Kotooshu Intai

[Kintamayama]

Interesting interview in English

[Wurstbroetchen]

This is a slap in the face for Japanese Sumo.

[Akinomaki]

The intai-zumo event with danpatsu-shiki tomorrow will be broadcast on niconico: http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv195115202

Don't forget to make a time-shift reservation (free registration necessary) if you can't watch it live.

His autobiography on sale now - talking about Ichinojo: rising quickly like he expected, but performing even better than he thought

Edited October 3, 2014 by Akinomaki

[Kintamayama]

On Yom Kippur???

[yorikiried by fate]

On Yom Kippur???

They do it on a boat?

[Akinomaki]

The intai-zumo event with danpatsu-shiki tomorrow will be broadcast on niconico: http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv195115202

Don't forget to make a time-shift reservation (free registration necessary) if you can't watch it live.

Seems you now need the free registration also for watching it live - maybe because it is not really live but a broadcast of the recording of the live event which already is over by now, Niconico starts at 19:50 JST and the event is scheduled to start at 20:00.

To watch it again or later you still need to make a time-shift reservation before it starts - only 2.5 hours left for that.

[inhashi]

initial preparations. with him and his son on the dohyo:

[yorikiried by fate]

I know that the usual conspiracy crackpots will drop in soonish, but the win looked totally legitimate to me.

[Akinomaki]

A letdown: Niconico only shows the danpatsu-shiki, not the intai-zumo events before it (jinku, shokkiri, juryo etc.) and his last dohyo appearance (video above) - and some idiots are talking over it (some interesting guests appeared later).

At least it was a sell-out, like Kotooshu was eager to achieve.

Edit: events (makuuchi) are shown after the danpatsu-shiki (but the talking idiots are spoiling half of it)

Edited October 4, 2014 by Akinomaki

[inhashi]

well here's another short clip of the danpatsu ceremony from kyodo news. will miss Kotooshu (Weeping...)

[Akinomaki]

"I am the happiest/luckiest man in the world"
About 350 cutters and sell-out - quite a revenue for Osh - needed for a kabu? (though no longer sold) - or for a heya, which he would like to have, but he doesn't know yet if it is possible.

before


Demon-kakka (also guest on niconico)


Jazz musician Terumasa Hino


The Bulgarian ambassador


Kisenosato


Kotoshogiku


Aoiyama


Hakuho




His father






last cut by Sadogatake-oyakata








after the haircut
the wife takes care of the details

[Jakusotsu]

Wow. He looks even more like a lost Belushi brother with that haircut.

"OMG! Did anybody teach him how to use that thing he's holding?!"

[yorikiried by fate]

Now I really miss him...

:'-(

[Yasashiryu]

Happy and sad for him at the same time.

[Highway]

Thank you Kotooshu for the memories. Did Bulgaria more proud than...almost any other athelte in recent memory I can name. Great to see him and Aoiyama there.

[botev1921]

With former Bulgarian footballer, who played in Japan for some time, Iliyan Stoyanov

[Akinomaki]

"OMG! Did anybody teach him how to use that thing he's holding?!"

On Niconico they told about a very aged supporter who cut off half the tip of his own finger with that when doing the snip - said to be extremely sharp.

Edited October 5, 2014 by Akinomaki

[Kintamayama]

По-късно, ние ще отидем да хапнем кебап ..

Edited October 5, 2014 by Kintamayama

[yorikiried by fate]

"OMG! Did anybody teach him how to use that thing he's holding?!"

On Niconico they told about a very aged supporter who cut off half of his own finger with that when doing the snip - said to be extremely sharp.

Its blade is folded 300 times.

[Akinomaki]

The Niconico broadcast appeared on Youtube (likely not for long):

Boxer Ioka cutting

happy with the cutter from hell



tears only after the father cut





the necktie was perfect before - for about a minute the wife's staged action was photographed from all sides











again with the parents

[Akinomaki]

Kotooshu donated his yusho portrait to Nittai-dai (Nippon sports science university). Next spring he wants to study there to graduate. He had left the Bulgarian sports science university in his 2nd year to go to Japan.
With board chairman Matsunami

http://www.townnews.co.jp/0101/2014/10/16/255672.html

Edited December 16, 2023 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki]

As to be expected, the Myjetsetlife channel brings some HD quality videos of the danpatsu-shiki.

[Akinomaki]

More (Full HD) videos from the intai-zumo event

Kotoshogiku gets his mage prepared

the family cutting

rikishi cutting

Endo-Takayasu

Ichinojo-Kitataiki

[Yubinhaad]

Belatedly, a few pictures from Kotooshu's intai-zumo.

Outside the Kokugikan with Sadogatake-oyakata (former Sekiwake Kotonowaka).

Sekitori from the ichimon, plus Kotooshu's fellow Bulgarian Aoiyama, were on hand to greet guests in the lobby. Aoiyama and Tamaasuka in this one.

Tamawashi on the left with Aoiyama.

Kisenosato.

Wakanosato.

And a very small picture of Shiratama-oyakata (former Maegashira Kototsubaki).

Copies of Kotooshu's autobiography were on sale at the event.

Recently retired Shiranui-oyakata (former Komusubi Wakakoyu) was on duty for the first time at this event.

Jinku performance.

Makuuchi dohyo-iri.

Jokoryu with a small guest.

Hakuho was the model for the tsunashime demonstration.

Kotooshu takes on his final opponent.

Kisenosato makes his cut.

Final cut by the shisho.

Speech from Kotooshu.

With his wife and parents afterwards.

Finally, on stage for some speeches with the shisho at the celebration afterwards.

[yorikiried by fate]

Kotooshu's autobiography?

Kotooshu's autobiography?!

Whatever happened to the good old biography, I wonder. These days, everybody seems to do it by themselves...