<div dir="auto">Moti </div><div><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 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, May 5, 2026 at 1:58 AM<br>Subject: [Sumo news] - Training news<br>To: Sumo Newsletter2 <<a href="mailto:sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com">sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com</a>><br></div><br><br><font size="3">The Tokitsukaze Ichimon joint keiko session was held at the Kokugikan's small dohyo. Ozeki Aonishiki who will face his first ever kadoban basho in Natsu participated, even though he is not affiliated with the Ichimon. He had eight bouts against Komusubi Wakatakakage and Wakamotoharu, winning five and losing three. While there were some bouts where he pushed his opponents out of the ring, there were also many instances where he was forced out of the ring. He appeared to be out of breath, and reflected on the training, saying, "I'm in normal condition. Both my good and bad points came out." Concerns remain about the condition of his left little toe, which he injured at the Spring Tournament in March and was found to be fractured during the Spring Jungyo but he said, "It's not perfect, but it's better than before."
<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:Roboto,arial,sans-serif">At the YDC soken held on the 1st he had nine bouts against Yokozuna Houshouryuu and others, winning three. Since then, he has continued training with younger rikishi at his heya, but going forward, he plans to adjust his training by going for degeiko while checking his physical condition. He emphasized that he has no choice but to "keep improving my condition" in preparation for Natsu Basho.</span></font><div><font size="3"><span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:Roboto,arial,sans-serif"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="3">Ozeki Kirishima who is aiming for his second consecutive championship at the Natsu basho was there as well.. In practice bouts, he had 17 bouts against Makuuchi rikishi Daieishou and Fujinokawa, winning 15 and losing 2. There were bouts where he pushed his opponents out in one swift move after a sharp tachiai, and also moments where he recovered even when pushed to the edge of the dohyo. His bout with Fujinokawa was particularly intense, and he said he felt good about it, saying, "My body moved well even against an opponent with fast movements. I got out of breath midway through, but I was able to train well until the end." Fujinokawa, who trained with him, also commented that he was "very strong." His Oyakata Otowayama (former Yokozuna Kakuryuu), who was watching the training, also felt that he had made progress. He said that his training so far has been "going smoothly</font>." <font size="3"><span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:Roboto,arial,sans-serif"></span></font><span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:Roboto,arial,sans-serif"><font size="3">Regarding having 17 bouts, he said, "It seems like not many people do that many, but that's normal for me, and I think that's just who Kirishima is." With five days until the start of the Natsu basho, Kirishima, who plans to check his physical condition and adjust his training through degeiko from tomorrow, the 6th, onwards, expressed his determination, saying, "If I train hard, things will improve. I want to believe in that and continue training day by day." [Ryotaro Yamada]</font></span></div><div><font size="3"><span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:Roboto,arial,sans-serif"><br></span></font></div>
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