Hokutouriki intai

[Kintamayama]

Hokutouriki has retired and will assume his Tanigawa name. Danpatsushiki -next year- 2012-May 26th, which is also my birthday, irrelevant as it may be. "I have had a head injury since about 10 years ago. This time I was told it would be better if I retired so regretfully, I am retiring. My most memorable bout was when I beat Asashouryuu in 2004. I would like to raise strong-willed rikishi!" he declared. He will be working as a coach at Hakkaku-beya.

Intai interview:

Edited May 14, 2011 by Kintamayama

[yorikiried by fate]

So sad to see him gone. (Applauding...)

[ilovesumo]

Bet the real reason was to hold the kabu.

[Pippooshu]

Myoseki is?

[Washuyama]

Myoseki is?

Hokutouriki has retired and will assume his Tanigawa name.

[mokele]

Hokutouriki has retired and will assume his Tanigawa name. Danpatsushiki -next year- 2012-May 26th, which is also my birthday, irrelevant as it may be. "I have had a head injury since about 10 years ago. This time I was told it would be better if I retired so regretfully, I am retiring. My most memorable bout was when I beat Asashouryuu in 2004. I would like to raise strong-willed rikishi!" he declared. He will be working as a coach at Hakkaku-beya.

Intai interview:

Let's hope that former Hokutoriki is better at teaching and encouraging yotsu-zumo skills than he was at using them during hon-basho. I must admit that I nearly always rooted against Hokutoriki, whose style seemed brutal and unskilled, based on the nodo-wa, an aggressive tachi-ai, and sometimes hatakikomi. He almost always lost whenever he was forced to fight on the belt.

[Pippooshu]

I remember him like Mr Nodo-Wa... (I am not worthy...)

[Zuikakuyama]

Yes. I remember fondly that basho where he almost yushoed, only to be hodwinked by new makuchi/future yokozuna Hakuho.

[yorikiried by fate]

I must admit that I nearly always rooted against Hokutoriki

The man spent 53 tournaments in Makushita or lower before adding another 54 as Sekitori. You have to root for such a guy regardless of how it looks!