Training noise-Kirishima

[Moti Dichne]

Sekiwake Kirishima went to Sakaigawa beya, which is based in Fuso-cho, Aichi Prefecture, for degeiko today. He fought a total of 13 bouts against  Hiradoumi and new Yokozuna Oonosato who also came for degeiko for a tola of 7 wins and 6 losses. He also won against Oonosato by blocking his favorite right thrusts, and said, "I think it I did well." He won 11 bouts  last basho, which will be the starting point for his push to return to Ozeki . He aims to gain a foothold in Nagoya but he said seriously, "I don't think too much about that, I want to do everything as usual. I want to go about it with the same feeling I had before I was promoted to Ozeki last time." Since being demoted from Ozeki, he has not had double-digit wins in two consecutive tournaments, and he has been plagued by injuries such as chronic neck pain, which was also a factor in his demotion. When asked about the current condition of his neck, he said, "Lately, I've been able to hit with my head little by little. I had a few good hits against the Yokozuna today, so I'll keep that in mind and try to carry that over to the next training session." Since the rankings were announced on the 30th of last month, he has been training at Naruto beya and Isegahama beya, where he has faced many sekitori. "I was able to train with people who have a strong tachiai.. The start of the match is important, so I want to make sure I can hit well," he said, showing his enthusiasm facing opening day, which is less than a week away.