Re: Takanohana on the TV program osharekankei

[stuart@gol.com (Stuart Woodward)]

On Mon, 24 Jun 1996 11:46:10 +0000, you wrote:

>Just a quick question.  What was the Yokozuna wearing?  

Err. I'm having difficulty remembering. When rikishi come on TV they
are usually wearing either a very smart yukata, a black formal man's
kimono with all the trimmings or a smart but brighter man's kimono. I
think Takanohana was wearing the latter.

>> He was a giant at school and looked like
>> he would burst his little shorts and T-shirt.
>I really wish I could have seen this.  I've often wondered if 
>future Sumotori are perceptibly different from other kids or if the 
>difference comes with the training.

Many are big kids. I think some are on special diet's from an early
age though. I'm sure that Takanohana & Wakanohana were expected from
an early age to enter Sumo. Musoyama's father, a keen sumo fan, wanted
him to enter sumo and started him training from an early age.

 
>> How long is hair? Down to his chest.
>Surely this was just one of the questions??  He didn't actually take 
>his hair down?!

No, he didn't take it down. One of the girls in the audience asked
this as nobody usually sees rikishi with their hair down.
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