Onosato gets the win

Well, so a whole week has gone by since the September tournament finished and if you haven't watched the highlights to see who won you can't blame me for not issuing a spoiler alert.

Onosato took home the Emperor's Cup, his first tournament victory since last year. It wasn't much of a bout with Aonishiki, Onosato basically just ran right through him. That is not a knock on Aonishiki, he put up a spirited fight and had a great tournament, but Onosato is just mush larger and was able to handle Aonishiki well.

We have one more tournament this year which will be in November and will take place in Fukuoka. 

Here is a link to Sumo Prime Time's video of all of Onosato's fights.

September 2026 tournament

Big day tomorrow - Onosato vs Aonishiki

Tomorrow is the final day for the September sumo tournament from Tokyo and it couldn't get any bigger.

Onosato (Yokozuna) and Aonishiki (Ozeki) are tied going into the final day so it will be one match, winner takes all.

It could have ended today and Onosato could have won the Emperor's Cup if one of two things had happened. If Onosato would have won his match against Kotozakura (Ozeki) he would have won the Cup, but he didn't, he got beat. Or if Aonishiki would have lost against Kirishima (Ozeki) Onosato would have won the Cup also, but Aonishiki beat Kirishima. 

Which means both of them go into tomorrows bout with 11-3 records. 

Who do I think will win? I'd like to see Onosato win but Aonishiki seems to have more fighting spirit so I can't say.

It will be a good one for sure.

Once you walk through the gate to begin your training there is no turning back

 

Kokoro

 

Training in the mist of the falls

It has been a long time since I've made a "training grounds" post.

This one caught my eye though. I can imagine initial training at the lower complex, then once you have reached black belt status you make your way up to the higher and smaller complex.