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[Historical] Major amateur champions (2000-2022), eligible for makushita 15/10 tsukedashi professional start
mikawa replied to Asashosakari's topic in Amasumo Discussions
It should be, others who have the same single-kanji given name as him are all Nozomis. -
Kurokawa's results in the preliminaries were WWL, Haga's were LWW, so this confirms that the Haga-Kurokawa result was in error. So that makes 2 Hayatos finishing runner-up in a national tournament yesterday, Miwa here and Kodama elsewhere.
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This site has the full names for the top 8 rikishi. They are: Winner - Saigo Tomohiro (西郷 智博, Tottori Prefectural Office) Runner-Up - Miwa Hayato (三輪 隼人, Niigata Prefecture) Semi-Finals - Kizaki Shinnosuke (木﨑 伸之助, Nihon University) Semi-Finals - Furukawa Takahiro (古川 貴博, Nihon University) Quarter-Finals - Murayama Taiyo (村山 大洋, Niigata Prefecture) Quarter-Finals - Kurokawa Soichiro (黒川 宗一郎, Aisin Light Metals) Quarter-Finals - Nishikata Wataru (西方 航, Tochigi Prefecture) Quarter-Finals - Yoshida Keisuke (吉田 圭佑, Aisin Seiki)
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40th Yusho, wow! Does anyone know how many of those 40 Yushos were won before senshuraku?
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Hakuho misconduct (split from Basho Talk Kyushu 2017)
mikawa replied to Atenzan's topic in Honbasho Talk
Hakuho may have thought that it was a matta because of Yoshikaze's delayed start at the tachi-ai, but that doesn't excuse him from what happened afterwards. That was just, awkward -
That was a back-and-forth bout (literally) between Mitakeumi and Onosho, feel like Onosho's missing a bit of luck this basho with the way some of his bouts went.
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Featured Club / Dojo - Kashiwa Junior Sumo Club
mikawa replied to mikawa's topic in Amasumo Discussions
Toshiki is mainly a belt specialist, who clearly has a lot of arm strength, but not quite as much leg strength. If he's able to get a good belt grip, then he's very strong, but not so much if he's not able to. His best high school result is at this year's Kokutai, where he was a quarter-finalist, but has won quite a few team titles with Saitama Sakae High School, where he is the team's anchor, being trusted to get that vital win in 2-2 situations (and that's with Naya Konosuke in the team as well). However, he's not necessarily as good as Naya nowadays, but is a better wrestler than Kotokamatani, so I'll predict that he'll get to mid-to-upper Makushita. -
Takakeisho has a very powerful oshi / tsuki-attack, but wasn't allowed to get into his stride yesterday. Not today though. It's difficult to watch Terunofuji at the moment, he looks a shadow of his former, kimedashi-able self. Aminishiki, on the other hand, is having a great basho so far.
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Is Harumafuji carrying an injury atm? He's not looked himself so far. A strong start from Hakuho as always. Yoshikaze on the other hand......
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No surprises in the team competition, as the semi-finals were contested by the 4 best college teams, and it looks like Toyo are still the team to beat, though that was a very good effort from Nihon University. A wild battle in the end to decide the championship, after which Toyo's Shiroyama got told off for his celebrations (though perfectly understandable). Him and Shiroishi will both be key members for Toyo over the next few years. Aside: Nihon University's Furukawa twins must be used to their opponent using unorthodox tachi-ais against them by now. Remember this bout?
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That kotenage attempt by Dergerbayar in the quarter-finals looked very painful for Furukawa. Another very good result for Shiroyama, he's going to be a contender for years to come. Great defense in the final from Nakajima, that really was a comeback from the brink.
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第14回全国少年相撲選手権大会 Winner Kashiwa Sumo Club A (柏相撲少年団, Chiba) Runner-Up Komatsuryu Dojo A (台東小松竜道場, Tokyo) Semi-Finals Mitaka Sumo Club A (三鷹相撲クラブ, Tokyo) Katsushika Shiratori Sumo Club A (葛飾白鳥相撲教室, Tokyo) Videos Semi-finals Kashiwa Sumo Club A (Chiba) vs Mitaka Sumo Club A (Tokyo) Komatsuryu Dojo A (Tokyo) vs Katsushika Shiratori Sumo Club A (Tokyo) Final Kashiwa Sumo Club A (Chiba) vs Komatsuryu Dojo A (Tokyo) Comments 3 of the 4 sumo clubs who made it to the semi-finals this year were from Tokyo, but it so happens that the team from Chiba won. That's just typical isn't it? However, take nothing away from Kashiwa Sumo Club, as they put out a very strong team this year (they will be featured soon). Whilst I'm not able to discern who their Grade 3 rikishi was, their Grade 4 should be Tsukamatsu Raumu (束松 良優夢), and their Grade 5 is the 4-time Hakuho Cup winner and Wanpaku semi-finalist Nishijima Yura (西島 悠来). Though Nishijima dropped his bout in the semi-final (which was an incredible result, but we'll get to that later), he was able to execute a strong sukuinage in the final against the equally as big Mashiko Takuya (益子 拓也), which is saying something as Mashiko is one year younger than Nishijima. Kashiwa's Grade 6 rikishi needs little introduction, as you may recognise him as Kinboshi Sumo Club's ace, Kanazawa Sorato (金澤 空大). Sorato's sumo is getting better and better, though he is still getting pushed to the edge quite often as a result of attempting pulls (likely a habit from his wrestling background). However, his wrestling talents are such that he was able to, in the end, win against Mitaka's Yamashita Toma and Komatsuryu's Saito Chugo (齋藤 忠剛), both of which were important to the team. Thanks to the scouting of Kinboshi Sumo Club, Sorato is now a national champion in sumo as well. It took me a while to figure out who the middle school rikishi for Kashiwa was, but I am 95% certain that it is Wanpaku finalist Sakamoto Hirokazu (坂本 博一), eldest son of Tokitsukaze-oyakata (former Tokitsuumi). A couple of months prior to Taiho's grandson Naya Konosuke (納谷 幸之介) winning both competitions at this year's Kokutai, Sakamoto won the team competition at this year's middle school championships with Team Chiba. Sakamoto's opponents in the videos, Hanafusa Kai and Yanagisawa Tsubasa, are both very good rikishi in their own right, but Sakamoto won both bouts impressively nonetheless. His semi-final win against Mitaka's Hanafusa proved to be especially important, as it helped Kashiwa survive a 2-2 (otherwise Mitaka could well have won this competition for a second time). Runner-up Komatsuryu Dojo had a good showing this year, with their A Team finishing second, and their B Team reaching the quarter-finals. Komatsuryu A consisted of Hata Daishi (秦 大士), Yoshioka Ryudai (吉岡 竜大), Mashiko Takuya (益子 拓也), Saito Chugo (齋藤 忠剛) and Yanagisawa Tsubasa (柳澤 翼). This is an interesting team because both Mashiko Takuya and Saito Chugo are competing in the year above, which is something that Mitaka Sumo Club have always done with Kodama Hayato. They probably did this because they felt that no other club member would fill these 2 roles better, what with Mashiko's size and Saito's skill. Also, Yanagisawa was filling in for the injured Kitano Soma (北野 颯馬), though Yanagisawa is nearly as good. Komatsuryu's semi-final match against their biggest rivals, the recently featured Katsushika Shiratori Sumo Club, was a back-and-forth affair, as Komatsuryu's Yoshioka Ryudai and Katsushika's Aino Shogo both showed their worth to take the match to 2-2, where Yanagisawa eventually won the match for Komatsuryu (and getting reprimanded for a fist pump along the way). Komatsuryu Dojo wrote a detailed article on their blog on their teams' performances yesterday, in which they praised Ryudai for his zensho performance and Tsubasa for his composure under pressure. This is the best result that Komatsuryu Dojo have ever gotten at the National Club Championships. Mitaka Sumo Club, in line with what they have always done, chose their best member for each year group except for Kodama Hayato (児玉 颯飛), who was placed in the year above. This again proved to be an effective strategy as it took them all the way to the semi-finals. At 1-1 against Kashiwa A, Kodama Hayato came up against the 4-time Hakuho Cup winner Nishijima Yura, who not only is a bigger rikishi, but is also one year older. It was an almighty struggle for both, and as Kodama was pushed to the edge, he was able to wrap his left arm around Nishijima's neck, and pull off an impressive kubinage. Whilst Kodama would undoubtedly do well in the year above, I must admit that I didn't think he would be able to beat Nsihijima. How wrong I was. Kodama's incredible arm strength has shades of Narita Rikido about him, albeit not as big, but in my opinion, more skilled. Alas, despite Kodama's efforts, Hanafusa Kai couldn't win against his older opponent Sakamoto Hirokazu, otherwise Mitaka would have stood a very good chance in the final against Komatsuryu, and we would have seen the next chapter in the Kodama-Mashiko rivalry. Mitaka Sumo Club will have virtually the same team for next year's National Club Championships, and they will be a contender again. Former winners Katsushika Shiratori Sumo Club did very well this year to reach the semi-finals, as Aino Shogo was the only big name in their team. In other results, Tachikawa Renseikan Sumo Dojo A reached the quarter-finals, and will have a slightly stronger team next year.
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Golden Generation Location - Shiratori Park, Katsushika District, Tokyo - Eight Hall (エイトホール, next to the Katsushika Sports Center Swimming Pool), Katsushika District, Tokyo Keiko - Tuesdays (from 5pm), Thursdays (from 5pm), Saturdays (from 5pm) - Every 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month (from 6pm, at Eight Hall) Approximately 30 years ago, Sakuma Koichi (佐久間 幸一) helped to convince the neighbourhood committee to build a dohyo in Shiratori Park in order to "promote a sport that teaches kids respect". That was the start of Katsushika Shiratori Sumo Club (葛飾白鳥相撲教室), who would become a major name in amateur sumo, and Komatsuryu Dojo's biggest rival. Katsushika have their own website and blog, as well as 2 different YouTube channels (白鳥すもう and masa2360s), where there are many videos of past tournaments. Another channel, akaseken, have uploaded videos of some training bouts at Katsushika. Whilst most of their keikos take place in the (relatively) hard-to-find Shiratori Park (took me some time to find the place last year), they also hold training sessions on the other side of the Aoto Bridge (青砥橋) in a place called Eight Hall, where the dohyo is safely stored underneath the wooden floorboards. This is also where the annual Katsushika Sumo Tournament takes place. Katsushika Shiratori Sumo Club and their members have made their fair share of appearances in videos and newspaper articles (just like Komatsuryu Dojo). First and foremost, you may recall that there was a kid called "Ryuta the Slapper" who co-starred in National Geographic's Inside: Sumo Kids. That's none other than Katsushika's Iwamoto Ryuta (岩本 龍太), twice a Wanpaku quarter-finalist, who was shown to be training hard on their dohyo in Shiratori Park. You may also have watched an advert by Akebono, where the Yokozuna was singing along to Don't Stop Believing. The 2 kids who were wrestling and later dancing along with Akebono are also members of Katsushika: Kinugasa Hideaki (衣笠 秀晃, the kid on the right in the thumbnail, and who also happens to be a Wanpaku quarter-finalist); and Suzuki Chiharu (鈴木 千晴), the club's ace for a couple of years, respectively. Even CNN paid a visit to Katsushika "on an uncharacteristically warm, rainy early November evening" 2 years ago, and wrote an article on their website titled Sumo: Can Japan's national sport survive? The article talks about the state of sumo in Japan, how the club came to be, and interviews with various club members and their parents. Katsushika Shiratori Sumo Club have produced many talented rikishi during the past 30 years, including some very good female rikishi (such as Sato Yoko 佐藤 陽子 and Ishii Sakura 石井 さくら), but it was their so called "Golden Generation", a term which the club themselves used in one of their blogs, which took them to the pinnacle of amateur sumo, and that was during a time when Tsugaru Sumo Club were so dominant as well. Katsushika already had a strong team during the 8th National Club Championships in 2011, where their team of Takimoto Tetsuji (瀧本 哲治), Ogasawara Reiji (小笠原 麗司), Nihonyanagi Wataru (二本柳 亘), Sato Yota (佐藤 耀太) and Shiroishi Masahito (白石 雅仁) made it all the way to the semi-finals, where they lost to Tsugaru Sumo Club. Takimoto's only major individual achievement is reaching the final of the Wanpaku Tokyo qualifiers in Grade 5 (where he lost to Mitaka Sumo Club's Hanafusa Kai), while Sato was competing against opponents who were a year older than him, so it was likely that Katsushika would drop these 2 bouts during their matches. However, this was when Shiroishi Masahito first announced himself on the amateur sumo stage (he is now one of Toyo University's best rikishi), so he can be counted on to win the deciding bout if need be. As such, Katsushika would be sure of advancing if both Ogasawara and Nihonyanagi won their bouts, which is exactly what happened in their matches prior to the semi-finals. Here's a video of their match against Tsugaru (Katsushika are on the right): The following year in 2012, Katsushika Shiratori Sumo Club once again met Tsugaru Sumo Club (who were defending champions at the time), this time in the final. Katsushika's team for this tournament was Takimoto Tetsuji (瀧本 哲治), Anzai Yusuke (安西 雄祐), Ogasawara Reiji (小笠原 麗司), Nihonyanagi Wataru (二本柳 亘), and Suzuki Chiharu (鈴木 千晴). This time around, whilst Takimoto still wasn't pulling his weight in matches, all of their remaining team members were more than likely to win their bouts (Anzai's size made him a tough opponent at the time). So for Tsugaru to win the tournament for a second year in a row, they needed to overcome any 2 of Anzai / Ogasawara / Nihonyanagi / Suzuki, which even they couldn't accomplish. And with that, their chances of a three-peat (as they won the tournament again in 2013) were gone. Katsushika are on the left: All the pieces came together for Katsushika that year, and their Golden Generation duly brought home the national championships.
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Had a look at each team's members, Saitama looks to be the strongest on paper, followed by Ishikawa, Tottori, Kumamoto and Aomori. Nice to see Nanakaichi's name again (for Team Tokyo), haven't seen his name pop up for a long time.
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Once Upon a Time Location - Tsugaru City Kizukuri Sumo Ground (つがる市営木造相撲場), Tsugaru, Aomori Keiko - Mondays to Fridays (after school for 2.5 hours) Prior to Iruma Junior Sumo Club's dominance of the National Club Championships, there was another team who took the competition by storm, having such strength and depth that they were national champions twice in 3 years, and finishing second in the other. Founded in 1992, The now defunct Tsugaru Sumo Club (つがる相撲クラブ) attracted sumo kids mainly from the cities of Tsugaru and Goshogawara (that "sleepy rural town, 5 hours north of Tokyo by train", where "the tradition of sumo is still very much alive"), and back in their heyday, were truly a force to be reckoned with. They have a blog, although it is no longer updated. Being located in such a hotbed of sumo in Aomori, itself the home to many sumo greats over the years, means that Tsugaru Sumo Club have always been able to attract some very talented kids, including 4 Primary School Yokozuna and a Wanpaku Yokozuna. Even this year's Middle School Yokozuna, Narumi Shoma, was a member of Tsugaru. Their talents came to fruition in 2011 as they won the 8th National Club Championships, beating Tochigi's Otawara Shushikan Sumo Dojo in the final. Their A Team was as follows: Grade 3 - Narumi Shoma 鳴海 匠馬 (Middle School Yokozuna) Grade 4 - Koseki Takudo 小関 拓道 (Wanpaku Yokozuna) Grade 5 - Kikuchi Arata 菊地 新 (Wanpaku last 32) Grade 6 - Tanaka Kaito 田中 界渡 (Wanpaku last 32) Middle School - Echigoya Tomoki 越後谷 知樹 (Wanpaku finalist) Here's the video of their semi-final match against Tokyo's Katsushika Shiratori Sumo Club, who will be featured soon. Tsugaru Sumo Club are the team on the left: The following year in 2012, virtually the same Tsugaru team reached the final of the National Club Championships again, where they faced a familiar opponent in Katsushika. Here's a video of that year's final between Tsugaru A (on the right) and Katsushika: A narrow loss meant that Tsugaru weren't able to defend their title the way Iruma did a couple of years later. However, they came back as strong as ever in 2013, reaching yet another final, where they were the underdogs against heavy favourites Udo Junior Sumo Club. Udo Junior Sumo Club breezed through the tournament that year, winning every match by either 5-0 or 4-1, their opponents weren't even able to get close to them. Here's what should happen in the final between Tsugaru and Udo, based on their individual results: Hasegawa Keiji (長谷川 恵司) vs Honda Gotaro (本田 豪太郎): Honda to win, as he frequently reaches the quarter-finals of national competitions Kosaka Yusei (古坂 裕聖) vs Kawazoe Fuma (川副 楓馬): Kawazoe to win, as he is a Primary School Yokozuna Narumi Shoma (鳴海 匠馬) vs Hanaoka Masaki (花岡 真生): Hanaoka to win, as he is a 2-time Wanpaku Yokozuna (though Narumi is now a Middle School Yokozuna) Koseki Takudo (小関 拓道) vs Kusano Naoya (草野 直哉): Koseki to win, as he is a Wanpaku Yokozuna Echigoya Tomoki (越後谷 知樹) vs Kawakami Ryuko (川上 竜虎): Kawakami to win, as he is a Middle School Yokozuna In theory, Tsugaru Sumo Club shouldn't pose much of a threat against their all-conquering opponents from Kumamoto. Here's what happened in the match (Tsugaru on the left): Tsugaru Sumo Club are now 2-time national champions. From left to right: Narumi Shoma, Hasegawa Keiji, Kosaka Yusei, Koseki Takudo, Echigoya Tomoki Just as Tsugaru Sumo Club were going from strength to strength, their amazing story ended just a year later in 2014, when a parent took one of their coaches to court for using violence during training. Here's a copy of Akinomaki's post on the matter: "Another case had just been settled at the same time: the parents of a boy had demanded damages of 3.3million yen from Tsugaru-city (Aomori) and the coach of the primary school sumo club, for the mental anguish the boy had suffered from corporal punishment by the coach. A court mediated settlement took effect: the city promised to take care of proper guidance from now on and the coach has paid 300 000 yen. http://www.mutusinpou.co.jp/news/2016/12/44428.html" Since then, Tsugaru Sumo Club have disbanded, with their club members joining Nakadomari Dojo, about 24km north of Tsugaru. With the combined power of Tsugaru and Nakadomari, they would go on to win the 5th Hakuho Cup in 2015, once again beating the favourites from Kumamoto in the final, as well as the 13th National Club Championships in 2016. The kids who grew up with Tsugaru Sumo Club are continuing to fly the flag high for the region and for Aomori, but as for the club itself, their story is no more.
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Happy birthday Pierre! Appreciate all the hard work that goes into your posts, always high quality and informative!
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65th All Japan College & Corporate Sumo Kariya Tournament (2017-9-10)
mikawa posted a topic in Amasumo Discussions
第65回全国選抜大学・実業団相撲刈谷大会 Individual Competition Winner - Kizaki Shinnosuke (木崎 伸之助, Nihon University) Runner-Up - Ohara Yusuke (大原 佑介, Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences) Semi-Finals - Kamiyama Tatsuya (神山 達哉, Aisin Seiki) Semi-Finals - Nishino Tomonori (西野 倫理, Toyo University) Team Competition Winner - Aisin Seiki Runner-Up - Nihon University Semi-Finals - Wakayama Prefectural Office Semi-Finals - Toyo University Comments This is the first team competition that Toyo University have failed to win in a long time, as the more experienced rikishi at Aisin Seiki revved their way to their first team yusho in this event. They beat Toyo in the semi-finals, and then Nihon in the final (2-1, with Kizaki Shinnosuke getting Nihon's only win in the match). Nishino Tomonori, the winner of the All Japan Weight-Category Tournament a few weeks ago, could only reach the semi-finals this time, as he lost out to the eventual winner, Nihon University's Kizaki Shinnosuke. Speaking of Nishino, one of his childhood rivals was someone called Utetsu Fumiya, who has just received his second Kanto-Sho as well as his inaugural kinboshi, and is about to become a sanyaku. -
It seems like there are 2 main ways to win against Takakeisho, either stepping aside when he charges to make him lose footing, or as Tochiozan did today, to not let him get into his stride. When Mitakeumi went to get his left hand on Harumafuji's belt, he might have lost concentration for a very brief moment, which the Yokozuna took advantage of. That was some very good footwork / balance today on Goeido's part to avoiding losing the bout, but I don't think his form is good enough in tomorrow's decider. Guess we'll see. Either way, it's been a very intriguing basho.
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第59回選抜高校相撲宇佐大会 Individual Competition Winner - Saito Daisuke (齋藤 大輔), Saitama Sakae High School (Saitama) Runner-Up - Naya Konosuke (納谷 幸之介), Saitama Sakae High School (Saitama) Semi-Finals - Amarusana (アマルサナー), Tottori Johoku High School (Tottori) Semi-Finals - Ishioka Mikiya (石岡 弥輝也), Tottori Johoku High School (Tottori) Team Competition Winner - Buntoku High School (Kumamoto) Runner-Up - Niigata Kaiyo High School (Niigata) Semi-Finals - Tottori Johoku High School (Tottori) Semi-Finals - Saitama Sakae High School (Saitama) Videos Individual Final - Naya Konosuke (納谷 幸之介) vs Saito Daisuke (齋藤 大輔) Team Quarter-Final #1 - Kanazawashiritsu Technical High School (Ishikawa) vs Buntoku High School (Kumamoto) Team Quarter-Final #2 - Tottori Johoku High School (Tottori) vs Hakata High School (Fukuoka) Team Quarter-Final #3 - Saitama Sakae High School (Saitama) vs Kanagawa Kenritsu Mukainookakogyo High School (Ishikawa) Team Quarter-Final #4 - Niigata Kaiyo High School (Niigata) vs Sanbongi Agriculture High School (Aomori) Team Semi-Final #1 - Buntoku High School (Kumamoto) vs Tottori Johoku High School (Tottori) Team Semi-Final #2 - Saitama Sakae High School (Saitama) vs Niigata Kaiyo High School (Niigata) Team Final - Buntoku High School (Kumamoto) vs Niigata Kaiyo High School (Niigata) Comments 7 years ago, when the strong and skilful Saito Daisuke first appeared at Wanpaku, he did really well to reach the semi-finals (despite having caught a cold prior to the tournament), but lost out to the then unbeatable future monster Toma Tsuguto. 2 years ago, Saito Daisuke would repay the favour by knocking out Toma Tsuguto at the Middle School Championships. Since then, Saito has gone from strength to strength, and has now claimed the Usa Tournament with a splendid throw in the final. Naya Konosuke, who is Yokozuna Taiho's grandson, also did well in the tournament, and helped his team, Saitama Sakae, to a semi-final finish. The Kumamoto Curse (where teams from Kumamoto always seem to finish second) has now well and truly been lifted, as 2017 has given them the Hakuho Cup team title, the Middle School Student Championships team title, and now the Usa Tournament team title. It helped to have a former Middle School Yokozuna (Kusano Naoya) on their team, but they owe their success largely to the contributions of their opening rikishi, Kawazoe Keita, who achieved a remarkable comeback victory over the talented Ishioka Mikiya in the team semi-finals. Ishioka Mikiya is originally from Aomori, and is now a member of Tottori Johoku High School (just like his kohai Narita Rikido). On paper, Tottori Johoku High School were the favourites to win this tournament, but to do that, they needed to start every match 2-0, as their final team member, the aforementioned Toma Tsuguto, isn't able to hold up his weight anymore (quite literally) in competitions. However, Ishioka's shock loss to Kawazoe meant that they had to settle for 3rd place. Nevertheless, Tottori are now attracting more and more very talented rikishi at the Middle School and High School levels.
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All Japan College Weight category championships?
mikawa replied to Kintamayama's topic in Amasumo Discussions
Full Results: Under 65 kg Winner - Fujimoto Yusuke (藤本 裕介, Nippon Sport Science University) Runner-Up - Ikede Mariki (池知 雅貴, Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences) Semi-Finals - Ikeda Taito (池田 大斗, Toyo University) Semi-Finals - Takagi Tsubasa (高木 飛翔, Nippon Sport Science University) Under 75 kg Winner - Mitoma Keita (三笘 慶大, Nippon Sport Science University) Runner-Up - Shiga Yuto (深野 良太, Tokyo University of Agriculture) Semi-Finals - Niki Hayao (仁木 駿, Kwansei Gakuin University) Semi-Finals - Sasaki Shoya (佐々木 翔也, Asahi University) Under 85 kg Winner - Watanabe Shintaro (渡邉 晋太郎, Nippon Sport Science University) Runner-Up - Miyaue So (宮上 颯, Nippon Sport Science University) Semi-Finals - Akimoto Ryota (秋本 良太, Nippon Sport Science University) Semi-Finals - Miyagi Yo (宮城 陽, Nippon Sport Science University) Under 100 kg Winner - Hagiwara Hikari (萩原 光, Takushoku University) Runner-Up - Fukano Ryota (深野 良太, Nippon Sport Science University) Semi-Finals - Tobushinsana (トゥブシンサナー, Tokyo University of Agriculture) Semi-Finals - Yamamoto Ramon (山本 羅門, Nippon Sport Science University) Under 115 kg Winner - Tanioka Koshiro (谷岡 倖志郎, Kindai University) Runner-Up - Fujiwara Tappei (藤原 竜平, Meiji University) Semi-Finals - Yamanaka Shinya (山中 晋也, Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences) Semi-Finals - Wakabayashi Kai (若林 魁, Waseda University) Under 135 kg Winner - Hashimoto Yukihiro (橋本 侑京, Waseda University) Runner-Up - Terasawa Itsuki (寺沢 樹, Toyo University) Semi-Finals - Imoto Kazuki (井本 和輝, Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences) Semi-Finals - Yamamoto Reo (山口 怜央, Kindai University) Over 135 kg Winner - Nakashima Nozomi (中島 望, Nihon University) Runner-Up - Motobayashi Kenji (元林 健治, Kindai University) Semi-Finals - Kato Junya (加藤 順也, Nippon Sport Science University) Semi-Finals - Hiroshio Tatsusei (廣尾 達成, Nihon University) Open Weight Winner - Nishino Tomonori (西野 倫理, Toyo University) Runner-Up - Enami Masashi (榎波 将史, Nihon University) Semi-Finals - Shiroyama Seira (城山 聖羅, Toyo University) Semi-Finals - Fukai Takuto (深井 拓斗, Toyo University) -
第47回全国中学校相撲選手権大会 This tournament decides who becomes the Middle School Yokozuna, and has 2 categories - individual and team. Individual Competition Winner - Narumi Shoma (鳴海 匠馬, Aomori) Runner-Up - Urayama Shusei (浦山 秀誠, Toyama) Semi-Finals - Yada Shota (矢田 翔大, Oita) Semi-Finals - Mukainagano Shingo (向中野 真豪, Tottori) Quarter-Finals - Yamamoto Takeru (山本 剛瑠, Mie) Quarter-Finals - Sakamoto Hirokazu (坂本 博一, Chiba) Quarter-Finals - Ito Yasuki (伊藤 寧, Chiba) Quarter-Finals - Takei Sakutaro (武井 朔太郎, Shizuoka) Team Competition Winner - Kashiwadaini Junior High School (Chiba) Runner-Up - Sukumo Katashima Junior High School (Kochi) Semi-Finals - Saisei Junior High School (Ishikawa) Semi-Finals - Kurikoma Junior High School (Miyagi) Quarter-Finals - Wakakusa Junior High School (Tochigi) Quarter-Finals - Uto Tsurugi Junior High School (Kumamoto) Quarter-Finals - Fuji Gakuyo Junior High School (Shizuoka) Quarter-Finals - Odate Higashi Junior High School (Akita) Videos Individual Quarter-Final #1 - Narumi Shoma (鳴海 匠馬, Aomori) vs Yamamoto Takeru (山本 剛瑠, Mie) Individual Quarter-Final #2 - Yada Shota (矢田 翔大, Oita) vs Sakamoto Hirokazu (坂本 博一, Chiba) Individual Quarter-Final #3 - Urayama Shusei (浦山 秀誠, Toyama) vs Ito Yasuki (伊藤 寧, Chiba) Individual Quarter-Final #4 - Takei Sakutaro (武井 朔太郎, Shizuoka) vs Mukainagano Shingo (向中野 真豪, Tottori) Individual Semi-Final #1 - Narumi Shoma (鳴海 匠馬, Aomori) vs Yada Shota (矢田 翔大, Oita) Individual Semi-Final #2 - Urayama Shusei (浦山 秀誠, Toyama) vs Mukainagano Shingo (向中野 真豪, Tottori) Individual Final - Narumi Shoma (鳴海 匠馬, Aomori) vs Urayama Shusei (浦山 秀誠, Toyama) Team Semi-Final #1 - Saisei Junior High School (Ishikawa) vs Kashiwadaini Junior High School (Chiba) Team Semi-Final #2 - Sukumo Katashima Junior High School (Kochi) vs Kurikoma Junior High School (Miyagi) Team Final - Kashiwadaini Junior High School (Chiba) vs Sukumo Katashima Junior High School (Kochi) Comments And so, our Middle School Yokozuna of 2017 is Narumi Shoma from Aomori. He's a very strong rikishi (albeit on the thin side), and is definitely a top 10 rikishi in his year group. If you remember that final between Udo Junior School Club and Tsugaru Sumo Club, you'll recall that one of the main reasons why the all-conquering Udo team that year weren't quite able to become national champions was because the then Wanpaku Yokozuna Hanaoka Masaki lost his bout in the final, and it was to Narumi Shoma. His is my favourite year group, because there are so many memorable and unique characters in that year, with no one truly standing out (apart from maybe 2-time Primary School Yokozuna Mukainakano Shingo). From giant-killer Matsunaga Hayato to the skilful-but-slightly-unlucky Yoshioka Yudai; from the small but strategically-sound Kojima Shu, to the all-round Sakamoto Hirokazu. Narumi Shoma is one of those memorable rikishi from that year group, having been consistently impressive in tournaments, but never quite good enough to get a yusho. Not this time though, as he goes all the way to the title of Yokozuna (with a little luck of course, considering the way he won his semi-final and final). The favourite for the tournament, Mukainakano Shingo, fell victim to a henka in the semi-finals, and couldn't add this title to his yusho from earlier this month. In the team event, Team Kumamoto couldn't repeat their success from 3 weeks ago as they crashed out in the quarter-finals, as again, 2-time Wanpaku Yokozuna Hanaoka Masaki couldn't deliver the goods when it really matters. Instead, the arguably stronger team of Fujita Itto (藤田 一翔), Ito Yasuki (伊藤 寧) and Sakamoto Hirokazu (坂本 博一) from Chiba rose to the top, all 3 of whom are Hakuho Cup finalists (Sakamoto Hirokazu won the Hakuho Cup back in Grade 4, at the same time as his younger brother Sakamoto Shoma). It was a comfortable win for them in the team final, as they swept past Kochi 3-0. Speaking of Sakamoto Hirokazu, he's actually the older son of Tokitsukaze-oyakata (former Tokitsuumi). With Sadogatake-oyakata (former Kotonowaka )'s son Kamatani Masakatsu having already joined Ozumo and Yokozuna Taiho's grandson Naya Konosuke becoming a shin-deshi for Kyushu, will we see Sakamoto Hirokazu (and later on his brother Sakamoto Shoma) follow in their footsteps in a few years' time? Guess we'll find out.
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47th National Middle School Championships (2017-8-20)
mikawa replied to mikawa's topic in Amasumo Discussions
Quite possibly, as Narumi Satoshi is listed as having a connection to Narumi Shoma on this page, his older brother maybe? -
47th National Middle School Championships (2017-8-20)
mikawa replied to mikawa's topic in Amasumo Discussions
Certainly looks like it. I think they do ensure that the top teams from the preliminary rounds are paired against the lowest-scoring teams in the last 32, but after that, it's luck of the draw. You're probably right about Hanaoka. His skill set is very good, but he doesn't have enough strength to back it up. -
Yup, one and the same. Sato / Takakeisho has used that same fighting style ever since his wanpaku days, which has gotten him the Middle School Yokozuna title back in 2011 and now all the way up to Makuuchi. Shinpo Kyoya is currently in his 4th year at Toyo University, but isn't good enough to make it onto their all-conquering team. Here's a photo of Shinpo with his mum from 2014: Word has it that Ryuta no longer does sumo for one reason or other, I've certainly not seen his name pop up since wanpaku.
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Whilst I was in Tokyo earlier this month, I took the opportunity to interview members of various sumo clubs about what prompted them to start learning sumo, and what they think are the benefits of learning sumo? The interviewees ranged from your average sumo kids (like Sasaki Chikara's younger brother and Mitaka's Ogawa Yuto) to those who have appeared at the Wanpaku Tournament (such as Hanafusa Kai, Kiyomiya Itto, Yoshioka Yudai & Ryudai, Hirano Shurato etc). There are even Wanpaku Yokozuna amongst them, such as Uchida Kyota and Kodama Hayato, both of whom are also multiple Hakuho Cup winners. Their responses are as follows. Hopefully they will provide a good insight into how Ozumo rikishi started their long journeys, and what motivated them to continue on that difficult path. Kid #1 わんぱく相撲(小学生6年の時に)に出たのがきっかけです Participated in the Wanpaku tournament back in Grade 6 股わりができるようになったこと、体力がついたこと Being able to do matawari, gained strength and stamina Kid #2 父が相撲をやっていて体験したのがきっかけです My father does sumo, so I got to experience it too 相手に向かう気もちが強くなったこと Having a stronger mind when facing an opponent Kid #3 父と兄がすもうをやっていたのでやってみたいとおもいました My father and older brother both do sumo, so I wanted to try it out かな川大会でゆうしょうできたこと Was able to win sumo tournaments in Kanagawa Kid #4 父が相撲をやっていて体験したのがきっかけ My father does sumo so I got to experience it as well 相手に向かう気もちが強なったこと Having a stronger mind when facing an opponent Kid #5 わんぱく相撲に出たのがきっかけです Participated in the Wanpaku tournament 体力がついた Gained strength and stamina Kid #6 兄が始めたからです Because my older brother started doing sumo 力がついた Gained strength Kid #7 先生にいわれた My teacher told me to try it ちょと前でた It was a while ago (?) Kid #8 お父さんが高校の時やっていたから Because my father did sumo when he was at high school 力が強くなった I got stronger Kid #9 おじいちゃんがやってみなどってばりました My grandfather told me to try it out ともだちがふえた Made some friends Kid #10 ほいくえんですもう大会があってそこで優勝してさんかしたから I won a sumo competition back during kindergarten, so I decided to joined a club 技がすごくうまくなったから My skills were able to improve Kid #11 市内のわんぱく相撲で優勝してそこから相撲が楽しくなったので相撲を始めた I won the Wanpaku qualifiers in my city and found it fun, so I decided to start learning sumo 大会などで勝ったり、今まで勝てなかった相手に勝ったりして強くなったと実感できたときが相撲をやっていて良かったと思います Won various competitions, won against opponents whom I would lose to in the past, able to feel stronger, so I think that it's good to do sumo Kid #12 わんぱく相もうでゆう勝したので相もうを始めた I started sumo because I won a Wanpaku competition 大会で勝つとみんながほめてくれるのがやっていてよかったことです It's very nice that everyone praises me when I win bouts during competitions Kid #13 あきる野市の学校の相撲大会で優勝したから Because I won a sumo competition at my school in Akiruno City たくさんトロフィーをもらったりメダルをもらえたこと Was able to receive many trophies and medals from doing sumo Kid #14 わんぱく相撲に出てまけたことがくやしくて、習いはじめました I regretted losing my bout at a Wanpaku competition, so I started learning sumo 試合を何回もすることでいろんな事をのりこえる強さを身につけた Through the countless bouts that I've participated in, I gained the strength to overcome difficult things Kid #15 けんこうのため For my health 足のきん肉がついたこと Got stronger muscles in my legs Kid #16 大会で2位になって1位の子に勝ちたいと思い始めました I finished runner-up at a tournament and wanted to beat the kid who finished 1st, so I started learning sumo 相撲をやる前はいじめられたけどやり始めてからはいじめられなくなった事 Before doing sumo I tended to give up easily. Since starting sumo I would no longer give up on things Kid #17 わんぱくすもう大会で2位になったら、小松竜道場だったんにさそわれて始めました I finished runner-up at a Wanpaku tournament, and was invited to start learning sumo with Komatsuryu Dojo 身体が大きくなったことと、関東大会で優勝できたこと My body was able to get bigger, and was able to win the Kanto tournament Kid #18 親がやってみないかと言っていたのでやってみようと思ってわんぱく相撲に出たのがきかけです My parents told me to try it out and I wanted to give it a go, so I took part in my local Wanpaku tournament 色々な事が学べること Was able to learn various things Kid #19 なんとなく始めていた I started sumo for no particular reason きついことにたえられる Able to endure difficult things