Hello and welcome to another edition of SUMO PRIME TIME. The September meet is over but this channel never goes to sleep, as there are so many things to cover even between grand tournaments. Our feature this time is on former Sekiwake Kaisei who had his retirement ceremony on October 1 in Kokugikan in Tokyo. More than 300 people took part in his hair-cutting ceremony which included Kaisei’s family and friends from Brazil. Kaisei also invited me to take part in his hair-cutting ceremony and what an amazing experience it was. Thank you, Kaisei for the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! We’re all wishing nothing but the best in his new endeavor as a coach. We hope all of you have a good time watching this clip which includes an in-depth coverage of Kaisei's sensational top division debut performance from the 2011 May Tournament. Please enjoy! Now, here’s a reminder of the next grand sumo tournament which takes place in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan. The final tourney of the year will get underway on Sunday, November 12. The tickets are now on sale. For more information, please log on to the site below. sumo.pia.jp/en/sumo11.jsp

@tszkinmak6556

9 ай бұрын

want see okinoumi retire

Thank you Kaisei for all the joy you brought to the Sumo World and for bring great pride for Brazil. I wait for your work as coach Tomozuna raising the next generation of sumo wrestlers.

Even among others in a sport/culture known for their respect, Kaisei is viewed as lovely and gentle. May he see lots of success as Tomozuna!

Hakuho and his former stablemate certainly confirmed what I was thinking - that Kaisei is a very nice guy. His hair cutting ceremony was quite moving. This was a lovely report. Wishing you well in the future Kaisei. You're going to be a great coach! ❤

I was really sad to see Kaisei retire, but happy for all the great sumo over the years. He's such an amazing ambassador of sumo for foreigners.

Definitely listening to the fans love seeing Kaisei/Tomozuna on the channel. Well done as always Hiro, thank you.

His family seems to love him very much, and that is no surprise at all! Former Kaisei has a shining soul, and his future is very bright! So glad Hiro was invited and attended the ceremony!

Obrigado Ricardo, você conseguiu levar o Sumô brasileiro para outro patamar, seremos eternamente gratos por sua participação nesse magnífico esporte. Thanks again Hiro for the great content.

Kaisei has been a joy to watch, on the dohyo and off. Fantastic human and even a gamer!

Sumo prime time!

Getting to sekiwake during that competitive era was a feat. Wish Kaisei has a long and successful carrier as an oyakata!

That is awesome that you were invited Hiro. You certainly deserve to be a part of this for all the hard work you do.

Kaisei is such a special person and a noble warrior! May luck go with him in all his roads

My fascination with Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and finding out there was a Brazilian Rikishi competing in sumo is the reason I started watching sumo. So thank you Kaisei!

@novrinkov0053

6 ай бұрын

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was also taught by Japanese people.

Thank you to Kaisei for allowing us to watch this amazing ceremony. I am sure future rikishi will be lucky to be coached by someone with such skill, yet such a kind heart.

Kaisei: Quality human being. Best of luck and success as a coach. Good health to you and your family.

I actually teared up on this one. Love ya Kiasei!

Kaisei was a really "TOO NICE" guy, as Hakuho said. but we love him just the way he is.. All the best for your deserve reteiment... 😉👏👏👏👏👏👏

Many thanks to coach Tomozuna for being such a friend to the Sumo Prime Time channel, and to overseas fans! I especially like his Star Wars carrying case! 😂

Obrigado por tudo kaisei, ter um representante do nosso país foi algo muito gratificante, espero q logo consiga produzir um rikishi brasileiro de alto nivel como voce foi

Every clip and interaction I've seen of Kaisei just paints him as such a nice person, he will be a great coach and role model for young wrestlers, especially those who come to Japan from abroad, given that he has gone through and experienced it himself. I really wish him well.

It is such a joy seein Kaisei now as an Oyakata. I think sumo might profit from more gentle Oyakata like him!

As many others have stated, Kaisei and Tochinoshin became my two favorite wrestlers after first discovering the wonderful sport of sumo. And so it's quite a coincidence for me to discover that Tochinoshin handed Kaisei his first top division defeat. My congratulations to Kaisei for a wonderful career. And my best wishes for his NEW career. And...my thanks to you, Hiro. For enhancing my knowledge and enjoyment of and for sumo. What a GREAT sport it is!

We love you KAISEI! Thank you for your great sumo and kindness!!

More Kaisei videos please sumo Prime Time! What an amazingly lovely lad.

What an honour to be invited to actually cut Kaisei’s hair!

Kaisei you're the best! Congratulations on a wonderful career and best of fortune as oyakata! From Canada!🇨🇦

Amazing, what a kind hearted guy. Vamos sentir saudades,😢

special moment and so happy you got to be part of it, thank you Hiro for this experience When the GOAT says it's hard to beat you, that's high praise

Kaisei was and will always be my fav Rikishi, Watching him was always such a treat. I'm going to miss him so much! Thank You So Much Kaisei for all the hard work and kindness you showed all these years! 😍🥰😭😭😭🥰

He is such a gentle giant

Obrigada, Ricardo, nosso querido Kaisei, por representar o Brasil tão bem durante todos esses anos!

Me emocionei muito. Kaisei é um grande orgulho pra nós Brasileiros fãs de sumô, e como TODOS no vídeo já disseram, é uma pessoa adorável e gentil. Que tenha bastante sucesso em sua carreira como coach Tomozuna. Obrigado Ricardo!

I've only been into the sport now for 2 1/2 years. In this short amount of time, it was VERY easy to spot Kaisei as a great wrestler, and great person. I dunno if I necessarily agree with the GOAT (Hakuho) talking about him needing to scale back his kindness, but I do appreciate how supportive he, and every other coach is to have, the new: Tomozuna! Very good video. Thank you to the JSA, and Hiro Morita for your work in this.

@sportsonwheelss

8 ай бұрын

Hakuho wanted him to have stronger fighting competitiveness rather than being soft during competition.

Kaisei is such a good person. He's just proof of how much there is to these men and their lives. He was a spectacular fighter, but there's so much more than that. Everyone talked about his kindness, and this isn't the first time I've heard of it. I have faith he'll continue to make Sumo better as a coach and wish his students success!

I've watched a lot of your videos Hiro, but this has to be one of the best. Loved the behind the scenes. Kaisei is definitely a unique and kind individual. I hope you continue to do more videos with him!

Ricardo se vir esse video espero que saiba que agradecemos tudo o que fez pelo desporto. Espero que continue a aparecer em mais videos e a ajudar novos rikishi

thank you Kaisei, obrigado Ricardo! you are the reason why I got into sumo, I'm sure you will make a difference in the sumo world!

This was so amazing to watch Kaisei is one of my favorites. He always seemed like such a kind human being Thank you for this video it was so nice to see his earlier years and accomplishments! Congrats on your journey Kaisei and thank you for all of the wonderful bashos full of action!

What an honorable moment! Proud to be represented here in Brazil by a person as unique as Kaisen . Hiro, it was moving to see your gratitude and respect for participating in the ceremony. Your videos made me fall in love with Sumo culture. Keep up this great work. Your channel is special to me.

The true gentleman of sumo. Cheers.

Congratulations Kaisei! Not that many people but it was an intimate ceremony. He was promoted to makuuchi in May 2011 tournament which means he was supposed to debut on March 2011 but with the Tohoku Earthquake his debut was delayed. 4:51 Wow, Takamisakari! Nice to see footage from nowadays' "smiling judge". Back when rikishi were still allowed to make noise to pump themselves up. 7:25 Love the final phrase, "I know it might be inconvenient (for you to assist) but it would be a privilege to say that an extra person came to participate (cutting my hair)"

Mto obrigada Ricardo, vc foi sensacional e inesquecivel como Rikishi!.Nunca vou me esquecer a primeira vez que vi vc lutar, vai ficar guardado pra sempre na minha memoria como fan de sumo! Mto sucesso na sua carreira como treinador e continue a contribuir com a historia do sumo sendo a pessoa especial que vc é e querido por tantos! Thank you Hiro Morita and Sumo Prime Time for often inviting Kaisei to your videos and for covering this special moment in his career, this means a lot to brazilian sumo fans!

Wow! Great video, Hiro. Thanks for sharing this special moment. Kaisei was one of my favorites. I'm glad he's continuing as a coach.

Awesome to see Hakuho and Terunofuji attend to cut his hair.

It's so nice they invited you hiro. You've been a rising force In bringing sumo to western audiences.

I agree with all the positive comments about Kaisei. The SPT team did a really great job with this coverage, and Hiro-san, you looked great in that suit!

@joannaedwards6325

8 ай бұрын

Loved seeing Hiro all dressed up. Cool 😎

obrigado Kaisei!

Obrigada for bringing so much talent to Sumo, Kaisei. Wishing you much success in your coaching career going forward. Respect from your fan in Portugal.

Undoubtedly one of my favourites during the 2010-2020 period (alongside Tochi). - My congratulations to him for an amazing career. And as a side note, it's great to see Hakuho well in retirement.

おめでとう Kaisei. Thank you for your true style sumo.

I will continue to follow and support him. What an awesome day. His kindness shows through in every interview you have done. I think he will bring something special with him to the future of Osumo.

KAISEI! Happiest man in sumo!

It's still feels weird not seeing Kaisei when watching makuuchi. I hope for the best in his coaching career.

Certainly Kaisei is a great ambassador for not only Sumo and his great and gentle character, but also a great example of the kindness and large heartedness of the Brazilian people. Fantastic coverage by Hiro as usual for this bittersweet ceremony.

His family looks nice. His brother looks exactly like him. 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Thank you Kaisei, and good luck for the future. What an amazing video, so heartwarming to see him pass to a new chapter in his life.

Takamisakari! I remember my Japanese uncle Iwao (God rest his soul) who loved sumo and say he was his favorite!

Hiro and Kaisei work well together. Kaisei is a scholar and a gentleman, a class act!Excellent episode. Thanks!!

Parabens kaisei!!! Que orgulho!

Me contive pra não derramar umas lágrimas. Muito obrigado Kaisei (Ricardo) por ter nos dado o seu melhor durante todos esses anos. Torci pra você no dohyo e continuarei torcendo agora na sua jornada como oyakata !! Muito obrigado :)

It's great that there is an official sumo channel where we can follow everything sumo related. 🙂

Obrigado Kaisei! Orgulho brasileiro! 😊

Thank you and congrats Kaisei. Wish you good luck in your next sumo career. Cutting the topknot is everytime very emotional moment. I love like rikishi shows respect to each other. It's rare today. Greetings from Czech rep. 😊

The respect these men show each other is why I love sumo. Hakkeyoi!

Loved hearing Tokosei-san's comments, the tokoyama are always in the background and we can rarely see their opinions and expertise on their craftsmanship, thank you SPT for including him as well

The excellence of execution and the pride of Brazil.

The giant gentleman will be missed! I hope that he can someday raise a sekitori from Brazil.

My favorite sumo wrestler! Need more Kaisei on SUMO PRIMETIME

I’ve been waiting for this video!! Thank you Hiro you are the man!! Love you Kaisei wish you a fantastic coaching career and life! 😊

ごくろうさま！！！thank you for your hard work, Kaisei-san! You made us Brazilians very proud

Kaisei, vc representou demais irmão. O Brasil tem orgulho de você e toda a honra que deu ao esporte. Deus continue a te abençoar nessa nova jornada. Abraços do Brasil.

Sucesso na nova jornada Ricardo Kaisei!

Life is just full of these wonderful stories. Thanks for sharing this one.

Obrigado, Kaisei!!!

Dang! Hiro is quite the snappy dresser! Looking good, Hiro!

What a honor to see this video, thanks Sumo prime time and Kaisei

Sumo needs more of his brand of kindness in stable life if they hope to keep new recruits coming in. Congratulations are definitely in order, on a great career.

Thanks Hiro for such an emotional film - and thank you Kaisei for being such an amazing ambassador for the sport!

Thanks , i havent beeing sumo fan so long so this tribute to Kaisei and his first years was interesting and also Tochinosin there both now retired . He seems to be warm and smiling a lot . All best for him in future . What an honor to be part of the seremony Hiro. U where Lucky ❤❤

Kaisei is just the best

Kaisei is a big star wars fan I see

All the best in your future as oyakata Kaisei zeki! One of the true gentlemen of the sport from everything I have seen and heard of him.

Looking forward to more episodes with Kaisei, such an adorable humble giant.

Thanks Kaisei for many great years of Sumo! Good luck with training the younger guys, if I was young again I would want to join your stable.

Thank you Hiro ! So many interesting things at the hair cutting ceremony! See you again soon! ❤😊😊

very nice to see some footage of this ceremony, I'm sure Kaisei will be an excellent coach.... and also nice to see that he fought my favorite rikishi of all time, Takamisakari (used to watch him on Eurosport back in the day)....

Hakuho, too much kindness do not hurt anyone. Beautiful KAISEI.

ありがとうございます、魁聖 Muito obrigado, Ricardo. Uma grande carreira e uma grande conquista pra voce e pro Brasil. Muita felicidade nessa nova fase

I always enjoyed watching Kaisei's matches, he was always very competitive and showed great sportsmanship to his fellow Rikichi. Good luck Kaisei in your new career as a coach.

End of another era :( Thanks for the hard work, Hiro.

Obrigado Ricardo ! 🙏Que a boa sorte sempre te acompanhe.

Great thanks sumo prime time❤

Hiro looking on point 👆 hope to see more of kaisei on the channel, the videos with him are always fun, i like the on location travel videos, writing these places down to visit one day.

You'll be missed, Kaisei. Good luck, good health, and hope to see you train some excellent Rikishi!

LOVE Sumo Primetime. Please bring more features and rikishi profiles presented by Hiro.

One of the nicest sumo wrestlers on scene. I was looking forward to see his ceremony and it was very nice! Good luck in future career training new talents

Hiro, could you please make a video about how sumo wrestlers can stay very calm! it’s a combat sport and can get very intense yet I have never seen them even get emotional/offended or any disrespect. It’s fascinating I enjoy watching your channel. Congratulations to Kaisei I wish him luck on the new chapter on his life!

An emotional 😢 episode. Will miss him.

@fran-kittyayers5329

9 ай бұрын

I think we all will 😢😢😢😢

Kaisei was the reason I started to watch sumo, after finding a brazilian was competing in Japan. He soon became a favorite together with the Tochinoshin. He will be missed.