[sumo] Asashouryuu shows Takamisakari "the light"..

[Moti <sumo@dichne.com>]

Summer Jungyo started today. Asashouryuu returned from Mongolia in a 
certain mood, it seems. He took on Takamisakari-three bouts, three wins. 
Then, during butsugari-geiko, he called him out again. This time, he 
proceeded to throw him around, drag him by his mawashi, kick him in the 
ass, hit him in the back and stomach. "You are holding back! This ain't 
serious keiko! If you're not giving it your all, it's not keiko!!", 
roared the Yokozuna. The crowd, of course, went bananas. Then, when 
Sakari came to drink some water, Asa poured the water over his head.
Sakari was seen holding his waist while walking towards the shitakubeya. 
After his bath Sakari commented, " Nothing I can do about it.. He called 
me out, and I had no choice. I'm to blame for my weak Sumo..."
"Hey, that's entertainment!", said Asashouryuu.

It's hard to tell if all this was a part of a good-natured "show", or if 
the scene was serious, at least from my reading of the three articles on 
this subject. One article does state, however, that this is part of a 
Yokozuna's duty - helping a rikishi "see the light"..

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Kintamayama
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[EndPost by Moti <sumo@dichne.com>]