Sumo Masayo promoted to Ozeki "In the spirit of sincerity and consistency" September 30, 9:34

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On the 30th, Shodai Naoya was officially promoted to Ozeki, and stated his determination in a communication ceremony, saying, "I will continue to pursue sumo wrestling with a spirit of sincerity and consistency."

The Japan Sumo Association officially decided to promote Ozeki as a regular at the Kokugikan in Ryogoku, Tokyo, by holding a ranking meeting and an extraordinary board meeting for the November location.



In response to this, two messengers of the Sumo Association went to the Tokitsukaze stable in Sumida Ward, where Masayo and Deputy Master Edakawa were waiting, and told them that they would be promoted to Ozeki.



In a tense but clear tone, Masayo stated his determination, "I will accept it with gratitude. I will continue to pursue sumo wrestling with a sincere and consistent spirit so as not to be ashamed of the name of Ozeki."

What is mouth

The promotion of Ozeki is communicated directly by the messenger of the Japan Sumo Association visiting the new Ozeki and his master, and the new Ozeki expresses his willingness to accept and his determination as Ozeki.



There have been cases in the past where four-character idioms were included in "mouth" like Shodai.



When he was promoted to Ozeki in 1993, Heisei's Yokozuna Takanohana said, "We will continue to devote ourselves to sumo wrestling in the spirit of indomitability."



"Indomitable" is a word that means "do not be discouraged by any hardships or difficulties" and was also used by Takanohana when promoting yokozuna.



When Takanohana's older brother, former yokozuna Wakanohana, was promoted to Ozeki, he said, "I will continue to devote myself to sumo wrestling without forgetting the feeling of unique devotion (Ichii Senshin)."



"Unique devotion" means "pour your heart into just one thing, without looking aside."



On the other hand, there were some who did not use four-character idioms.



When the former yokozuna Kisenosato was promoted in 2011, he said, "I will do my best not to defile the name of Ozeki."



When he was promoted to Ozeki after the spring place last year, Takakeishō said, "We will respect the spirit of Bushido and will continue to devote ourselves to sumo wrestling without forgetting gratitude and compassion." I put my thoughts into the letters.



In the most recent case, Asanoyama, who was promoted to Ozeki after this spring, said, "I love sumo so as not to be ashamed of Ozeki's name, and as a sumo wrestler, I will do my best to fulfill justice."



In addition to "love" and "justice" in the lyrics of the school song of Toyama Commercial High School, my mother's school, I showed my determination with the four-character idiom "work hard" that I used since I was a junior high school student.