The Story Behind this Iconic Photo in Sumo

A telling of the story behind one of the most iconic pictures in sumo. Who is the sumo wrestler in this photograph? What was happening in this picture? I interviewed retired sumo wrestler and former ozeki Konishiki who appears in the picture. His colorful life (and hair) and career in sumo had changed the sport especially on the topic of foreign sumo wrestlers getting promoted to the ultimate rank in sumo - Yokozuna. In this video, let's take a look back at when this photo was taken, the career of Konishiki, and his impact in the world of sumo. #sumo #storybehindthisphoto #konishiki 📢I'm very excited to introduce to you my Patreon page -   / sumostewyt   where I share a more personal side to my journey in discovering sumo! As a patron you'll gain access to bonus sumo content like: ✅lengthy discussions about the basho, banzuke, and other sumo news ✅conversations and full interviews with sumo wrestlers, sumo content-creators and sumo insiders ✅sumo wrestler biography deep dives ✅my video-making process on SumoStew ✅Video blogs about my travels to Japan and all kinds of personal stories about my sumo journey! 👉Watch more videos on Grand Sumo: Sumo Wrestlers:    • What's Happening to Shodai? | Sumo Wrestle...   👉Sumo Trivia & Other Information:    • What's the Big Deal about Henka? | Sumo Wr...   👉Sumo Memes:    • ura's salt toss curing my depression..   Konishiki's website and merchandise: http://konishiki.net/ Official YouTube channel of Konishiki:    / konishikisworld   Rights of the photo has been duly purchased and is owned by a representative of SumoStew YouTube Channel