[sumo] Yokozuna Asashouryuu misses YDC Soken

[Moti <sumo@dichne.com>]

Yokozuna Asashoryu missed the YDC Soken (a special training session 
under the watchful eyes of the Yokozuna Deliberation Council) due to a 
fever as apparently he caught a cold upon returning from Mongolia. With 
the leading man missing, the YDC people and Oyakatas were rather 
restless and entirely unhappy with Kaiou and Wakanosato's performance. 
Kaiou was 16-9 in his bouts and was looking tired. "I got carried away 
and had 25 bouts. My condition? Just like my Oyakata evaluated (60%? 
30%?). Somewhere along those lines..", he said, angrily. In fact Kaiou 
was scolded by Taiho Oyakata who wanted him to display more spirit as he 
was pushed around by a hiramaku rikishi after doing 25 Sanban geiko 
against Chiyotaikai, who was also seen getting out of breath.
Kitanoumi oyakata was more kind towards Kaiou though. "He's been going 
on for close to 30 minutes. You know he's 32 years old so I think he 
must have been exhausted."
YDC female member Makiko Uchidate was especially upset with Wakanosato, 
who only managed to get in ten sessions. Ms. Uchidate was wondering if 
perhaps he did not want to show too much of his moves to others but 
since the Yokozuna was absent, she thought he should have done more to 
show his presence.
Meanwhile the young hopefuls showed they did indeed belong. Both 
Kotooshou and Hakuho beat Sekiwakes  Miyabiyama and Wakanosato by throws 
and Roho and Kakizoe pushed Kaiou out of the dohyo. It could become a 
long basho for those seeking their promotion.
Tochiazuma was absent as well. Hakuhou did not interact with the Ozeki 
at all, but was going a lot for the mawashi with others. (Report by Joe 
Kuroda and a few additions by moi..)
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Kintamayama
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