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Rōga Tokiyoshi
is a Russian-Mongolian professional sumo wrestler from Kyzyl, Tuva. Wrestling for the Futagoyama stable (2018), Futagoyama stable, he made his professional debut in September 2018, and became ''sekitori'' when he reached the ''jūryō'' division in November 2022. As of September 2018, he is the only wrestler from Russia competing in professional sumo. Early life and sumo background Rōga was born to a Buryats, Buryat father and a Tuvans, Tuvan and Russians, Russian mother. He grew up in Kyzyl, Tuva (Russia), a region near the border of Mongolia. As a kid he practiced Sambo (martial art), sambo wrestling and judo. He moved to Mongolia at the age of 14 and obtained the Mongolian nationality at the age of 15. The adoption of Mongolian nationality has been the source of confusion since his professional debut, with Rōga first listed as Mongolian on the Japan Sumo Association website although he himself insists that he is Russian. When he was 15, he travelled to Japan to participate ... [...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] |
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] |
Kimarite
is the technique used in sumo by a (wrestler) to win a match. It is officially decided or announced by the (referee) at the end of the match, though judge (sumo), judges can modify this decision. The records of are then kept for statistical purposes. The Japan Sumo Association (JSA) have officially recognized 82 such techniques since 2001, with five also recognized as winning non-techniques. However, only about a dozen of these are frequently and regularly used by . A sumo match can still be won even without a , by the virtue of disqualification due to a (foul), such as striking with closed fist. Basic techniques The are some of the most common winning techniques in sumo, with the exception of . is a rarely used basic that pushes down the opponent into the ground back-first by leaning forward while grappling. is a basic that requires pushing the opponent out of the ring using the arms, without holding their (belt) or extending the arms. is simila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōnosato Daiki
(born , June7, 2000) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Tsubata, Ishikawa. After a successful amateur career at the university level where he was called "the most eagerly awaited prospect to come out of collegiate sumo in decades", he joined the Nishonoseki stable (2021), Nishonoseki stable under the tutelage of the former Kisenosato Yutaka, Kisenosato and began his professional career at the rank of 10 via the system. He reached the top division in January 2024 after competing in just four tournaments, and in May of the same year won his first top-division championship in a record seven tournaments. Ōnosato became professional sumo's 75th in May 2025 after winning back-to-back championships at the rank of . Early life and sumo background Daiki Nakamura was born in Tsubata, Ishikawa. He began wrestling in a sumo club at his elementary school in first grade. As a child he was fascinated by professional sumo and has stated that one of his favourite publicatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amūru Mitsuhiro
is a former professional sumo wrestler from Lesozavodsk, Primorsky Krai, Russia. After an initial influx of Russian wrestlers from the early 2000s, he was the last ethnic Russian in top level sumo. He made his debut in May 2002 and, after a serious knee injury in 2012 sent him down the rankings, reached the top ''makuuchi'' division in November 2014. His highest rank was ''maegashira'' 5. He had nine tournaments ranked in the top division, but finished his career in the third highest ''makushita'' division. Early life and sumo background Ivanov had no exposure to sumo in early life, though he was active in boxing during his student years. Later, his brother-in-law, who was Japanese, recommended he give sumo a try. With the help of the professional wrestler Akira Taue he was able to make a contact with former sekiwake Masurao, who was the owner of Onomatsu stable. He came to Japan and joined sumo together with the two Russian brothers who would join Kitanoumi stable and take the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsushimanada Masamitsu
, born June 27, 1993, as is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Isahaya, Nagasaki. His highest rank is ''jūryō'' 9. Early life Masamitsu Umeno comes from a family originally from the island of Tsushima. His grandmother (Hideko Umeno) was the oldest ''ama'' diver in Tsushima. He began sumo in his fourth year at Isahaya City Yue Elementary School, later saying of his introduction to sport that he saw it only as an extension of playground games. He then went to Isahaya Agricultural High School, and joined their basketball team before leaving it for the school's sumo club because his high school coach was also the coach of a small sumo club in Isahaya where Umeno used to go. He then graduated from Nihon University where he was a member of their sumo club and a classmate of Churanoumi. During his time as a student, he won the Eastern Japan Student Sumo Championship three time in the under 100 kg category. In his fourth year, however, he suffered a meniscus injury to h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makushita
Professional sumo as administered by the Japan Sumo Association is divided into six ranked divisions. Wrestlers are promoted and demoted within and between these divisions based on the merit of their win–loss records in official tournaments. For more information, see '' kachi-koshi'' and ''make-koshi''. Wrestlers are also ranked within each division. The higher a wrestler's rank within a division is, the general level of opponents he will have to face becomes stronger. According to tradition, each rank is further subdivided into East and West, with East being slightly more prestigious, and ranked slightly higher than its West counterpart. The divisions, ranked in order of hierarchy from highest to lowest, are as follows: ''Makuuchi'' , or , is the top division. It is fixed at 42 wrestlers who are ranked according to their performance in previous tournaments. At the top of the division are the four ranks of "titleholders", or "champions" called the ''san'yaku'', comprising ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terunofuji
) is a Mongolian-Japanese former professional sumo wrestler. Wrestling for the Isegahama stable (2007), Isegahama stable, he entered professional sumo in January 2011 and took the second division ''jūryō'' championship in his debut as a ''sekitori'' in September 2013. He took the top ''makuuchi'' division championship in May 2015, only 25 tournaments after his professional debut. This earned him promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ''Makuuchi#Ōzeki, ōzeki''. Terunofuji then suffered from knee injuries and other health problems. Surviving ''Makuuchi#Demotion from ōzeki, kadoban'' status (in danger of demotion from the rank of ''ōzeki'') on three previous occasions, he was finally demoted after the September 2017 tournament. After a long injury layoff he fell to the second-lowest ''jonidan'' division in March 2019 and staged a successful comeback and returned to the ''makuuchi'' division the following year, the first wrestler to do so from such a low rank. Terunofuji wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonokuchi
Professional sumo as administered by the Japan Sumo Association is divided into six ranked divisions. Wrestlers are promoted and demoted within and between these divisions based on the merit of their win–loss records in official tournaments. For more information, see ''kachi-koshi'' and ''make-koshi''. Wrestlers are also ranked within each division. The higher a wrestler's rank within a division is, the general level of opponents he will have to face becomes stronger. According to tradition, each rank is further subdivided into East and West, with East being slightly more prestigious, and ranked slightly higher than its West counterpart. The divisions, ranked in order of hierarchy from highest to lowest, are as follows: ''Makuuchi'' , or , is the top division. It is fixed at 42 wrestlers who are ranked according to their performance in previous tournaments. At the top of the division are the four ranks of "titleholders", or "champions" called the ''san'yaku'', comprising '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyabiyama
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] |
