<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 dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Kotozakura’s excuse have started. </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: Mon, Sep 7, 2026 at 8:42 AM<br>Subject: [Sumo news] - Training- Kotozakura and Tamawashi<br>To: Sumo Newsletter2 <<a href="mailto:sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com">sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com</a>><br></div><br><br><div><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"">Ozeki Kotozakura participated in the joint training session of the Nishonoseki Ichimon at his Sadogatake beya in Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture on the 7th. He was 4-16 against Yokozuna Oonosato . He was often overwhelmed by the Yokozuna's pressure, but he also showed strength by moving forward from the tachiai. Although he had a significantly losing record, he reflected, "The win-loss record is what it was, but in terms of content, it was the kind of sumo that could lead to a win." Due to a left ankle injury, he did not participate in keiko during the summer jungyo in August. He was wearing tape on his ankle today and seemed concerned about the injured area, but after the keiko he was able to walk around without any problems.</span><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""></span></div><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""><div><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""><br></span></div>Tamawashi (41), Juryo 3E, was also at the joint training session of the Nishonoseki Ichimon. In the keiko with the sekitori, he showed his presence by going 6-2 against Ichiyamamoto, Gounoyama, Kotoshouhou, Takanoshou, Ouhou, and Kotoeihou. He worked hard, sweating profusely, using powerful throat thrusts to bend his opponents into bows and pushing forward even when doing yotsuzumo. He said, "I'll keep working hard little by little," and despite his 6-2 record, he didn't let his guard down, saying, "Everyone hasn't shown their full strength yet." At the Nagoya tournament, he was ranked in Juryo for the first time in 13 years, but he won 9 matches and returned to a rank where he can see himself returning to Makuuchi. At Aki, one more win would tie him with Aminishiki (now Ajigawa Oyakata) in total wins, and eight wins would tie him with Wakanosato (now Nishiiwa Oyakata), who is 7th all-time. The "Iron Man," who will celebrate his 42nd birthday on November 16th during the Kyushu Bashot, aims to return to Makuuchi while opening the door to new records.</span>
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