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Kaisei Ichirō
is sumo elder Tomozuna, an Asakayama stable coach from São Paulo, Brazil. A Sansei, third generation Japanese Brazilian, Kaisei made his debut in September 2006 and reached the top ''makuuchi'' division in May 2011 in sumo, 2011. His highest rank was ''sekiwake''. He was runner-up twice, once in the July 2013 tournament and another in the March 2018 tournament. He received three Sanshō (sumo), Fighting Spirit prizes. Early life and sumo background In his childhood, unlike his friends Sugano had no interest at all in association football, football, not even watching games on TV. He was more interested in grappling sports, such as judo, which he practiced for a time. When he was sixteen a friend of his father's suggested that his already large size would be very suitable for sumo. Sugano used to train in many sumo clubs in São Paulo, where he ended up meeting the retired ''rikishi'' Wakaazuma Yoshinobu, who is also Brazilian. Yoshinobu would strictly train him, knowing that as ... [...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] |
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 Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiho Koki
Taihō or Taiho can refer to: *Taihō (era), a Japanese name for the years 701–704 *Taihō Code, a reorganization of the Japanese government at the end of the Asuka period * Taiho Pharmaceutical *Taihoku Prefecture, a former administrative district of Taiwan, created during Japanese rule in 1920 * Japanese aircraft carrier ''Taihō'' *A title from the anime series ''The Twelve Kingdoms'' *'' Taiho Shichauzo'', a manga series alternatively titled ''You're Under Arrest'' *Taihō Kōki was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He became the 48th ''yokozuna'' in 1961 at the age of 21, the youngest ever at the time. Kōki won 32 tournament championships between 1960 and 1971, a record that was unequalled until 2014. His domi ..., sumo wrestler * Yasuaki Taiho, Taiwanese professional baseball player {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tochinoshin
; ), lead=yes is a Georgian former professional sumo wrestler from Mtskheta. He was a member of the Kasugano stable and made his professional debut in March 2006. He reached the top ''makuuchi'' division just two years later in May 2008. After a long hiatus due to injury, he began his comeback from the rank of ''makushita'' 55 in March 2014, logging four Yūshō, championships in a row in lower divisions on his way back to the top division in November 2014. In January 2018 he took his first and only top-division championship. In May 2018, after finishing as runner-up with a 13–2 record and a total of 37 wins in his last three honbasho, tournaments, he was promoted to ''Makuuchi#Ōzeki, ōzeki''. He received eleven sanshō (sumo), special prizes, six for Fighting Spirit, three for Technique, and two for Outstanding Performance, as well as two ''kinboshi'' for defeating ''yokozuna''. Tochinoshin was demoted to ''sekiwake'' after posting losing records in the first two tournaments o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yokozuna (sumo)
, 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 crite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadanoumi Kōji
(born 19 July 1956 as ) is a former sumo wrestler from Sakai, Osaka, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1972, and reached the top division in November 1980. His highest rank was ''komusubi''. He retired in July 1988 and became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Tagonoura. He left the Sumo Association in August 1999. He is the father of the current '' sekitori'' wrestler of the same name, Sadanoumi Takashi. Career record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takanonami
Takanonami Sadahiro (born Sadahiro Namioka October 27, 1971 – June 20, 2015) was a Japanese sumo wrestler and coach from Aomori. He held sumo's second highest rank of '' ōzeki'' from 1994 until 2000. He won two tournament championships, and was a runner-up in eight others. He was a sumo coach from his retirement in 2004 until his death in 2015 at the age of 43. Career Born in Misawa, Aomori, the young Namioka did sumo at elementary school, but did not initially consider it as a profession, intending to follow his father and work in local government. However, he was introduced to Fujishima Oyakata (the former Takanohana Kenshi) who was in Misawa to give a speech, and was persuaded to join Fujishima Stable. Takanonami made his professional debut in 1987. He became an elite ''sekitori'' ranked wrestler in March 1991 when he was promoted to the second highest ''jūryō'' division, and he reached the top ''makuuchi'' division in November 1991. He led the race for the championship i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaisei 08 Sep
Kaisei may refer to: * ''Kaisei'' (ship), the STS ''Kaisei'' *Kaisei, Kanagawa, a town in Japan *Kaisei Academy, a Japanese boys' school People with the name *, retired Japanese Brazilian professional sumo wrestler *, Japanese footballer See also * Project Kaisei Project Kaisei (from 海星, ''kaisei'', "ocean planet" in Japanese) is a scientific and commercial mission to study and clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a large body of floating plastic and marine debris trapped in the Pacific Ocean ..., a mission to clean up the Great Pacific garbage patch {{disambiguation, given name Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...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] |
Wakaazuma
Wakaazuma Yoshinobu (Japanese language, Japanese: 若東 吉信, born April 21, 1976, as Fernando Yoshinobu Kuroda (黒田 吉信 フェルナンド, ''Kuroda Yoshinobu Ferunando'')), is a retired Nisei, second generation Japanese Brazilians, Japanese Brazilian professional sumo wrestler (''rikishi'') from São Paulo, Brazil. Making his debut in September 1991, he reached the ''jūryō'' division in May 2001. His highest rank was ''jūryō'' 13. He retired from professional sumo in May 2003, going back to Brazil, where he opened many successful restaurants. Early life and sumo background Yoshinobu started training when he was 4 years old, as his father was a coach in a sumo club in São Paulo, in addition to sumo wrestling he also practiced swimming and soccer. In junior high school, Yoshinobu visited Fujishima stable (1982), Fujishima stable to train alongside professional sumo wrestlers. When he was 15 years old, he met future ''Ōzeki (sumo), ozeki'' Tochiazuma Daisuke, Toc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
