo Kagayaki. The neck pain seems to have subsided. "I'm glad the pain is less and I'm able to hit hard, but I'm still not hitting as hard as I can.. I'll gradually get back to doing that," he announced. "Tomorrow, 30 bouts!" he promised.

Kirishima didn't keep his promise: less instead of more, 30min. with 23 bouts: 7 with Daieisho, 8 with Nishikigi, 6 with again Daieisho and 2 with Tokihayate

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Daieisho did 29 bouts in all, first 16 with Hokutofuji, Nishikigi, Mitakeumi and Tokihayate, including 8 wins in a row

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The Onamis at Arashio-beya, still aiming to become the first trio of sekitori brothers at the same time

Wakatakamoto (I have more problems with his shikona than with that of the youngest) is on the rise this year, 5-2, 6-1 - a kachikoshi gets him into the wider promotion zone again, he never was in the actual promotion zone till ms5

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Wakamotoharu was at the Tokitsukaze-rengo-geiko and yesterday at degeiko to Shikoroyama-beya to train with Abi, on even par. He injured his back during the jungyo and couldn't do intense keiko, but has recovered by now

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Wakatakakage's right knee has healed enough to allow him to train each day, injured at the Haru basho last year. That day he did the basics, basic moves like tachi-ai checks and lent his chest to the young ones

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Edited May 10, 2024 by Akinomaki

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Only these 2 kyujo in makuuchi, none in juryo

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Terunofuji and Hakuoho are at the basho

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Kotonowaka on the 6th with Gonoyama and final preparations in shimekomi

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Edited May 10, 2024 by Akinomaki

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Mitakeumi was at the soken and then several days for degeiko at Tokitsukaze-beya

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Tokihayate there had the chance to train with many visiting sekitori, including 2 ozeki

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Shirokuma at final preparations in shimekomi

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