<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"> I remember Takayasu when he first entered sumo at the old Naruto Beya, (then headed by the former Yokozuna Takanosato, who died in 2011). Seemed promising even then. <div>The late Naruto oyakata would encourage his rikishi by having each report to him, personally, after a bout, to inform of a win or loss. If the rikishi won his bout that day, Naruto would reward him with a sweet. I don't remember the consequences of a loss. I'm sure Katrina Watts remembers and can expand on that. </div><div><br></div><div>Barbara Ann</div><div><br></div><div>From Moti:<br><div dir="ltr"><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Moti Dichne <niramiai@gmail.com><br><b>Date:</b> August 26, 2021 at 4:42:47 AM EDT<br><b>To:</b> Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[Sumo news] - Takayasu</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> niramiai@gmail.com<br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><p>Takayasu had 6 bouts today, going 3-3. He has gradually done less and less bouts daily. "I really want to go all out, but i have to bear in mind the coming basho. The important thing is to face day 1 in the best condition. Even when I'm in excellent condition i have to listen to my body and act accordingly. I'm not 20 years old anymore-it's different now. All I can do is do what I can to bring myself to the best condition possible in order to be able to fight through all 15 days," he explained. He no longer has Araiso oyakata as a sparring partner so his whole regimen has changed. "I don't have another sekitori at the heya so I have to take advantage of these kinds of joint sessions. I have to figure out how to build my body. I have a duty of strengthening the lower rankers, so together with them I will try to create an atmosphere of serious training. I will be pushing myself and them hard," he said.</p><p><br></p></div></blockquote></div></body></html>