<div dir="auto">From Moti<br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Best regards,<div>Jeffrey Anderson</div><div dir="auto">Gaijingai </div><div>For of all sad words of tongue or pen,</div><div>The saddest are these:</div><div>It might have been.</div><div>- John Greenleaf Whittier</div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Moti Dichne</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:niramiai@gmail.com">niramiai@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, May 2, 2024 at 3:13 AM<br>Subject: [Sumo news] - YDC Soken<br>To: Sumo Newsletter2 <<a href="mailto:sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com">sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com</a>><br></div><br><br><span style="font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(53,60,65)">The YDC soken (special training session held by the Yokozuna Deliberation Council) was held today at the Kokugikan, open to the public, 2500 came. Terunofuji did not take part, saying he wasn't up to it physically. He was ring-side doing the fundamentals. "I planned on doing some sumo but my condition has become worse. I can't go into details, but I wanted to be on the safe side. I don't think it's serious, but I can only do what I can do on </span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(53,60,65)"></span><span style="font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(53,60,65)">any given day" he explained. OTOH, Komusubi Oonosato (weird writing that) made his presence felt, taking on three Ozeki and going 3-3 against them and 5-5 overall. At the beginning, the Ozeki fought each other, but then Kirishima called him out and lost. Then Oonosato himself called Houshouryuu out and beat him as well. Houshouryuu (probably infuriated..) asked for a rematch, and beat Oonosato twice. Oonosato was called by Kirishima again and beat him again.. He then called out Kotozakura (weird writing that) and lost. So 3-3. "It was excellent keiko. I wanted to do sumo against the upper echel</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(53,60,65)"></span><span style="font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(53,60,65)">ons, and after being called out, i was able to do some bouts and that was good. It has definitely boosted my confidence. I was able to win and show my strength, " he said. Non-sanyaku don't usually get to practice with the top guys, and the fact that he was part of the show made him feel like he is a sanyaku rikishi now. "That made me feel like I am a sanyaku rikishi now!" he agreed, sporting his new yet very short mage. He didn't get to face the Ozeki during the month-long jungyo, and he knows that he will be facing them in the early stages of the basho. "I was able to do my own sumo. I still have a long way to go but there is ample time till the beginning of the basho so I will prepare properly and will watch the videos of today's bouts, fixing what needs a- fixing," he summed.</span><br>
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