[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Meisei

[Jeffrey Anderson]

Moti

Gaijingai

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From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Mar 9, 2022 at 3:19 AM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Meisei
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


Meisei is training and aiming for a sanyaku return. "The virus and my
dropping from sanyaku-I see them as a plus," he said. He had a 40 degree
fever for two days and then was in isolation for 10 days at his home and
had difficulty moving his body.  Still, his appetite was good and his loss
of weight was kept to a minimum. "I had a back injury as well so I took
advantage of the down time to heal. I wasn't nervous at all and planned to
slowly let my body rest and heal," he said. Last basho he did beat the
three top rankers but ended with a dismal 5-10 record which dropped him to
M3. He isn't even the top ranked rikishi from his heya any more, as
Houshouryuu has overtaken him at Komusubi. "I need to concentrate on
keeping my body low. My ability was poor last basho. Still, no use thinking
about that now. I've been studying my body well lately. In the past i have
been i injured right before the basho so i need to reflect on the way that
I prepare. I was able to beat the Yokozuna and Ozeki last basho so i need
to build on that. I am aware that Houshouryuu is ranked above me and it's
pretty annoying," he said."Dropping down the ranks makes you want to go up
again, beat those top rankers and add to the excitement," he added. His
current record against the Y/O is 8-11, and he is regarded as a top-ranker
killer. "When i first made it to Komusubi I was sure I would make it to
Ozeki, but then reality hit me.. It's really difficult to get double-digit
wins at these ranks. Just getting a kachikoshi at this stage isn't easy for
me. Still, i will be adding power and aiming for those double digit wins.
I'll be working on my balance and the sharpness of my tachiai and will try
not to be upset at the edge of the dohyo when I have the advantage. I guess
my career hasn't gone as planned so far, but maybe these detours are my way
of achieving my goals. It is what it is. I'm learning a lot of stuff and I
think that's good.. I will be advancing step by step.." he summed.

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Best regards,
Jeffrey Anderson

For of all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these:
It might have been.
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