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Oguruma Stable
was a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its modern form it existed from March 1987 when it was founded by Kotokaze, a former Sadogatake stable wrestler, until February 2022. The first wrestler from the stable to achieve status was Tomikaze in July 2000. Initially the stable had a policy of not accepting foreign born wrestlers or college recruits, but this was waived when Chuo University graduate Takekaze personally asked to join in 2002. Their first foreigner was the Mongolian Hoshikaze, who joined in the same year and eventually reached but was thrown out of sumo after the 2011 match-fixing scandal. The stable absorbed Oshiogawa stable in 2005 ahead of the retirement of Oshiogawa-, with Wakakirin and Wakatoba among the wrestlers transferring over. As of January 2022, it has 14 wrestlers. The stable produced seven or top division wrestlers - Takekaze, Yoshikaze, Wakakirin, Kimikaze, Amakaze, Yago and Tomokaze. Kotokaze annou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakatoba
Wakatoba Hiromi (born June 15, 1977 as Hiromi Yamada) is a former sumo wrestler from Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan. His highest rank was ''maegashira'' 11. Career He made his professional debut in March 1993, joining Oshiogawa stable, run by former '' ōzeki'' Daikirin. He initially wrestled under his own surname of Yamada. After a long apprenticeship in the junior ranks he achieved senior ''sekitori'' status in May 2001 upon promotion to the ''jūryō'' division. To mark the occasion he changed his ''shikona'' to Wakatoba. After a 10-5 record at the rank of ''jūryō'' 4 in July 2003 he was promoted to the top ''makuuchi'' division. An 8-7 mark in his top division debut saw him promoted to his highest rank of ''maegashira'' 11. He fought in the top division for a total of seven tournaments. In March 2005 he was transferred to Oguruma stable when Oshiogawa stable shut down. He was demoted back to ''jūryō'' in March 2006 and after pulling out of the January 2007 tournament after only five ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makuuchi
, or , is the top division of Professional sumo divisions, the six divisions of professional sumo. Its size is fixed at 42 wrestlers (''rikishi''), ordered into five ranks according to their ability as defined by their performance in previous tournaments. This is the only division that is featured on NHK's standard live coverage of sumo tournaments. The lower divisions are shown on their satellite coverage, with only the ''makuuchi'' broadcast having bilingual English commentary. ''Makuuchi'' literally means "inside the curtain", a reference to the early period of professional sumo, when there was a curtained-off area reserved for the top ranked wrestlers, to sit before appearing for their bouts. Wrestlers are considered for Promotion and relegation, promotion or demotion in rank before each grand tournament according to their performance in the one previous. Generally, a greater number of wins than losses (''kachi-koshi'') results in a promotion, and the reverse (''makekoshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshiyori
A , also known as an , is a sumo Elder (administrative title), elder exercising both Coach (sport), coaching functions with rikishi, active wrestlers and Management, responsibilities within the Japan Sumo Association (JSA). All are former wrestlers who reached a sufficiently high rank to be eligible to this status. The benefits are considerable, as are guaranteed employment until the mandatory retirement age of 65 and are allowed to run and coach in (sumo stables), with a comfortable yearly salary averaging around Japanese yen, ¥15 million. Originating from a tradition dating back to the Edo period, the position of is founded on a system set up at a time when several sumo associations managed Japan's professional wrestling. To become a , a former wrestler have to meet both established and public criteria and be part of a system recognized as opaque. Involving the spending of several million yen to inherit the rights to become a trainer, this system has undergone numerous ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shikona
A is a sumo wrestler's ring name. The tradition of ring names in sumo dates back to the Muromachi period and established itself during the Edo period, where they were used as a means to hide the identities of the . Given by the master to his disciple, this pseudonym doesn't follow any fixed rules, but is chosen in accordance with numerous influences, drawing its kanji, characters from the wrestler's inspiration or family, from the history of his stable or even from the master's own name. History Sources attesting to the use of pseudonyms by wrestlers and other martial artists date back to the mid-1500s, during the Muromachi period. During the period of peace established under the Tokugawa shogunate, Japan experienced an unprecedented period of vagrancy for many samurai who had lost their social standing with their previous masters, who had been deposed or killed so that the shogunate could assert itself. These masterless samurai, called , could not engage in any activity under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishonoseki Stable (2021)
is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. It broke off from Tagonoura stable by its founder, the 72nd ''yokozuna'' Kisenosato, and officially opened in August 2021 as . The name of the stable changed in January 2022 after the Japan Sumo Association approved the changing of Kisenosato's ''toshiyori'' (elder name) from Araiso to Nishonoseki, following the retirement of former '' ōzeki'' Wakashimazu basically reforming the stable in a new location. History Ōnosato During the January 2019 tournament 72nd yokozuna Kisenosato, who had retired from sumo wrestling and assumed the name ''Araiso'', left Tagonoura stable, where he had been working as a stable elder, establishing his own stable with four other wrestlers and one referee that he took with him. At first the stable was called "Araiso stable," but in December 2021, Araiso exchanged retirement names with Nishonoseki (the former ozeki Wakashimazu), and the stable was renamed "Nishonoseki stabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oshiogawa Stable (2022)
Oshiogawa stable (押尾川部屋, Oshiogawa-beya) is a Heya (sumo), stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki Glossary of sumo terms#ichimon, group of stables. It broke off from Oguruma stable by its founder, former ''Makuuchi#Sekiwake, sekiwake'' Takekaze Akira, Takekaze, and officially opened in February 2022. The planned opening of the stable was first announced in April 2021, and was prompted by the imminent retirement of the head of Oguruma stable, former ''Makuuchi#Ōzeki, ōzeki'' Kotokaze, who turned 65 years of age in April 2022. As of January 2023 it had six wrestlers. Ring name conventions Oshiogawa has announced that all his recruits will have the kanji as a prefix in their ''shikona''. In Oguruma stable, it was used as a suffix. Owners 2022–Present: Oshiogawa Akira (''toshiyori#Ranking, shunin'', former ''Makuuchi#Sekiwake, sekiwake'' Takekaze Akira, Takekaze) Notable active wrestlers *Yago Takanori, Yago (best rank ''maegashira'') *Amakaze Kōichi, Ama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yago Takanori
is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Memuro, Hokkaido. He was an amateur champion at Chuo University and won the Amateur Yokozuna title at the All-Japan Sumo Championships in December 2016. He made his professional debut in May 2017, joining Oguruma stable. He reached the ''jūryō'' division in September 2017 and the top ''makuuchi'' division in January 2019. His highest rank has been ''maegashira'' 10. Early life He was born in Memuro, Kasai District, Hokkaido, the second of three children. This was also the hometown of ''yokozuna'' Ōnokuni. He started swimming from kindergarten, and also did judo. He began participating in local sumo tournaments from the fifth grade of elementary school. He was already and upon graduation from elementary school. At Memuro junior high he won the Hokkaido Junior High School Championships three years running, he suffered major cruciate ligament injuries in his knee, and was praised by the director of his high school sumo club for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimikaze
(born 23 September 1986 as Toshiji Naoe) is a former professional sumo wrestler from Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan. His highest rank was ''maegashira'' 13. He won the ''jūryō'' championship in March 2012. Career He was the first professional sumo wrestler from Waseda University in 78 years. He joined Oguruma stable in January 2009, recruited by former '' ozeki'' Kotokaze. He was promoted to the ''juryo'' division in July 2011 after winning the ''makushita'' division championship or '' yusho'' with a perfect 7-0 record. At this point he changed his ''shikona'' from his family name of Naoe to Kimikaze. After winning the ''juryo'' championship in March 2012 with a 12-3 record, he was promoted to the top ''makuuchi'' division. He had to withdraw from his debut tournament in the top division on the 13th day and never managed to return to ''makuuchi''. He is the first wrestler since Sakaizawa to have to withdraw from his only top division tournament. Retirement from sumo Due to persistent i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakakirin Shinichi
, born September 21, 1983, as , is a former sumo wrestler from Hyōgo prefecture in Japan. His highest rank was ''maegashira'' 9. He was thrown out of the sport in February 2009 in sumo, 2009 after being arrested for cannabis (drug), cannabis possession. In 2010 he became a professional wrestler. Sumo career Born in Kawanishi, Hyogo, Kawanishi, his father ran a Japanese cuisine, restaurant. He has a younger brother. He did baseball at elementary school. He was asked to join Oshiogawa stable while visiting the heya (sumo), heya with a classmate of his father, and was contacted a number of times after that. He made his professional debut in March 1999. He is the fourth wrestler from that class to make the top division, following Kotomitsuki Keiji, Kotomitsuki, Takamisakari Seiken, Takamisakari and Takahama Tatsurō, Hamanishiki, but the first to do so after making his debut at the lowest level of sumo entry, ''mae-zumo''. He began competing under his own surname, but upon reaching t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
