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Ōshima Stable
was a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ''ichimon'' or group of stables. It was set up in 1980 by former '' ōzeki'' Asahikuni, who branched off from Tatsunami stable. The head of Tatsunami stable opposed the setting up of the new stable, and did not speak to Ōshima until Asahifuji was promoted to ''ōzeki'' in 1987. Ōshima produced ten ''sekitori'', all of whom went on to reach the top ''makuuchi'' division. Ōshima's senior wrestler in later years was the Mongolian born veteran Kyokutenhō, who has Japanese citizenship and was seen as the successor to Ōshima. However, after Kyokutenhō indicated a desire to continue wrestling, the stable instead closed on 25 April 2012 when Ōshima reached the mandatory retirement age of 65, with its wrestlers transferring to Tomozuna stable. Ring name conventions Most wrestlers' fighting names included the Chinese character "旭" meaning "sunrise", that can be read as either ''Asahi'' or ''Kyoku'', taken from the founding s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yobidashi
A is an announcer who calls a professional sumo wrestler, or ''rikishi'', to the ''dohyō'' (wrestling ring) immediately prior to his bout. He does this by calling the name of each wrestler fighting in turn while holding a traditional folding fan. Uniform The outfit worn by the ''yobidashi'' is loosely based on an old style Japanese workman's outfit, with leggings and split-toed ''tabi''-like boots. The kimono often displays an advertiser's name in black characters. Responsibilities In keeping with their workman outfits, the ''yobidashi'' are actually the Japan Sumo Association's handymen, or odd-job men, and have a wide variety of tasks. These include on match days: sweeping the ring, providing purification salt, displaying banners showing that a match has been decided by default (usually due to a competitor's withdrawal), or subject to a rematch after the next two bouts, and ensuring that, during a bout, no wrestler injures himself on the bucket of ''chikara-mizu'' (power wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyōji
A ''gyōji'' () is a referee in professional sumo wrestling in Japan. ''Gyōji'' usually enter the sumo world as teenagers and remain employees of the Sumo Association until they retire aged 65. There are currently a little over 40 active ''gyōji'' with an average of one in each sumo stable, though some stables have more than one and some have no ''gyōji''. History Originally there were no official referees in sumo: if there were any close matches the emperor would determine the winner. It was not until the early 16th century, with the help of Oda Nobunaga, that ''gyōji'' started to make an appearance. Responsibilities The ''gyōji's'' principal and most obvious task is to referee bouts between two sumo wrestlers. After the ''yobidashi'' has called them into the ring, the ''gyōji'' will also call out each wrestler's name. It is the ''gyōjis responsibility to watch over the wrestlers as they go through the initial prebout staring contests, and then coordinate the initial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San'yaku
The following words are terms used in sumo wrestling in Japan. A B C D E F G H I J K M N O R S T W Y Z References External links Glossary of Sumo TermsSumopedia at NHK World-Japan {{Glossaries of sports Glossaries of sports, Sumo Sumo-related lists Sumo terminology, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asahishō Kōta
is a retired Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Noda, Chiba. He made his professional debut in March 2005, reaching the top ''makuuchi'' division in September 2012. He has fought in the top division in four tournaments and his highest rank has been ''maegashira'' 11. Originally from Ōshima stable, he most recently wrestled for Tomozuna stable. He was demoted from the ''jūryō'' division to the ''makushita'' division in 2017. Career He began sumo at the age of just three and won national championships for five consecutive years from the second to sixth years of elementary school. He joined professional sumo upon graduation from junior high school, recruited by Ōshima stable. At just tall he was accepted by passing the secondary exam for promising recruits who do not meet the primary height requirement. In his first few tournaments he fought under his own surname of Matsushima, but soon adopted the ''shikona'' of Asahishō. He won the ''makushita'' division championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asahisato
Asahisato Kenji (born 9 November 1965 as Kenji Masuda) is a former sumo wrestler from Ikeda, Osaka, Japan. His active career spanned 17 years and 102 tournaments from 1981 until 1998, and his highest rank was ''maegashira'' 14. Upon his retirement he became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association. He took charge of Nakagawa stable in January 2017, but the stable was closed in July 2020 and he was demoted two rungs in the Sumo Association's hierarchy after he was found to have mistreated wrestlers in the stable. Career He played baseball in elementary school and was a member of the judo club from his second year of junior high school. He joined Oshima stable upon his graduation from junior high, making his professional debut in March 1981. He began as Asahisato but from 1983 to 1987 was known as Kyokutenyu before reverting to his original ''shikona.'' He became the first new ''sekitori'' of the Heisei period when he was promoted to the ''juryo'' division in January 1989. He reache ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyokutaisei
is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Asahikawa, Hokkaido. His debut in ''maezumō'' was in January 2008, and his first ''makuuchi'' division ''honbasho'' was the Natsu tournament in May 2018. His highest rank has been ''maegashira'' 8. He has one special prize for Fighting Spirit. He is a member of Ōshima stable. Career Early career He was originally a judo practitioner, but was strongly encouraged by his father and sponsors from his hometown of Asahikawa to join sumo which he initially rejected. When asked again by his father after he finished high school, he agreed. He was then accepted to Ōshima stable by Ōshima-''oyakata''. He was light entering sumo at 83 kg so to add weight he would eat as much and as often as he could even waking up in the middle of the night for snacks to add on the calories. Because of him being so light his oyakata would tell him to imitate Ama later known as Harumafuji who also was a light wrestler. Early on he disliked sumo citing hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyokunankai
Kyokunankai Hiromitsu (born 14 December 1977 as Hirokazu Ken) is a former sumo wrestler from Amagi, Kagoshima, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1993 and reached the top division in September 2010. The 17 years it took him to reach the top division is the second slowest progress ever, in the history of professional sumo wrestling. His highest rank was ''maegashira'' 16. He was forced to retire by the Japan Sumo Association, as a result of the 2011 match-fixing scandal. Career He joined Oshima stable from junior high school, having met in 1992 a wrestler at the stable, Kyokudōzan, who was from the nearby town of Tokunoshima. He made his professional debut in March 1993, fighting under his real surname of Ken. In May 1995 he adopted a formal ''shikona'' of Kyokunankai. Weighing less than , he rose slowly up the ranks, not reaching the third highest ''makushita'' division until 1999. It took him another six years to win his first '' yusho'' or tournament champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyokushūzan Noboru
( mn, Даваагийн Батбаяр) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia) is a former professional sumo wrestler and current politician of the Democratic Party in Mongolia. He was the first wrestler from Mongolia to reach sumo's top ''makuuchi'' division. Career He was a diligent practitioner of Mongolian wrestling from a young age, but had ambitions of becoming a policeman. However, in late 1991, a Japanese sumo training stable master, Ōshima-oyakata (the former '' ōzeki'' Asahikuni) went to Mongolia to recruit promising wrestlers for sumo. The young Davaagiin Batbayar happened to notice the advertisement and applied along with 120 others. He was selected and went to Japan with five others, including Kyukotenhō and Kyokutenzan. They were the first Mongolians ever to join sumo. He was immediately given the ''shikona'' of Kyokushūzan, meaning "eagle mountain of the rising sun." He made his professional debut in March 1992. However six months later, due to cultural differences, langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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