Yutakayama Intai

[Obana]

A portrait of Oyanagi by Daimon Kinoshita.

[rokudenashi]

6 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

intai press conference: he told the oyakata before the basho that he's crossed his limits already. He wants to be a trainer from now on

If you don’t mind me elaborating, the Mainichi article covering the press conference specifies that he aspires to become a personal trainer - this career path came into his mind thanks to the various injuries he suffered through the years, leading him to develop a deeper interest in the body’s mechanical functions.
He wishes to apply the knowledge gained around conditioning/injury prevention from his time in Ōzumō to help sportspeople of all distinctions 

[Akinomaki]

Ex-Yutakayama reported his retirement today to the mayor of Niigata, who also is the head of his local koenkai. He asked him to have a cut at his danpatsushiki, planned for next year. o

As personal trainer he wants to help from outside of the NSK to have another sekitori appear from Niigata

o

Edited December 7, 2022 by Akinomaki

[Jakusotsu]

...and the mayor replied: "Seriously? You can't even afford a proper hairdresser after dawdling away the best time of your life??"

Edited December 6, 2022 by Jakusotsu

[Akinomaki]

Today Oyanagi/Yutakayama reported his intai to the regional paper Hokkoku shimbun, which mainly reports about Asanoyama. The danpatsushiki is planned for next June.

o

About rival Asanoyama: "Return to ozeki is close, he can aim for yokozuna."

On 06/12/2022 at 18:01, Akinomaki said:

As personal trainer he wants to help from outside of the NSK to have another sekitori appear from Niigata

He'll learn the new trade and wants to open a gym in Tokyo

The other one for Hokkoku shimbun to support is amateur yokozuna Nakamura, the paper has the head office in Ishikawa pref.

[rokudenashi]

Yutakayama was present at the rikishi-kai held at the Kokugikan today, and shared some interesting tidbits about his life post-Ōzumō as well as future plans - he has already lost 22kg in one month, and plans to lose even more in order to compete in the 2024 Tōkyō marathon. Currently 159kg, he aims for below 100kg - at this rate and with his personal training aspirations in mind, he can get there easily between now and then.

In a bid to keep his knees in good shape, he has taken up walking, which he attributes his weight loss to. “It’s definitely not (as straining on the knees) as suriashi” he cheerfully quipped.

https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202212270001132.html

Edited December 28, 2022 by rokudenashi

[rhyen]

Should I post this here, or somewhere else?

 

[RabidJohn]

I don't believe I've ever seen a pre-danpatsu-skiki retiree not wearing his hair in a chon-mage. I don't suppose he gives a toss any longer, but it seems wrong.

[Seiyashi]

19 minutes ago, RabidJohn said:

I don't believe I've ever seen a pre-danpatsu-skiki retiree not wearing his hair in a chon-mage. I don't suppose he gives a toss any longer, but it seems wrong.

Alternatively he's living without access to a tokoyama and a ponytail is much lower maintenance. 

[Akinomaki]

Above he was station master for a day at the setsubun festivities on the 28th in Tagami town, Niigata.http://www.kenoh.com/2023/01/31_yutakayama.html

On the 26th Yutakayama was shop manager for a day in a JA store in his hometown Niigata, expressing his thanks for the support he got. He received some special brands of rice.

vid

Edited January 31, 2023 by Akinomaki

[rhyen]

32 minutes ago, RabidJohn said:

I don't believe I've ever seen a pre-danpatsu-skiki retiree not wearing his hair in a chon-mage. I don't suppose he gives a toss any longer, but it seems wrong.

Asashoryu, 2010 until his danpatsushiki

[Akinomaki]

4 minutes ago, Akinomaki said:

on the 26th Yutakayama was shop manager for a day in a JA store in his hometown Niigata

He already started to work as personal trainer and goes to instruct people when he receives a request. A friend who is personal trainer told him that there was no rikishi yet who ran a marathon and proposed that as a goal for him.

On 27/12/2022 at 14:24, rokudenashi said:

he has already lost 22kg in one month, and plans to lose even more in order to compete in the 2024 Tōkyō marathon. Currently 159kg, he aims for below 100kg 

the above was one month ago and he's still at 160kg - and said he aims for an 80s kg range for the same time next year

https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2023/01/26/kiji/20230126s00005000337000c.html

the progress stopped but the goal gets bigger - he mustn't go to these food events if he wants to get there

[Akinomaki]

Yutakayama on the 16th was police chief for a day home in Niigata's Kita ward

o vid

o

Edited February 18, 2023 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki]

Yutakayama today had a party for the local koenkai in Niigata to announce his retirement to the 77 koenkai members who came.

o o  o

The danpatsushiki is scheduled for June 25th in the kokugikan

[dingo]

He looks slimmer already. Wonder how he'll be by the danpatsushiki? 

[Akinomaki]

On 05/02/2020 at 22:06, Akinomaki said:

Yutakayama on the 28th home in Niigata city -

as shop manager  for the day - doing PR for local rice again - this time the Shinnosuke variety - o

On 31/01/2023 at 19:14, Akinomaki said:

On the 26th Yutakayama was shop manager for a day in a JA store in his hometown Niigata, expressing his thanks for the support he got. He received some special brands of rice.

He wants more PR for his region: he uses the Shinnosuke rice for the gifts to the guests at the danpatsu-shiki June 25th in the kokugikan, about 300 cutters are expected there - he had used Shinnosuke rice gifts also at his wedding in Feb. 2020. Consulting with local JA, they had local designer SakoKazunari design the gift wrap, onigiri style. http://www.niigata-nippo.co.jp/articles/-/231351

[Akinomaki]

The danpatsushiki today of Yutakayama in the kokugikan had about 430 cutters, his parents, heya mate Shodai

o

and ex-Yutakayama, the former Tokitsukaze-rijicho among them o

final cut by the present Tokitsukaze

ooo

with the family and new hairstyle

oo

he already lost 50kg from about 180 and wants to go down to below 90kg for the Tokyo marathon in March. He plans to open a new gym next year with a dohyo on mats. So far he has this

On 22/04/2023 at 13:12, Akinomaki said:

On 20/04/2023 at 21:45, Akinomaki said:

Ex-Yutakayama, Ryota OYanaGi pre-opens his personal gym OYG on the 22nd

He has big plans, expand to all 47 prefectures, each facility with a dohyo.

o 

"It may become a gym for sumo only" First time trial: 50min. for 5000yen.

Edited June 25, 2023 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki]

On 25/06/2023 at 10:55, Akinomaki said:

The danpatsushiki today of Yutakayama in the kokugikan had about 430 cutters, his parents, heya mate Shodai

and ex-Yutakayama, the former Tokitsukaze-rijicho among them o

final cut by the present Tokitsukaze

- the sumo channel will likely post more videos from the event

his mother cutting

o o

his father

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Shodai

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ex-Yutakayama

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final cut

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proper haircut

o o

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Edited July 2, 2023 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki]

On 27/12/2022 at 14:24, rokudenashi said:

Yutakayama was present at the rikishi-kai held at the Kokugikan today, and shared some interesting tidbits about his life post-Ōzumō as well as future plans - he has already lost 22kg in one month, and plans to lose even more in order to compete in the 2024 Tōkyō marathon. Currently 159kg, he aims for below 100kg - at this rate and with his personal training aspirations in mind, he can get there easily between now and then. 

On 25/06/2023 at 10:55, Akinomaki said:

he already lost 50kg from about 180 and wants to go down to below 90kg for the Tokyo marathon in March.

Yutakayama had his first try, at still in the 110kg range: he competed in the Tokyo legacy half marathon on the 15th and posted that he finished the 21km in 2h8m25s

o

 - net time, competition time was 2h22m31s from start to finish https://sporoku.jp/result/mgctlh_20231015/show/354107

half time: youtube?v=zulZh7NsAw8&t=39m

Edited October 18, 2023 by Akinomaki

[Jakusotsu]

Not bad. He already quadrupled my expectations.

[Seregost]

"he edged out my old mark by two seconds....and sixteen minutes...and twelve hours..."

[Yamanashi]

At last, an example where "Pocari Sweat" makes sense.

[Kamitsuumi]

At the Tokyo Marathon:
 

 

[RabidJohn]

It's only 15 months since he announced his intai, ffs! How much weight has he lost?

I know he's not the first ex-rikishi to shed his fighting weight, but it's still astonishing.

 

[Kamitsuumi]

>180kg to 105 kg, according to this article from Encount