<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: Tue, Sep 9, 2025 at 2:30 AM<br>Subject: [Sumo news] - Aonishiki<br>To: Sumo Newsletter2 <<a href="mailto:sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com">sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com</a>><br></div><br><br><span style="color:rgb(53,60,65);font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Komusubi Aonishiki, who will be competing in Aki 2025 as a new sanyaku rikishi, overwhelmed West Maegashira 9 Fujinokawa, who came for degeiko. The two went head to head today, with Aonishiki winning 9 bouts out of a total of 10 . This was Aonishiki's first keiko with sekitori since the Yokozuna Deliberation Committee's soken on the 5th, four days after that training session. "I'm glad my body is moving well. I've been with Fujinokawa since the training school, and he comes at me with all his might and doesn't let up. He trains with great energy," Aonishiki said, expressing his satisfaction and gratitude to his peer, who is in great shape and in his second makuuchi tournament. Excellent tachiais, quick forward moving attacks, grabbing of the mawashi, fine uwatenage - all were witnessed in their bouts. Intensity of a hon-basho.. At the Tokitsukaze Ichimon rengo keiko on the 8th, Fujinokawa was evenly matched with Yokozuna Houshouryuu, who participated from outside the Ichimon. While he ended up with a record of 4-7, he was ahead in the win column with a 4-3 lead, and his form was not bad. After the training session that day, Fujinokawa even threw in the towel, saying, "He's too strong. The level difference is so great that it's annoying. I fight about 10 matches every time, and I only win about one." Usually, the West Komusubi will be matched with the East Yokozuna on the first day of a tournament. This means Aonishiki will likely face Yokozuna Oonosato on the first day. He was totally defeated last basho. Ajigawa Oyakata (former Sekiwake Aminishiki), reflected on his match against Oonosato last tournament, saying, "It was his first time facing a Yokozuna, and I think he was over-thinking it," suggesting that nerves played a role. Aonishiki added, "I will prepare so that I can fight well this basho. I hope that I can start off with a win," expressing his hope that he will gain momentum by winning the match between two yusho candidates that will be held right away. He also seems to have anticipated that he will face Oonosato on the first day, saying, "Whether we face each other on the first day or any other day, I will do the same thing," and is already mentally prepared. The rising star from Ukraine, who has risen to the Sanyaku rank in the fastest time ever, taking 12 tournaments to do so since his debut, (excluding tsukedashi), will be a serious factor in Aki basho.</span>
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