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2011 In Sumo
The following are the events in professional sumo during 2011. Tournaments *Hatsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 9 January – 23 January *Haru basho, Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 13 March – 27 March (cancelled) *Natsu basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 8 May – 22 May *Nagoya basho, Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 10 July – 24 July *Aki basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 11 September – 25 September *Kyushu basho, Fukuoka International Centre, Kyushu, 13 November – 27 November News January *23: Hakuho wins the first honbasho of the year. It is his eighteenth championship, and his sixth in a row, a feat only previously achieved by Taiho and Asashoryu. His only defeat is to Kisenosato, who also beat the yokozuna in the previous tournament and once again wins the Outstanding Performance Prize. Kotoshogiku and Okinoumi finish runners-up to Hakuho on 11–4 and are awarded Technique and Fighting Spirit prizes respectively. Goeido also finishes on 11–4. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumo
is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a ''rikishi'' (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring (''dohyō'') or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by throwing, shoving or pushing him down). Sumo originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally and where it is considered the national sport. It is considered a ''gendai budō'', which refers to modern Japanese martial arts, but the sport has a history spanning many centuries. Many ancient traditions have been preserved in sumo, and even today the sport includes many ritual elements, such as the use of salt purification, from Shinto. Life as a wrestler is highly regimented, with rules regulated by the Japan Sumo Association. Most sumo wrestlers are required to live in communal sumo training stables, known in Japanese as ''heya'', where all aspects of their daily lives—from meals to their manner of dress—are dic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Gagamaru
), lead=yes is a Georgian former professional sumo wrestler from Tbilisi. The third Georgian national after Kokkai and Tochinoshin to make the top ''makuuchi'' division, he made his professional debut in November 2005, reaching the ''jūryō'' division in November 2009 and ''makuuchi'' in July 2010. Originally from Kise stable, he briefly competed for the Kitanoumi stable before moving back to the Kise stable after it was re-established. His highest rank was ''komusubi''. He won two special prizes for Fighting Spirit and was runner-up in one top division tournament. After missing nearly all of 2020 through injury and falling greatly in rank, he announced his retirement during the November 2020 tournament. Early life and sumo background Jugheli was born in Tbilisi, he originally trained in judo and sambo, winning national junior championships in both sports by the age of 16. Invited to train by the Georgian junior sumo team, he accompanied them to the 2005 World Junior Sumo Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kokkai Futoshi
Kokkai Futoshi (born March 10, 1981 as Levan Tsaguria, ka, ლევან ცაგურია) is a former professional sumo wrestler from Georgia (country), Georgia. He began his career in May 2001. He is the first Caucasus, Caucasian ''rikishi'' to reach sumo's highest division, ''makuuchi,'' which he achieved in 2004. His highest rank was ''komusubi,'' which he reached in 2006. He earned two sansho (sumo), special prizes for Fighting Spirit and two kinboshi, gold stars for defeating ''yokozuna (sumo), yokozuna''. He wrestled for Oitekaze stable. Early life and sumo background Kokkai was born as Levan Tsaguria in Sukhumi, Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, Abkhaz Autonomous Republic in then-Georgian SSR, Soviet Georgia. The War in Abkhazia (1992–93), secessionist war in Abkhazia forced his family to move to Tbilisi, capital of Georgia, in 1992. He started amateur wrestling from the age of six, being taught by his father who represented the Soviet Union in the sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia (country)
Georgia (, ; ) is a transcontinental country at the intersection of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is part of the Caucasus region, bounded by the Black Sea to the west, by Russia to the north and northeast, by Turkey to the southwest, by Armenia to the south, and by Azerbaijan to the southeast. The country covers an area of , and has a population of 3.7 million people. Tbilisi is its capital as well as its largest city, home to roughly a third of the Georgian population. During the classical era, several independent kingdoms became established in what is now Georgia, such as Colchis and Iberia. In the early 4th century, ethnic Georgians officially adopted Christianity, which contributed to the spiritual and political unification of the early Georgian states. In the Middle Ages, the unified Kingdom of Georgia emerged and reached its Golden Age during the reign of King David IV and Queen Tamar in the 12th and early 13th centuries. Thereafter, the kingdom decl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asahiyama Stable
was a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Isegahama ''ichimon'' or group of stables. It had a long history. It closed its doors in January 2015, and its staff and wrestlers transferred to other stables. History In its active period, Asahiyama stable was one of the oldest continually-running stables in sumo, dating back to 1896. At the time of its closing it was the only stable still in existence that could trace its lineage back directly to the days of the once-rival Osaka sumo organization where it had a strong base, producing the 28th ''yokozuna'' Ōnishiki Daigorō in 1918. During the 1970s the stable was home to six Tongan wrestlers (including Sione Vailahi and Tonga Fifita) recruited by former ''maegashira'' , but when he died in 1975 they were caught up in a succession dispute between former ''maegashira'' and the man who eventually became the new head, former ''komusubi'' Wakafutase. They sided with Futaseyama's widow, who preferred Ryūō to take over, and were ultim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiriyama Stable
was a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ''ichimon'' or group of stables. It was set up in January 1995 by the former ''komusubi'' Kurosegawa, who branched out from the now defunct Isegahama stable and took with him the remaining members of the Onaruto stable which closed at the end of 1994. In 2000 it absorbed Kise stable, and in 2007 its parent Isegahama stable. As of 2009, it had seven wrestlers. In that year the stable also produced its first ''sekitori,'' the Mongolian Tokusegawa. It was also the home of the chief ''yobidashi'' or usher. The stable closed after the January 2011 tournament, with its personnel moving to Asahiyama stable, except the ''yobidashi'' Kokichi who moved to Tomozuna stable, and '' gyoji'' Kiichiro Shikimori and ''tokoyama'' Tokosaku who moved to Oitekaze stable. Owner *1995-2011: 20th Kiriyama (former ''komusubi'' Kurosegawa) Notable wrestlers {{- * Tokusegawa (''maegashira'') Coach *Urakaze (former ''maegashira'' Teruzakura) Referee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasuganishiki
Kasuganishiki Takahiro (born August 22, 1975 as Takahiro Suzuki) is a former sumo wrestler from Misaki, Isumi District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. He made his debut in 1991, reaching the top makuuchi division in 2002. His highest rank was ''maegashira'' 5. He retired in 2011 and became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association under the name Takenawa, but admitted involvement in match-fixing after text messages were found on his mobile phone that showed he had arranged the result of bouts with fellow wrestlers the previous year. His testimony was part of the Sumo Association's investigation into the affair which led to 22 other wrestlers being found guilty, most of whom were ordered to retire. Given a two-year suspension, he instead left sumo completely. Career He made his professional debut in March 1991 (the same tournament as Chiyotenzan) and was immediately given the ''shikona'' or fighting name of Kasuganishiki, based on the name of his stable, Kasugano. He used the same ''shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maegashira
, or , is the top division of 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 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 (''make-koshi'') results in demotion. There are stricter criteria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōhōzan Yūya
is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Chikujō, Fukuoka. Wrestling for Hanaregoma stable, he made his professional debut in March 2006 and reached the top ''makuuchi'' division in November 2011. His highest rank was ''komusubi'', which he achieved on five separate occasions. He earned three Fighting Spirit prizes, five ''kinboshi'' or gold stars for defeating ''yokozuna'', and was runner-up in one tournament before retiring from competition in June 2022. Early life and sumo background He played baseball and judo in his junior high school years, but on transferring to an industrial and science high school in nearby Ōita Prefecture he joined the sumo club after being scouted by the coach at the school. In his second and third years he participated in two annual regional tournaments. In these tournaments, he managed to reach the best eight, but was beaten both times by future '' ōzeki'' Kotoshōgiku. In Komazawa University, he was a regular on the sumo team and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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