Onomatsu Stable
Ōnomatsu is the name of: *the sixth yokozuna in the sport of sumo Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke *the sumo stable Ōnomatsu stable currently run by former sekiwake Masurao is a Japanese former sumo wrestler, born in Itoda, Fukuoka Prefecture. Making his professional debut in 1979, he reached the top division in 1985. His highest rank was ''sekiwake'' and he won five special prizes in his top division career. ...

Yokozuna
, 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 ...
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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 ...
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Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke
was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Noto Province. He was the sport's 6th ''yokozuna''. He trained '' ōzeki'' Tsurugizan Taniemon. Early career He was born in Shitsumi, Noto and went to Edo in 1815. His birth name remains ambiguous, but was claimed to be . He made his debut under the ''shikona'' in March 1815. He reached the top ''makuuchi'' division in October 1822. In January 1824, he was defeated by Inazuma, but defeated others at the ''maegashira'' #2 rank and was promoted to ''komusubi''. In the summer of 1825, he defeated Inazuma at the Hirakawa Tenjin Shrine. He was promoted to ''ōzeki'' in October 1826. He changed his ring name to Ōnomatsu in March 1827. Yokozuna Ōnomatsu was awarded a ''yokozuna'' license in February 1828. On March 25, 1829, Ienari Tokugawa was present to see Ōnomatsu defeat Inazuma. Because he grew up in a poor family, he attempted to win bouts by fair means or foul. To shake competitors' confidence, he would often do ''matta'', or waiting, at ...
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Ōnomatsu Stable
is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki ''ichimon'' or group of stables. It was founded in its modern form on 1 October 1994 by Masurao Hiroo, who branched off from the now defunct Oshiogawa stable. His first wrestler to reach the top ''makuuchi'' division was Katayama in 2005. The now retired Wakakōyū reached ''komusubi'' in 2012, as did Ōnoshō in 2017. The stable's most successful foreign recruit has been the Russian former ''maegashira'' Amūru, who retired in 2018. In January 2010 the stable, along with the Takanohana, Ōtake and Magaki stable, was forced to leave the Nishonoseki ''ichimon'' after former ''yokozuna'' Takanohana declared his intention to run as an unofficial candidate in the elections to the Sumo Association's board of directors. The ejected stables formed their own group, which gained ''ichimon'' status of its own in 2014. This was dissolved in 2018, with the Ōnomatsu, Ōtake and Chiganoura stables briefly forming Ōnomatsu ''ichimon ...
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Sekiwake
, 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 ...
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