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Just sharing my experience at Sumo+Sushi here on this platform. Seems like I will be here more in the future.

https://tachiai.org/2023/06/17/sumosushi-andy-experiences-sumo/

Sumo+Sushi: Andy Experiences Sumo

It’s been almost 10 years since I started this blog and while I have gone to tournaments, I had never mounted a dohyo…until last night. The moment that I saw Konishiki was coming to DC,…

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I am excited for the Nagoya action to start but it's still a week away!
"It's been a long time." -Rakim

This is a great article by Bruce Henderson of @tachiai . I am in full agreement.

Sharing here and will tack on some additional thoughts in a follow up:

https://tachiai.org/2023/01/23/the-case-for-yokozuna-takakeisho/

#sumo #Takakeisho

The Case For Yokozuna Takakeisho

With the tournament now complete, I am eager to see what becomes of Takakeisho. There was a thought at the beginning of all of this, that he might begin March as the second Yokozuna alongside Terun…

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@Tim_Sumo it will be interesting to see if much of sumo Twitter moves over here. There are a lot of platforms now and that might be a good thing.

Tennozan retired. Ex-Amuru attended his retirement ceremony and shared pictures on Instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl_ZTajJVxq/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

Ivanov Nikolay on Instagram: "天王山の断髪式。 ほんとにお疲れ様でした。"

Ivanov Nikolay shared a post on Instagram: "天王山の断髪式。 ほんとにお疲れ様でした。". Follow their account to see 66 posts.

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@mike He's injured. I don't recall what the injury is, though, so I am checking.

Asanoyama and Hakuyozan return to Juryo. Shonannoumi will make his Juryo debut.

https://tachiai.org/2022/11/30/juryo-promotions-announced-3/

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Juryo Promotions Announced

As expected, former Ozeki Asanoyama will return to the salaried ranks in January. He’ll be joined by Ms1w Shonannoumi (5-2), who will make his sekitori debut. Yutakayama’s sudden retire…

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@wukong Yeah. After the henka, I thought he was crying on the dohyo. It was worse that he was hurt.

Banzuke committee meets, we will learn about Juryo promotions. See Leonid's analysis here:

https://tachiai.org/2022/11/27/looking-ahead-to-the-hatsu-banzuke/

Looking Ahead to the Hatsu Banzuke

With the Kyushu results in the books, we can take our customary look at how they will reshuffle the rankings chart for the Hatsu basho. Strap in, folks, it’s going to be a wild ride. Yokozuna…

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