<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">G</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, Aug 4, 2026 at 7:36 AM<br>Subject: [Sumo news] - Der Gyoji<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"">ex- Tenkaihou, now known as Minami Takayuki (41), explained the role of a gyoji on his YouTube channel, "Minami's Gotchan Channel." Minami stated, "Sumo isn't just done by active rikishi. There's a lot of work going on around them, from the gyoji and yobidashi to the tokoyama." He then explained, "The gyoji is the one who judges who wins and loses on the dohyo. They're the ones who get the closest look and raise the fan to declare the winner." He also mentioned the gyoji's work outside the dohyo. "The gyoji writes the characters on the banzuke. It's called 'sumo calligraphy.' They write thick, dense characters with as little space as possible, which is unique to sumo," he explained. He also shared a fun fact: "When rikishi have their retirement ceremony or wedding, the gyoji writes all the invitations. These events can't run without the gyoji. They're incredibly skilled at addressing envelopes and have amazing handwriting. If a gyoji has just joined the sumo world, they practice calligraphy at the Ryogoku Kokugikan (sumo arena)."</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""> </p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom: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"">*Yes, we know all that (rolling of eyes) but it should also be written for future reference..</p>
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