<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 - I think that is it</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: Sat, Aug 8, 2026 at 6:14 AM<br>Subject: [Sumo news] - Eisei, the English rikishi<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"">I apologize for the bombardment today, but between basho news (and pretty interesting stuff) helps ease the waiting pains..</p><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"">Eisei (17), (Nicholas Tarasenko, Minato beya) , made his sumo debut at the Nagoya Basho,, becoming the second rikishi from England. On the 7th, he completed his first week at the sumo training school in Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo. He participated in 26 keiko bouts. He also had one bout with Oomori (Oitekaze), a promising wrestler from Makushita , but was completely defeated without being able to do anything. He said, "He was strong," and while he keenly felt the difference in strength, it seems to have been a valuable learning experience for him. He also faced Tenkakufuji (real name Shintaro Haraguchi, Isegahama beya), a former member of the Japan U-20 rugby team. Eisei also played rugby in England, and he revealed, "As expected of someone with experience as a youth national rugby player, he is strong. I'm sure he will become a formidable opponent once he gains more experience."</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"">Eisei is 190 cm tall and his weight has increased by 12 kg since before the Nagoya tournament, now weighing 132 kg. While he was able to make the most of his physique, he also had some clumsy moments, such as easily giving his opponent a morozashi and losing. Afterwards, there were classroom studies. On this day, the theme was "Sumo History" and "Sumo during Wartime." For Eisei, who had been in Japan for about a year, the lecture seemed difficult. "The Japanese was difficult, and there were many parts I didn't understand. But I had originally studied sumo history on my own in England. I also learned about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima on August 6th and Nagasaki on August 9th at school in England. It was a different perspective from Europe," he said, indicating that he had gained something from it.</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"">On this day, he woke up at 4:30 a.m. and at 5:20 a.m., he went from the nearest JR Warabi Station (Saitama Prefecture) to the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. At 7 a.m., roll call was taken, and he started running with Oomori, Kakizoe , and Fudouhou, who are in Makushita , and ran about 1 kilometer. Practical training began at 7:30 a.m. Classroom studies included calligraphy, sports medicine, and sumo folk songs, which varied depending on the day of the week. The class ended with singing the sumo training song. "I've started to be able to sing sumo songs. It would be great if I could also sing traditional Japanese enka." The 17-year-old rising star's eyes were shining.</p>
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