<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: Fri, Aug 21, 2026 at 4:51 AM<br>Subject: [Sumo news] - Aonishiki, Shishi<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"">A yusho parade for Aonishiki, who won his third yusho after three bashos at the last Nagoya basho, will be held on September 6th in Koto Ward, Tokyo, as announced on the official website of Ajigawa beya on the 21st. According to the announcement, the parade is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. It will depart from near the Senda Police Box and proceed along Museum Street to Ajigawa beya. The heya is calling for "your warm support!" According to a heya official, this will be the first time that a victory parade for Aonishiki will be held on a separate day after the tournament. The reason given for holding the parade is that he won the yusho while harboring an injury and has secured his return to the rank of Ozeki. While detailed discussions are still ongoing, it is planned that Aonishiki will ride alone in a rickshaw, with two people walking in front of him.</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"">Shishi held an asa-geiko session at his heya in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, on the 21st. He has been absent from the summer jungyo due to a torn rotator cuff in his left shoulder and a dislocated front tooth. On this day, he worked up a sweat with tubes and basic exercises such as suriashi and abdominal exercises. As the heya-gashira, he also actively guided the younger rikishi, calling out to them. Regarding the condition of his left shoulder, he explained, "It's getting better. Right now, I'm focusing on my legs. Little by little, little by little." His Oyakata Ikazuchi added, "He's doing rehabilitation every day." He indicated that he hopes to resume sumo practice "after the banzuke is announced." He underwent surgery on his left shoulder after the summer tournament. The Nagoya tournament was a "trial by fire" as he had only resumed sumo practice four days before the first day. Nevertheless, he won six consecutive matches from the first day. He was also in contention for the yusho and enlivened the tournament with a record of 10 wins and 5 losses. Having gone 6-9 in both the Spring and Summer Bashos, he said, "I didn't want to have a makekoshi for three tournaments in a row. I was desperate." He smiled as he said of Nagoya, "I've only had a makekoshi there once, so I like it. It was a good tournament." On the other hand, he suffered consecutive losses in the last three days. "I wanted to get at least one win," he reflected.</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"">The 12th was his Oyakata's 48th birthday. When asked if he had done anything to celebrate, Shishi broke into a smile and said, "You'll have to ask my Oyakata about that. It's a little embarrassing to say it myself." The Oyakata revealed with a smile, "I got a bag that I've wanted for a long time. I'm happy about that." His eldest son, Kakizoe (18), who joined the heya in April, also congratulated him for the first time as a deshi, and the Oyakata reflected, saying, "I think it must have felt a little strange for him."</p>
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