Sumo Kaboom

Episode 206: All Roads Lead to Isegahama

April 1st, 2024
heya, isegahama, stable

Terutsuyoshi just announced his retirement, and he was an Isegahama wrestler. The winner of the March basho, Takerufuji, was a a rookie wrestler from Isegahama stable. After a sumo scandal rocked his own heya, Hakuho and his wrestlers will go to Isegahama stable, at least for a while. Terunofuji trains at Isegahama. So do several other top level sumo wrestlers. So, who leads Isegahama stable? Who is the Isegahama oyakata (coach)?