[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Shoudai

[Patricia Yarrow]

Shoudai...kind of cute!

*Patricia Yarrow  *


On Mon, 6 Sept 2021 at 19:26, Jeffrey Anderson <jpaitv at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Date: Mon, Sep 6, 2021 at 6:01 AM
> Subject: [Sumo news] - Shoudai
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> Ozeki  Shoudai has been training recently. "I faced Yutakayama for  about
> 10-15 bouts today," said the ever-bewildered Shoudai. "I guess my left
> elbow  (injured on day 1 of the joint keiko sessions) is healed now since I
> am able to do sumo with no problems," he said.  Last week, he went on to
> lift weights after doing sumo, but today he didn't, probably conscious of
> the fact that there is less than a week left till Aki starts. He won the
> yusho last Aki basho, but since then went kadoban twice and only managed
> double-digit wins once more. "I know deep inside I did not do well this
> past year. I suffered from injuries, but I somehow barely managed to keep
> my Ozeki rank. I'd like to not only try and keep my rank, but to move
> forward and attack as well from here on..  I lost too may bouts too easily.
> My hips are too high? If I keep thinking about that I can't concentrate on
> my own sumo.. I need to be able to do my one sumo, hopefully.  I don't want
> to get into situations where I get pushed to the edge.." he added. He was
> reprimanded by Kasugano Oyakata for slacking and talking too much at the
> joint keiko sessions. "Because of the virus, there is no chance to speak to
> rikishi from other heyas so I kind of let loose and my training was a bit
> loose as well. He saw right through me. He was just looking out for me as a
> fellow ex-college rikishi," he added. "It's my last basho in my twenties
> (soon to become 30 years old) so i want to do my best and get my kachikoshi
> calmly. I have hardly been able to get a kachikoshi lately, so I'll start
> from there. " he summed. The negative Shoudai reemerging?
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