Time codes for episode 63:
1:03 Bingo
3:30 Newsflash
3:50 Hibikiryu
5:57 Intro to Konishiki
8:04 Interview start
9:06 sumo newbie schedule
11:49 Remembering his Oyakata (Yokozuna Asashio)
12:50 Shikona history
14:30 A fast rise to the top
15:30 Oyakata was also a foreigner
16:30 How do wrestlers date?
18:20 Getting married as a sumo wrestler
20:38 Hot tubs and tournament backstage
22:00 respect
22:30 gifts
23:35 Sponsoring the wrestlers
24:10 Retirement transition
26:19 The low down on the retirement
29:56 The popularity of Konishiki
31:58 Cussing in Japanese
33:30 The businessman Konishiki
34:19 Konishiki is still connected to the JSA
36:44 He wants to spread sumo to the world further
38:00 Reality TV & developing talent
39:00 work ethic
40:51 He hates small guys
42:15 It's easier to fight a big guy
43:09 He squashed Mainoumi
43:21 Backstage at a tournament
44:50 Training during tours
45:30 Training leading up to bashos
46:11 Nerves
47:00 Before the bout
48:00 Tournament is a test day mentally
48:58 Moment before tachiai
51:30 stare down
52:42 Ozeki pressure
55:30 Wrap up
If you want to watch the full interview with Konishiki, go to our Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/Ppxikxwb9-M
More about Konishiki:
http://konishiki.net
http://www.sumo.or.jp/EnSumoDataRikishi/profile/48/
https://www.instagram.com/konishikiyasokichi/
https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202105010000432.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konishiki_Yasokichi
Music
"Advanced Japanese Folk" by Audiotoolz
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Audiotoolz/Progressive_Folk/02_-_audiotoolz_-_advanced_japanese_folk Under creative commons license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
News Theme by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Intro/Outtro music by MARiAN - Tokyo Trap.
This podcast uses these sounds from freesound:
sound "sumo" by RTB45 https://freesound.org/people/RTB45/sounds/161927/ License: Attribution
Song "Fuji San" by zagi 2 https://freesound.org/people/zagi2/sounds/331734/ License: Attribution Noncommercial The sound effect came from "Sound-Ideas" and it is titled, Male Studio Audience Shouts 'Hooray.'