Ozeki Kotozakura resumed wrestling practice Friday in preparation for next month's Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, emphasizing a back-to-basics approach as he seeks to overcome a run of lackluster results.The 27-year-old has been devoting time to "shiko" stomping exercises and footwork drills since the May tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan arena, where he scraped together a winning record of 8-7."If you ask me what's needed, I think the basics come first," Kotozakura said.The sparring session at his Sadogatake stable in the city of Matsudo, in his native Chiba Prefecture, was a chance t…READ FULL ARTICLE
