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Ōshōma was born among the nomadic populations of Mongolia. As a child, he grew up riding horses and taking care of sheep. [1] Ōshōma began wrestling at the age of 14 and at the age of 16, with the help of Yokozuna Asashōryū, he came in Japan at NSSU Kashiwa High School [] in Chiba prefecture along future yokozuna Hōshōryū. [2]
A sekitori (関取) is a rikishi (力士, sumo wrestler) who is ranked in one of the top two professional divisions: makuuchi and jūryō. [1] The name literally translates to having taken the barrier, as only a relatively small fraction of those who enter professional sumo achieve sekitori status. Currently there are 70 rikishi in these divisions.
The following is an alphabetical list of heya or training stables in professional sumo.All belong to one of five groups, called ichimon.These groups, led by the stable by which each group is named, are in order of size: Dewanoumi ichimon, Nishonoseki ichimon, Tokitsukaze ichimon, Takasago ichimon and Isegahama ichimon.
In such a match-up, the makushita wrestler will have his hair fashioned into a full oicho-mage as sekitori do but continues to wear his plain cotton mawashi. The term makushita can also be used to refer to all four divisions as a whole that are below jūryō, as these four divisions are considered wrestlers that are still in training. [citation ...
In January 2016 the stable moved up to six sekitori with the promotion of Chiyoshōma, the most of any stable. As of September 2020 it remains at six, now level with Kise and one behind new leader Oitekaze. Chiyonofuji died in July 2016. [2] Sanoyama-oyakata (the former Chiyotaikai) succeeded him as the Kokonoe stablemaster. [1]
The stable would continue this trend producing nine more sekitori over time. In March 2005, with Oshiogawa approaching the mandatory retirement age and no obvious successor available, his stable was absorbed into the affiliated Oguruma stable included in this was sekitori Wakatoba and Wakakirin. Oshiogawa retired from his position in the Sumo ...
Kataonami stable is known for its ingenious training methods to make up for the lack of wrestlers, such as one man taking on two opponents at the same time. [2] In 2023, the stable obtained the promotion of its second sekitori in the person of Tamashohō, a Mongolian-born wrestler, who stood out in particular during the makushita tournament of November 2022 by winning the tournament with a ...
Takagenji is a sekitori produced by Takanohana Kōji. Futagoyama stable was established in 1962 by former yokozuna Wakanohana Kanji I, who branched off from Hanakago stable and converted his home near Minami-Asagaya Station into the stable headquarters. [2] Its first sekitori was komusubi Futagodake.