Sumo Wrestling, Jan. 16
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Ten-year-old sumotori Zion Shuford-Dillner spars with coach Kena Heffernan during a sumo training session on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at UFC BJ Penn Gym in Honolulu. Konishiki Yasokichi, or Saleva'a Fuauli Atisano'e, was the first foreign sumotori to reach the rank of Ozeki--the second highest ranking in sumo. The young sumotori, under the tutelage of Konishiki and coach Kena Heffernan, will be traveling to Japan on January 24.
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Retired sumotori Konishiki Yasokichi demonstrates proper form and technique on young sumotori Kanani Boy Judd-Au, 12, right, during a sumo training session on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at UFC BJ Penn Gym in Honolulu. Konishiki Yasokichi, or Saleva'a Fuauli Atisano'e, was the first foreign sumotori to reach the rank of Ozeki--the second highest ranking in sumo. The young sumotori, under the tutelage of Konishiki and coach Kena Heffernan, will be traveling to Japan on January 24.
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Retired sumotori Konishiki Yasokichi, right, demonstrates proper technique and form to young sumotori with coach Kena Heffernan during a sumo training session on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at UFC BJ Penn Gym in Honolulu. Konishiki Yasokichi, or Saleva'a Fuauli Atisano'e, was the first foreign sumotori to reach the rank of Ozeki--the second highest ranking in sumo. The young sumotori, under the tutelage of Konishiki and coach Kena Heffernan, will be traveling to Japan on January 24.
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Retired sumotori Konishiki Yasokichi watches as young sumotori train during a sumo training session on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at UFC BJ Penn Gym in Honolulu. Konishiki Yasokichi, or Saleva'a Fuauli Atisano'e, was the first foreign sumotori to reach the rank of Ozeki--the second highest ranking in sumo. The young sumotori, under the tutelage of Konishiki and coach Kena Heffernan, will be traveling to Japan on January 24.
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Ten-year-old sumotori Zion Shuford-Dillner, middle, wipes sweat from fellow sumotori Killian Heffernan, left, during a sumo training session on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at UFC BJ Penn Gym in Honolulu. Konishiki Yasokichi, or Saleva'a Fuauli Atisano'e, was the first foreign sumotori to reach the rank of Ozeki--the second highest ranking in sumo. The young sumotori, under the tutelage of Konishiki and coach Kena Heffernan, will be traveling to Japan on January 24.
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Retired sumotori Konishiki Yasokichi looks on during a sumo training session on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at UFC BJ Penn Gym in Honolulu. Konishiki Yasokichi, or Saleva'a Fuauli Atisano'e, was the first foreign sumotori to reach the rank of Ozeki--the second highest ranking in sumo. The young sumotori, under the tutelage of Konishiki and coach Kena Heffernan, will be traveling to Japan on January 24.
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Retired sumotori Konishiki Yasokichi watches as young sumotori train during a sumo training session on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at UFC BJ Penn Gym in Honolulu. Konishiki Yasokichi, or Saleva'a Fuauli Atisano'e, was the first foreign sumotori to reach the rank of Ozeki--the second highest ranking in sumo. The young sumotori, under the tutelage of Konishiki and coach Kena Heffernan, will be traveling to Japan on January 24.
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Sumo coach Kena Heffernan trains with his sumotori during a sumo training session on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at UFC BJ Penn Gym in Honolulu. Konishiki Yasokichi, or Saleva'a Fuauli Atisano'e, was the first foreign sumotori to reach the rank of Ozeki--the second highest ranking in sumo. The young sumotori, under the tutelage of Konishiki and coach Kena Heffernan, will be traveling to Japan on January 24.
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Sumo coach Kena Heffernan, right, directs young sumotori, including 10-year-old Zion Shuford-Dillner, left, during a sumo training session on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at UFC BJ Penn Gym in Honolulu. Konishiki Yasokichi, or Saleva'a Fuauli Atisano'e, was the first foreign sumotori to reach the rank of Ozeki--the second highest ranking in sumo. The young sumotori, under the tutelage of Konishiki and coach Kena Heffernan, will be traveling to Japan on January 24.
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Retired sumotori Konishiki Yasokichi, left, demonstrates proper technique and form to young sumotori with 12-year-old sumotori Kanani Boy Judd-Au, right, during a sumo training session on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at UFC BJ Penn Gym in Honolulu. Konishiki Yasokichi, or Saleva'a Fuauli Atisano'e, was the first foreign sumotori to reach the rank of Ozeki--the second highest ranking in sumo. The young sumotori, under the tutelage of Konishiki and coach Kena Heffernan, will be traveling to Japan on January 24.
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Retired sumotori Konishiki Yasokichi, top, demonstrates proper technique and form to young sumotori Killian Heffernan during a sumo training session on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at UFC BJ Penn Gym in Honolulu. Konishiki Yasokichi, or Saleva'a Fuauli Atisano'e, was the first foreign sumotori to reach the rank of Ozeki--the second highest ranking in sumo. The young sumotori, under the tutelage of Konishiki and coach Kena Heffernan, will be traveling to Japan on January 24.
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Young sumotori Kanani Boy Judd-Au, left, and Breydon Gono, right, prepare to meet in the ring under the watchful eye of coach Kena Heffernan, middle, during a sumo training session on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at UFC BJ Penn Gym in Honolulu. Konishiki Yasokichi, or Saleva'a Fuauli Atisano'e, was the first foreign sumotori to reach the rank of Ozeki--the second highest ranking in sumo. The young sumotori, under the tutelage of Konishiki and coach Kena Heffernan, will be traveling to Japan on January 24.
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Sumo coach Kena Heffernan, middle, watches as young sumotori Zion Shuford-Dillner, right, and Killian Heffernan, left, collide in the ring during a sumo training session on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at UFC BJ Penn Gym in Honolulu. Konishiki Yasokichi, or Saleva'a Fuauli Atisano'e, was the first foreign sumotori to reach the rank of Ozeki--the second highest ranking in sumo. The young sumotori, under the tutelage of Konishiki and coach Kena Heffernan, will be traveling to Japan on January 24.
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Retired sumotori Konishiki Yasokichi, right, talks to young sumotori with coach Kena Heffernan, third from right, during a sumo training session on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at UFC BJ Penn Gym in Honolulu. Konishiki Yasokichi, or Saleva'a Fuauli Atisano'e, was the first foreign sumotori to reach the rank of Ozeki--the second highest ranking in sumo. The young sumotori, under the tutelage of Konishiki and coach Kena Heffernan, will be traveling to Japan on January 24.
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Retired sumotori Konishiki Yasokichi, left, demonstrates proper technique and form to sumotori Breydon Gono, 12, during a sumo training session on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at UFC BJ Penn Gym in Honolulu. Konishiki Yasokichi, or Saleva'a Fuauli Atisano'e, was the first foreign sumotori to reach the rank of Ozeki--the second highest ranking in sumo. The young sumotori, under the tutelage of Konishiki and coach Kena Heffernan, will be traveling to Japan on January 24.
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Retired sumotori Konishiki Yasokichi, middle, demonstrates proper technique and form to young sumotori with coach Kena Heffernan, left, during a sumo training session on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at UFC BJ Penn Gym in Honolulu. Konishiki Yasokichi, or Saleva'a Fuauli Atisano'e, was the first foreign sumotori to reach the rank of Ozeki--the second highest ranking in sumo. The young sumotori, under the tutelage of Konishiki and coach Kena Heffernan, will be traveling to Japan on January 24.
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Retired sumotori Konishiki Yasokichi, right, oversees proper technique and form to young sumotori Breydon Gono, 12, with coach Kena Heffernan, left, during a sumo training session on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at UFC BJ Penn Gym in Honolulu. Konishiki Yasokichi, or Saleva'a Fuauli Atisano'e, was the first foreign sumotori to reach the rank of Ozeki--the second highest ranking in sumo. The young sumotori, under the tutelage of Konishiki and coach Kena Heffernan, will be traveling to Japan on January 24.
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Young sumotori, including 10-year-old Zion Shuford-Dillner, middle, train during a sumo training session on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at UFC BJ Penn Gym in Honolulu. Konishiki Yasokichi, or Saleva'a Fuauli Atisano'e, was the first foreign sumotori to reach the rank of Ozeki--the second highest ranking in sumo. The young sumotori, under the tutelage of Konishiki and coach Kena Heffernan, will be traveling to Japan on January 24.
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