<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 dir="auto">Gaijingai </div><div><br></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: Fri, Feb 27, 2026 at 2:25 PM<br>Subject: [Sumo news] - Takayasu starts training<br>To: Sumo Newsletter2 <<a href="mailto:sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com">sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com</a>><br></div><br><br><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;color:rgb(53,60,65);font-family:Inter,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol"">Sekiwake Takayasu went to Sadogatake beya for degeiko today. During his first keiko session since arriving in Osaka, Takayasu had 11 consecutive matches against Fujinokawa and Kotoshouhou, winning 9 and losing 2. He displayed his strength with a variety of offensive moves, including pushing, shoving, and throwing. He also had nine consecutive matches against Ozeki Kotozakura, winning more than he lost.. "My body moved well. I think I was able to react to my opponents in any situation and managed to use a variety of offensive moves. I think I can improve a little more, so I'd like to do that and continue this at the basho," he said with a satisfied look on his face. Despite being suddenly faced with 20 matches in his first keiko session, he commented, "I'm in better shape than I've been in recent years. Usually, I get tense after 20 matches, but I wasn't that tense and my movement was good. Going head-to-head with the Ozeki really inspired me."</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(53,60,65);font-family:Inter,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol""><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(37,37,37)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">Tomorrow</span>, the 28th, is his 36th birthday. In his year as a 35-year-old, he advanced to the yusho bout in March last year, and returned to Komusubi at the following May Basho. Since then, he has maintained his position as a sanyaku regular. "I've been working hard on building my physique more than when I was younger. To aim for the next level, I need to build my physique even more, so I have no choice but to do it," he said, looking ahead to Haru at the age of 36.</span></p>
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