Re: Takanohana on the TV program osharekankei

[kawika@gol.com (David F. Meisenzahl)]

>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.

Yukata, the formal stuff is for very formal parties and promotions.

>
>>> 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.

Yes, he built a dohyo when his son was 4.  Wow, can you imagine, "son did
you break the window, OK, let's hit the dohyo....ouch!"

>
>
>>> 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.

I saw Konishiki at the Tokyo American Club pool with his hair down, man, so
much hair it would make a hardcore hippie jealous.

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