Training news- Hakuouhou

[Moti Dichne]

Hakuouhou trained at home today. "I'm training well while keeping myself in good shape. I feel like the tournament could start tomorrow," he said with a satisfied look on his face. He has reached his highest rank of all time, East Maegashira 4 this basho, and will face all the top rankers. "I'm looking forward to it. The Yokozuna (Houshouryuu) came to train with us, as did Kirishima-zeki , so I want to beat them this Basho  " he said,  expressing his hope for his first kinboshi. Regarding the theme of his training before the tournament, he vowed to overcome an issue, saying, "Don't stop after the tachi-ai. I can't help but stop my feet. Isegahama Oyakata has been strict about that, so I'm going to hit low and aim for the mae-mitsu, without my feet stopping. It's very difficult for me, but I want to be able to do that."