Re: Waka Kyujo?

["Da Kine Sumo E-zine & Web site from Kawika" <dakinesumo@hotmail.com>]

It has only happen like 8 times, maybe less, last time being during the 80s.

You must have 2 ozeki and 2 yokozuna on the banzuke, but for some reason 
there is only one ozeki, then and only then, can the highest ranking 
yokozuna serve has yokozuna-ozeki.  I think Wajima got to do it once.

I thought that if Chiyotaikai kyujo then Akebono would get to be 
yokozuna-ozeki, but no, Chiyo is still listed on the banzuke.  Chiyo or 
Takanonami would have to retire, I guess, and then there would only be one 
ozeki, and then we would have a yokozuna-ozeki.

Cool, uh.

From: Otakeyama@aol.com
>To: abe@accesscom.com, sumo@brooks.statgen.ncsu.edu
>Subject: Re: Waka Kyujo?
>Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 20:22:54 EDT
>
>I love this list!!  Just when I think I know something about Sumo, 
>something
>new comes along.  Someone please explain to me the term "Yokozuna-Ozeki".  
>I
>know about Higashi-Yokozuna, Nishi-Yokozuna, Sei-Yokozuna, and
>Haridashi-Yokozuna, but never Yokozuna-Ozeki.  I am looking for a full
>explanation, origin, purpose etc.
>
>Thanks!!!!!!
>Otakeyama




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