Training Future Champions: An Interview with Sumō Stablemaster Takadagawa Katsumi

Stablemaster Takadagawa Katsumi (right) watches intently during a training session.

Wrestlers talk at ease with Takadagawa, who feels it is essential to build a bond akin to a parent-child relationship.

Takadagawa says it is important to maintain traditions while also being conscious of change from one era to the next.

Takadagawa concludes the morning training session with some words of advice.