<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">Me</div><div dir="auto"><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, Jul 21, 2026 at 3:32 PM<br>Subject: [Sumo news] - Ichiyamamoto - funny guy<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:Inter,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol"">Funny guy Ichiyamamoto at it again. He defeated Sekiwake Kotoshouhou by yorikiri, bringing his record to 5 wins and 5 losses. He took advantage of Kotoshouhou's pulling, getting a left-hand outside grip, went for a dashinage, and then shifted his body position. He then pushed forward and forced him out of the dohyo. "I think my body is moving well," he said, expressing his confidence. Looking ahead to the final stages of the tournament, he said, "I'm getting tired, but everyone is in the same boat. I hope I can do my best without making excuses. I want to keep the feelings I had on the first day in mind." In the dressing room, he passed Asanoyama, with whom he has a close relationship. He made eye contact with Asanoyama when he saw him coming out of the bath, and they smiled at each other (cue romantic music). His eyes were drawn to Asanoyama's hair, and he used the word "tenpa," meaning naturally curly hair, to make the reporters laugh, saying, "I thought, 'Wow, that's some amazing curly hair.'" Asanoyama is the same age as him and is also in contention for the yusho with an 8-2 record. "I'm inspired by him. We haven't faced each other since Asanoyama got injured in Nagoya two years ago, so I'd like to do it," he said, showing his enthusiasm. "Of course, I won't go easy on him then." Though he said it jokingly, there was power in his words. He has brought his win-loss record back to even and will head into the final stages of the tournament with the same mindset as on day 1.</span>
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