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Rohō Yukio
Rohō Yukio (born March 9, 1980, as Soslan Feliksovich Boradzov, , in Vladikavkaz, Republic of North Ossetia–Alania in the Russian Federation) is a former sumo wrestler. The highest rank he achieved was ''komusubi''. His younger brother is also a former sumo wrestler, under the name of Hakurozan. In September 2008 both were banned from the sport for life after testing positive for cannabis. Career Rohō began wrestling at the age of 16. At 18 he won the world junior freestyle championship. As his weight increased beyond 130 kg he was unable to continue wrestling, so he took up sumo at the age of 20. In 2001 he came third in the heavyweight class in the Sumo World Championships, and won the European championship. He came to Japan in February 2002 with his brother, joining the stable of former ''Yokozuna'' Taihō (since transferred to Taihō's son-in-law, the former Takatōriki, and renamed Ōtake stable). His first appearance was in May 2002, and he won his first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōtake Stable
is a heya (sumo), stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Nishonoseki group of stables. History The stable was established in 1971 as Taihō stable by the 48th Yokozuna (sumo), ''yokozuna'' Taihō Kōki upon his retirement from wrestling. The stable branched off from Nishonoseki stable (1911-2013), Nishonoseki stable. The first ''sekitori'' the stable produced was Shishihō Yoshimasa, Shishihō in 1977. The most successful wrestler was Ōzutsu Takeshi, Ōzutsu, who reached the rank of ''sekiwake.'' In May 1981 Taihō was persuaded by the editor of the English language sumo magazine ''Sumo World'' to accept a foreign wrestler, Philip Smoak of Texas, who was with the stable for just two months. In 2003 Taihō passed control of the stable on to his son-in-law, former ''sekiwake'' Takatōriki since Taihō was approaching the age for mandatory retirement from the Japan Sumo Association. As the name of Taihō was an ''ichidai-toshiyori'' (one-generation toshiyori, elder name) it could ... [...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] |
Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko; (born 28 September 1976) is a Russian former professional mixed martial artist (MMA), sambist, judoka and politician. Emelianenko was the PRIDE Heavyweight Champion from 2003 to the organisation's closure in 2007, a four-time combat sambo world champion, a seven-time combat sambo national champion, and two-time Russian national judo bronze medalist, among other championships and accolades. He also competed in RINGS, Strikeforce, M-1 Global, Rizin, and Bellator MMA, and is regarded as the most prominent fighter never to compete in the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship). Emelianenko is widely considered to be one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time, consistently ranked as the top heavyweight fighter from 2003 until 2010, and the best fighter of the 2000s. Emelianenko's career helped popularize the sport of MMA in his home country of Russia after gaining attention in Japan, South Korea, the United States, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumo Association
The , officially the ; sometimes abbreviated JSA or NSK, and more usually called Sumo Kyōkai, is the governing body that operates and controls professional sumo wrestling, called , in Japan under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). Concretely, the association maintains and develops sumo traditions and integrity by holding tournaments and . The purposes of the association are also to develop the means dedicated to the sport and maintain, manage and operate the facilities necessary for these activities. Therefore, the JSA operates subsidiaries such as the Kokugikan Service Company to organize its economic aspects, the Sumo School to organize training and instruction or the Sumo Museum to preserve and utilize sumo wrestling records and artefacts. Though professionals, such as active wrestlers, referees, hairdressers and ushers, are all on the association's payroll, leadership positions are restricted to reti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judge (sumo)
or Shinpan are the ring-side judges of a professional sumo bout. In a sumo ''honbasho'' tournament, five ''shimpan'' sit around the ring to observe which wrestler wins the matchup, with two additional ''shimpan'' serving as video review officials in another room. When judging tournament bouts, they wear formal Japanese dress of ''otokomono'', ''haori'' with ''Mon (badge), mon'', and ''hakama''. At the end of each bout, an initial decision is given by the ''gyōji'' (the ring referee), which is usually correct and no action is taken by the ''shimpan''. Seating and status Five ''shimpan'' sit around the ring during the tournament. The order of importance of the ''shimpan'' is determined by where they sit. The order of importance goes North, East, South East, South West, West. They will rotate where they sit every day to maintain equality. However, in the top division, only the chief ''shimpan'' and his two deputies may sit in the North. The South East ''shimpan'' also acts as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyabiyama Tetsushi
Miyabiyama Tetsushi (born July 28, 1977 as Masato Takeuchi) is a former sumo wrestler from Mito, Ibaraki, Japan. A former amateur champion, he turned professional in 1998. With the exception of two tournaments, he was ranked in the top division of professional sumo from 1999 until the end of his career in 2013, holding the second highest rank of '' ōzeki'' from 2000 to 2001. He won eight special prizes and was runner-up in four top division tournaments. He wrestled for Fujishima stable (formerly Musashigawa stable), where he worked as a coach until opening his own Futagoyama stable. Early career Miyabiyama competed in amateur sumo tournaments while at Meiji University, but left before graduation to join the professional ranks. He was accepted by Musashigawa stable in July 1998 and given ''makushita tsukedashi'' status, meaning he could begin at the bottom of the third highest ''makushita'' division. He quickly worked his way through the ranks, logging in four consecutive ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glossary Of Sumo Terms
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 TermsSumopediaat NHK World-Japan {{Glossaries of ... [...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 Georgia (country), Georgian ''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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kisenosato Yutaka
is a Japanese sumo elder from Ibaraki. As a wrestler, he made his professional debut in 2002 and reached the top ''makuuchi'' division in 2004 at the age of just 18. After many years in the junior ''san'yaku'' ranks, he reached the second highest rank of '' ōzeki'' in January 2012. He earned three ''kinboshi'' or gold stars by defeating ''yokozuna'' in his career leading up to ''ōzeki'' and nine special prizes. He scored more than 20 double-digit winning records at the ''ōzeki'' rank. In 2016, he secured the most wins in the calendar year, the first wrestler to do so without winning a tournament in that year. After being a runner-up in a tournament on twelve occasions, he broke through at the January 2017 tournament, winning his first top division championship or ''yūshō'' with a record and subsequently was promoted to ''yokozuna'', the first Japanese-born wrestler to reach sumo's highest rank since Wakanohana in 1998. He had been a candidate four times previously (Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aminishiki Ryūji
Aminishiki Ryūji (born October 3, 1978, as Ryūji Suginomori) is a former Japanese sumo wrestler. He made his professional debut in 1997 and reached the top ''makuuchi'' division in 2000. He earned twelve special prizes and won eight ''kinboshi'' or gold stars for defeating ''yokozuna. '' He was twice runner-up in a tournament. The highest rank he reached was ''sekiwake''. After more than 22 years as an active wrestler he retired in July 2019 at the age of 40. He is in the all-time top ten for a number of sumo records, including most career wins, most top division appearances and most tournaments ranked in the top division. He wrestled for Isegahama stable. Early life and sumo background Aminishiki was born in Fukaura, Nishitsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture. He had an extensive sumo pedigree and background. His grandfather was a wrestler for Dewanoumi stable in the past, and his older brother was Asōfuji who would proceed him joining Ajigawa stable (later renamed Isegaha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
