<div dir="auto">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 gmail_quote_container"><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: Sat, Jul 19, 2025 at 7:14 AM<br>Subject: [Sumo news] - Bow twirling ceremony-yumitorishiki<br>To: Sumo Newsletter2 <<a href="mailto:sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com">sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com</a>><br></div><br><br><div><span style="color:rgb(53,60,65);font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">The bow twirler at the end of the day usually belongs to the Yokozuna's heya. The highest ranked one, usually. This basho, Akua from Houshouryuu's Tataunami beya started off doing it for five days, but after Houshouryuu went kyujo, Hananoumi, who is from Oonosato's heya, started doing it. </span><span style="color:rgb(53,60,65);font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">In a weird turn of events, the two faced each other today in Makushita in the "Battle of the Yumitorikishi." Akua beat Hananoumi by hikiotoshi. Having won his third win, Akua said with a relaxed expression, "I was nervous about the yumitori showdown.. Everyone was talking about it..." </span><span style="color:rgb(53,60,65);font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">According to Akua he plans to retire from performing the ceremony at the end of this basho. From now on, Makushita Kamito and Jonidan Tatsuoushou (usually mid Makushita but working his way back up after an injury), who are also from Tatsunami beya, will be getting ready. Next basho, a rikishi from the East Yokozuna's heya will be in charge of the yumitorishiki..</span></div>
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