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Rikishi Diary by Mark Kent |
corner so did some shiko and suriashi. Jan 16th As I've done a lot recently, been in the back yard doing my shiko and suriashi today - pretty boring when you're alone. Took my daughter to her athletics training this evening and helped her with her medicine ball training. Jan 18th My son's football coach had to work this evening so he asked me to take the training session. Spent 1½ hours running around and playing football with a load of 14 and 15 year olds. I'm shattered. Jan 21st Back to Dropkixx where I got some of the bigger guys to go against me in some sumo matches. A few of the lads made me work hard to beat them before finishing early to take my daughter out for her birthday. Jan 24th Disaster struck today. Hit some black ice on the way to work this morning and came off my motorbike. Result: a twisted knee and pulled ligaments. Jan 28th I thought training alone was boring. Try not training! My knee is killing me - can't bend or straighten it. Next |
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Mark
Kent, a 194 kg, 187 cm Warehouse Manager by day, is, by night the UK
Champion (2004, 2006) Professional Wrestler as well as the most recent
heavyweight representative of his nation at the last Sumo Worlds in
Sakai, Osaka. A man clearly at home in the ring, Mark is not afraid of the pen either and has kindly agreed to let SFM follow him, by way of a diary, through the year as he trains and prepares for and, injuries notwithstanding, competes in amateur sumo events across Europe. As a former footballer and rugby player, UK born and bred, Mark is married with two kids - a boy and a girl - themselves heavily into sports and, although his ventures into boxing, judo and even American football may now be behind him, he is just getting started on the road to amateur sumo stardom. As part of that journey, Mark’s diary will let SFM, our |
readers and sumo fans from around the
world know just how it feels to be setting out on a relatively lonely
road in a nation not exactly known for its male sumotori in years past. Any and all comments of support for Mark as he works his way through the year can be sent via editor@sumofanmag.com Jan 1st Christmas over, New Year's eves drinking finished. Time to get back into training. Not a lot doing today - far too fragile. Jan 8th First week over now. A tough week of training at home - alone. Jan 11th Trained a lot harder this week, Lots of squats for leg strength. Did some running with my son's football team to build up my stamina. Jan 14th Went to the Dropkixx Wrestling Gym today. Started off with some circuit training, followed by some Freestyle Wrestling then onto some Pro-style. Found myself a |
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