Happy New Year

[Inside Sport Japan]

Happy New Year to all Sumo Forum members. Let's hope 2022 is a better year than the last two.

 

[Akinomaki]

With the new year having started already in Japan, my nengajo for 2022, year of the tiger, like the year of my birth. Thus I'm toshi-otoko in 2022, like Kotoinazuma, Tochinowaka, Ryogoku, Kirinishiki, Mitoizumi and Onokuni as those who are still oyakata now.

The tiger I used threefold is the symbol mark of my karate federation, international shotokan. For my kanreki I'll be designing a kanreki dohyo-iri kata for kuukido-sumo, a mix of my kuukido style with sumo and karate elements. I already made some test videos for the kuukido-sumo basics and kuukido-hitori-zumo, so far not satisfactory though.

[Swami]

Happy New Year and hearty salutations from the Swami!

Swami

[Yamanashi]

... not yet ... still 6 hours away ... waiting ... waiting ...

[Eikokurai]

Happy New Year to everyone from Shanghai. It’s also my kid’s birthday so that gets all my attention and gives me all the excuse I need not to go out NYE, haha. Anyway, looking forward to another year of sumo. Hopefully we can go a year without scandal and end it with the return of Asanoyama to the sekitori ranks, Takakeisho with a rope, Mitakeumi at Ozeki, and Terunofuji’s knees still holding out on him.

[code_number3]

新年明けましておめでとう御座います！

[hakutorizakura]

Happy New Year everyone! 

[Akinomaki]