SUMO SCHOOL IN SESSION - Becoming strong wrestler and responsible adult

[@sumoprimetime7506]

Konnichiwa and thanks again for tuning in to SUMO PRIME TIME. We truly appreciate your support for the channel. At center of sumo universe, Kokugikan, there’s a sumo school for new recruits to attend for about 6 months to learn the basics of being a professional sumo rikishi. I was invited to attend the school for a day to find out how each young trainee becomes a full-fledged rikishi. The school not only teaches students fundamental sumo skills, but also offers lectures on various subjects which include guidelines of being a professional rikishi, Japanese (calligraphy), social science, sports medicine and sumo history. It was a great experience for me to join the new recruits for some serious training sessions and lectures. My body was sore for a couple of days but it sure was worth it! My hats off to the instructors (former pro rikishi) for their tireless work in guiding young trainees become not only strong rikishi but also responsible adults. We hope you enjoy the clip and root for all the new recruits who devote their body and soul to become successful rikishi as quickly as they can. Arigato and see you soon!!

[@peteasmer1424]

This has been my favorite of your videos so far. You are doing great work! Having an English language video channel with this type of content is so helpful for us fans outside of Japan. You are really personalizing the sport with humanizing interviews of the rikishi and behind the scene videos. Keep up the good work!

[@muzkat101]

Less than one minute into the video then a commercial... utter nonsense. This KZbin practice is ruining the viewing experience.

[@saskiyoshiaki]

職員として入職した方は教習所には入らずに所属部署で研修を受けると思います。

[@MagicWeapon]

Ochiai out there completing his side quests.

[@totalmadnesman]

Farming that extra EXP

[@sry4gotmyusername]

look at him with his white mawashi, its so weird to see.

[@SecondTigerStyle]

That’s was a good one! 😂 trying to get all that XP for the next tournament

[@xaralampos1990]

Indeed that was a good one

[@anitastafford6617]

It's the first 6 months of joining a stable. Ochiai debuted in the 3rd tier because he won the corporate Yokozuna title. So, he entered his oyakata as a professional rikishi. People don't usually progress as fast as Ochiai. So, he's still in school while in Juryo.😂😂😂😂 I think the same thing happened with Goeido and Endo. So much talent and progressing quickly. I'm glad to see that Ochiai realizes that he is in a leadership position and treats those beneath him well. Im looking forward to his makuuchi debut. I hope he stays healthy and has a long career.

[@freakglitcha8390]

Huge respect to you Hiro, for getting dirty and taking on the titans! Respect to Ochiai too, for looking out for his classmates and having a great attitude.

[@Hashashasheen]

This might be my favorite video yet, excellent reporting and editing. And credit where it's due: for Hiro to to jump right in to training with the youngsters, and do well at that, it's admirable!

[@LauraJdogmom]

Hiro is in very good shape.

[@danielhazelrigg4351]

Same! Such a great video!

[@joannaedwards6325]

​@@LauraJdogmom Kind of cute too 😜💋.

[@kaya2995]

Germany here. Please continue on making such great sumo videos for the international audience. We really strive for Sumo!

[@sohndesheimdallr3202]

Ochiai is awesome to watch! I’m glad to see him growing in his career!

[@WhatAboutTheBee]

Watching him internally giggle when he mentions he will copy Hiro's maneuvers was hysterical. Ochiai's eyes tell the tale!!

[@MalinSumoFox]

mindlessly throwing yourself into the atmosphere Hiro , wou , respect 🙏

[@preston9135]

we need more sumo in 🇺🇸 it would help a lot of ppl.

[@BKMHang10]

Much respect to Hiro for getting in the ring with the young rikishi! Now that's reporting! Someday maybe he'll be able to say he trained with a champion in Ochiai...

[@jshoover2199]

The information from your videos is outstanding. Love every single one. I think Morita-san makes them fantastic! His energy and love of sumo shows through. Thank you for all the effort.

[@mtgmac1]

Sumo Prime Time really delivers on that insider stuff!

[@hugotabellion9759]

Ochiai seems like a really cool dude :)

[@LauraJdogmom]

Apparently he is a humble guy. He has even been on tsukebito duty for Hokuseiho lately.

[@jonathanpanlaqui1855]

I loved this episode on a sumo school where newcomers are practiced and studied sumo, the wrestlers are training for future tournaments that started with the lower ranks and they do studying in the classroom, eating lunch, cleaning their classroom and dry cleaning mawashi. I saw Hiro is doing well in the sumo school, but by training.

[@Kupoinfo]

Hiro out here living every sumo fan's dreams.

[@robcas6822]

Excelente trabajo! Gracias por el entusiasmo y la calidad No es fácil seguir el Sumo desde algunas partes del mundo, pero gracias a usted, puedo estar al día

[@Dephire]

Fantastic video - huge respect to you, Hiro, for actively participating in the exercises! I can see the sweat running down your face! It's so interesting to see what these recruits do in their daily lives. Thanks again!

[@helge9843]

I love Sumo Prime Time, the best Channel about Sumo❤

[@andreamattis4785]

Great that the Sumo Association is opening some doors for foreign fans through your channel. We are eager to know more and watch the „backstage“ of the sumo world

[@RamundHallgrimsson]

Absolute banger of a video. Hiro did really well from what I could see. Congratulations to him and the crew!

[@SoberOKMoments]

Thank you for this. Such impressive young athletes. I am wishing them all great success.

[@danielwilson8787]

Another awesome sumo video from Hiro and the Sumo Prime Time team! I love it!

[@stanislavkindiakov6334]

Thank you for great insights of the sumo school. It is obvious, they are absolute professionals. Maybe even stronger than some pro stables, as they have more talents joining trainings. Secondly, kudos to Hiro for great athletisch, after showing us base sumo exercises you now join great trainings and manage to push Ochiai out of the ring 😊

[@jaxdragon1723]

Sumo has a place online in America & other places !! NHK let us Share & see !! Sumo Prime Time !!!!

[@IhmePinokkio]

Ochiai is super promising rikishi, he might go all the way to the top, Yokozuna, but you never know about these new comers.

[@kevineads9550]

Hironoumi strikes again with great content!

[@Stilesda]

seeing the inside of sumo school is so dope. music has been on point the past couple episodes!

[@MalinSumoFox]

Omg im so Lucky. Thanks Hiro .im enjoying my sumo Friday 😉

[@42opinions43]

Awesome content! It's good for us to be able to see the newest recruits so we can begin rooting for them now.

[@rosewalsh1255]

Very good broadcast...helping people understand just how much goes in to becoming a rikishi...what is required not only on a daily basis but becoming accustomed to the sumo way of life. A wrestler must be absolutely dedicated or it will not work out. There is so much more to sumo than the moments spent on the dohyo during an actual match. ...so much more.

[@scottwyllie1268]

Good job Hiro.

[@neddreadmaynard]

Hiro, you are simply amazing! GOING THE EXTRA MILE!

[@jacknapier5.7]

Good luck to the new young trainees. Very interesting

[@tammydove8182]

Gold star and medal for bravery Hiro

[@d.h8414]

Love the insight I get from this videos. Thank’s 🙏🇸🇪

[@DerpSquatch]

This was such a cool insight into sumo training and lifestyle.

[@hanspecans]

The content is getting better and better.

[@MargaretRodriguez9GenY]

😅Kabutoyama always pushing poor Hiro deeper into his stretches😆. And very impressive Hiro for managing to push young Ochiai😁. Anyway, very cool seeing the routines the younger guys are put through. Hope to see these guys rise up in the future like Ochiai🙌👍❤.

[@kartikraghunathan440]

Wow Hiro-san, you're so flexible!

[@auntsasalili]

Did Hiro know how "dangerous" this job would be before he took it!?😂❤

[@JohnnySabu]

Very cool to see the school where many rikishi learn the beginning.

[@camilameirelles7042]

Thank you, Hiro! Amazing video as always! I'll be cheering for Ochiai next Basho! :)

[@SM-gv9nf]

Watching this for a second time, this video made me a fan of Hiro, Prime Time☝️

[@smithe35]

よくできました！ Can you get an interview with the guy who spins the stick at the end of the matches? He’s so serious and I wonder what his job and story is!

[@JugglerOfWords]

that's the bow-twirler.... forgot his name though... it's one of the older lower-ranked guys who always has that role, but yeah, it would be cool to have a video about him (and about bow-twirling in general)...

[@aszechy]

@@JugglerOfWords Satonofuji.

[@WhatAboutTheBee]

+1

[@LauraJdogmom]

I would love an interview with Satonofuji. He's been around forever and has probably seen it all. He's one of Terunofuji's right-hand men and leads the rope-tying team. I read somewhere that he teaches ring etiquette at the sumo school. I'd love to know what he plans to do after he leaves sumo. I wonder if he'll stay on as a sewanin.

[@motive-se...]

I have been watching this videos. All of them are great! Congratulations feim Brazil! Sumo rules!!!

[@Hex51]

Thanks for making this content

[@totaloflauti7447]

Nice report. Please show more. はっけよい / Hakkeyoi💪🗻💪

[@JustAFanGamer]

Any physical sport running is universal, since most body muscles working and increases overall stamina.

[@ayron4428]

Hiro you are the best, I love your energy and you gave it your best 💪

[@acho3356]

I'm from México and I really like this channel, it's hard to see this things beeing from overseas

[@bahweisan]

Amazing content!! Thanks for showing the world Sumo Academy.

[@danielfelipealzatecadavid1850]

great...!!! following you guys from Colombia 🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴.....¡¡¡¡¡¡

[@NJ-xyz13]

Great job, Hiro! Your Shiko looked really good!! 🤩 I can’t wait for the next tournament in May!! 😆

[@DrNaz]

Hiro is in really good shape!! wow!! Hironoumi next Yokozuna!!!

[@LauraJdogmom]

That's fascinating! I knew about the sumo school, but I always assumed that tsukedashi rikishi were exempt. Obviously not. So it's possible for a rikishi to be in the top division and still have to attend sumo school, if he is a foreigner. I wonder how often they have sekitori as students? How do they juggle their schooling with their obligations as sekitori? I bet everyone wants to fight Ochiai!

[@MesaperProductions]

Ochiai still having to do sumo school after already earning a white mawashi is quintessential Japan.

[@mxyzptlk3825]

That is amazing video! Thank you, Hiro and Sumo Prime Time team! Morita - San, you looking great, glad to see you working on par with the youngs.

[@sophiko-lagvilava]

Hiro is awesome ❤ well done ❤

[@alex_med]

Who want Hiro's pro debut in sumo? I'm waiting Hironoumi in banzuke of tournament!

[@denis-emilegiasson3723]

Merci quite a nice show. I've learn a lot. Thanks Hiro.

[@catalinegreanu]

Great report! Arrigato, HIRO!

[@briankady1456]

I am really enjoying your videos. Keep up the great work.

[@helston7262]

Love the commitment Hiro!

[@jerryvanzant]

Can't wait for the May basho Hiro, what is your prediction of who's gonna come out in May?

[@enkatsugi]

もりたさん めっちゃ運動神経いいな やわらけえし 一挙手一投足上手

[@Lunatful]

Tgere are some magic in sumo, you know... I like it, naturally) Some civilised, fair wrestling. Pure and respectful.

[@Z0MBaY913]

Keep up the hard work. Looking forward to every basho. I’m enjoying all of the things I’m learning.

[@danielballario1615]

Sumo is amazing greetings from Argentina

[@ニホンミツバチYoshiTV]

日本人でも、良く知らない事をKZbinで見られてありがとうございます。

[@alejandroramirez6422]

Fabuloso siempre he sido un gran fan del Sumo y siempre he querido practicarlo mi sueño ir a un establo y ser alumno exelwnte disciplina

[@4ngelo_]

Hiro is hero, thank you for the great video

[@lordhuggington9615]

Well done Hiro!

[@TOKYO64DOTCOM]

Thanks Hiro for posting.

[@nzrdb6]

20K subs. Soon this will be the top sumo channel on YT

[@jinxhead4182]

God I'd love to train in Sumo, but in my shitty country sports are like a foreign concept if it ain't football or skiing. Awesome video, as usual!

[@richardowens4889]

Best video yet from Sumo Prime Time. I wish Hiro would compete in one basho, perhaps in the jonokuchi division. I think a lot of people discount the difficulty and technical aspects of Sumo. Seeing Hiro compete in the lowest division would be an interesting experiment. I'm not sure if Hiro would sacrifice his body to do so, but I think it would definitely up the number of subscribers if he did. Hiro, please please compete! Thanks!

[@LauraJdogmom]

I don't think they'd let him compete in a basho since he is not a member of a heya, but it would be fun if he could compete in a jungyo match or at a retirement. Nobody gets yeeted off the dohyo at those.

[@Smokkedandslammed]

Hell yeah dude! That's awesome, you did great!

[@sakumisan]

Fun video, thank you Hiro!

[@FalloutboyLetsPlays]

11:30 amazing chor singing love it

[@poetrader]

That was incredible, thank you!

[@dragma907]

Please consider allowing natto sumo to broadcast sumo matches under NHK contract.

[@proximacentauri7725]

My favorite video of yours yet!

[@lipstickzombie4981]

This has always been the least properly explained part of most sumo vids to me. The one in the kyokai's official channel is a bit confusing to say the least. Thank you Hiro

[@aszechy]

I still don't really get it. So they go to these schools for 6 months AFTER officially turning pro and joining a stable? So that means you have guys in there like Ochiai who have a stellar amateur career behind them and are already at a very high level as well as complete newbies? How much prior knowledge of sumo is expected before someone joins up? (I mean I guess most of them would have done some sumo as kids but I've seen reports of new recruits who have a background in some other sport, not to mention the foreigners...)

[@man-tk8mh]

​@@aszechy to be fair, ochiai is a complete outlier strength and skill wise. i dont think they get guys of his caliber there often

[@LauraJdogmom]

@@aszechy Apparently so. I always assumed that tsukedashi rikishi would be exempt, but it looks like I was wrong. I wonder how often they have sekitori in class? I understand that foreigners have to attend for a year, which would mean that Ichinojo was in the top division and still in school. In fact, he might have been at sekiwake. He entered sumo in January 2014 and was sekiwake by November.

[@mmenah5453]

@@aszechy Same, this left more questions unanswered. How come Ochiai still has to attend sumo school, but gets to be sekitori? How often do they go to sumo school? After they finish their morning studies, do they go back to their beyas and continue practising? Or do they get the rest of their day free, and only after the six months they get to train with their stablemates? Do they have to pay for it while still getting a small stipend from the Sumo Association? or do they get the stipend after graduation from sumo school? I could go on...

[@benevolentwarrior1648]

Thanks for explaining in English.

[@kingrama2727]

Very interesting video

[@LucidFlameX]

Ochiai is giving pointers like his coach. Seems so odd that he's in attendance despite being salaried. Perks of being so young. Heh.

[@JugglerOfWords]

already preparing for his role as an oyakata in 20-25 years.....

[@lipstickzombie4981]

Ochiai was a student coach at Tottori Johoku like what Ichinojo did. How else would he qualify for the Corporate Sumo tourney?

[@yasumakabe5615]

cool. great documentary future Yokozuna will come out from the school. make it, boys

[@AzureZelkova]

So funny to see Ochiai in such “school” LOL

[@lipstickzombie4981]

That one obvious 'star pupil' 😄

[@totalmadnesman]

Is he still obliged to go to school? xD

[@ohmydabian8435]

5:03 I saw the same scene in the Netflix drama "Sanctuary", it's really how they do it, they all raise their hands and say "hai hai hai hai" lol

[@Ben_diez]

Great video, sumo is so inspiring

[@jacobstoddart266]

Leet's go Hiro! In there with the young bloods

[@dr.cookies3199]

Great video! Looks like tough training

[@Don_Rodrigo44]

great video hiro thanks

[@atlsplaza-nd]

This is amazing. Thank you so much!

[@tallkevin01]

Thanks for the video

[@Teeman44]

Hiro-San what sports did you play growing up? I can tell you have excellent athletic ability

[@mavricktrekker2658]

bravo pour ton investissement 🙏🙏

[@uwalkeruwalker9576]

ガガちゃんねるが宮城野部屋に行った時、落合に会って教習所に行くって言ってたのここの事だったんですね😳 車の免許を取りに行く事が義務付けられてるんだと勘違いしてました😅

[@xGUANdeLUPEx]

It would be interesting to have actual strength & conditioning (weight lifting etc.) training paired with traditional practice. Sumo practioners would probably be a lot stronger and even more 'athletic'.

[@Jiaojiaoge]

Very impressive school 😊

[@dave-oh3549]

Ochiai is a bloody tank. Coudln't they have given Hiro someone easier? Lol.

[@LauraJdogmom]

I bet that Hiro was the object of much envy. Everyone would want to fight Ochiai or do butsukari with him.

[@0anant0]

Wow! Hironoumi san is in great physical condition!