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Of the five rikishi to win more than 20 championships, Taihō is the only one whose preferred throw was not uwatenage, but rather the sukuinage, which he used to quickly dispatch even high-caliber opponents time and again. Some rare color footage. Taihō vs Kitanofuji, 1967

Fujinokawa vs Misogidori.January, 1967

Jingaku vs Hoshi.January, 1985

Kyokushuzan vs Kotooshu.March, 2005

Sentōryū, the only sekitori from the American mainland, is fighting a serious battle for his health at the moment. He is requesting donations to help with the mounting medical costs.

Grandpa Kotozakura vs Kitanofuji. Can’t recall the year. Probably ’67.

Turns out Kotoshoho's dad is just Master Roshi 🐢

Collectively, this accounts for three-and-a-half years of sumo. Terunofuji and Takakeisho made up for another two-and-a-third years, taking us back to the time of Hakuho and company.

List of active rikishi in terms of their top-division title wins:.Onosato - 4.Mitakeumi - 3.Hoshoryu, Kirishima, Tamawashi - 2.Kotozakura, Daieisho, Wakatakakage, Abi, Shodai, Takerufuji, Kotoshoho, Asanoyama - 1. Combined, still less than any of the top 6 on the all-time list.

Let’s celebrate Kotoshoho’s hiramaku yusho by remembering Kotonishiki, the only rikishi in history to win two Makuuchi championships from the Maegashira ranks, who also hailed from Sadogatake stable.

Musashimaru's nephew, Hikarumusashi, went 6-1 in Jonidan, and should be moving up a division for September.

But this time, as many of you noted, he was often fighting on the mawashi, as he used to do seemingly more often in his younger days, and doing it rather brilliantly. It feels like a switch has flipped, but that is so rarely the case in sumo. Time will tell!.

More on Kotoshoho, his sumo actually looked quite solid this whole time. Not fluking his way to victory. My big criticism of him in the past has been about his poor balance. His pushing lacks control, and he falls flat on his face a lot for a man so tall.

Eleven wins in September should do it for Wakatakakage to reach Ozeki. I hope to see it, as someone who thought he'd make it several years ago, before the injury. Kirishima, who performed horribly in the second half, would need a miraculous 14 wins next time to hit 33-in-3.

An underwhelming tournament from our new Yokozuna, which is of course not uncommon. Still, the fact that Onosato can do some of the horrendous sumo that he did here in July and still end with 11 wins is proof of a Yokozuna. Even his bad performances will be better than most.

Strong debut from Kusano. Shame he got mauled by that bear today, though.

Today, Aonishiki seemed like a passive recipient of his opponent's sumo, without much of a game plan of his own. Perhaps that was fatigue, or pressure, but I'm sure this won't be the last time we talk about Aonishiki with regards to the yusho.

If you do want to slap Aonishiki down, it has to follow a significant attempt to force him upward. This is what we saw today, and it's what Daieisho has done in the past.

Kotoshoho surprisingly stoic in the wake of his first tournament championship. A man who for many years seemed frustrated by his performances and career. Hoping this can reenergize him and carry him to sustained new heights.

Asashoryu's other nephew, Tenrosei, who joined sumo in January, has gone 6-1 in Sandanme.