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Hokutouriki has retired and will assume his Tanigawa name. Danpatsushiki -next year- 2012-May 26th, which is also my birthday, irrelevant as it may be. "I have had a head injury since about 10 years ago. This time I was told it would be better if I retired so regretfully, I am retiring. My most memorable bout was when I beat Asashouryuu in 2004. I would like to raise strong-willed rikishi!" he declared. He will be working as a coach at Hakkaku-beya.

Intai interview:

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Hokutouriki has retired and will assume his Tanigawa name.

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Hokutouriki has retired and will assume his Tanigawa name. Danpatsushiki -next year- 2012-May 26th, which is also my birthday, irrelevant as it may be. "I have had a head injury since about 10 years ago. This time I was told it would be better if I retired so regretfully, I am retiring. My most memorable bout was when I beat Asashouryuu in 2004. I would like to raise strong-willed rikishi!" he declared. He will be working as a coach at Hakkaku-beya.

Intai interview:

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Let's hope that former Hokutoriki is better at teaching and encouraging yotsu-zumo skills than he was at using them during hon-basho. I must admit that I nearly always rooted against Hokutoriki, whose style seemed brutal and unskilled, based on the nodo-wa, an aggressive tachi-ai, and sometimes hatakikomi. He almost always lost whenever he was forced to fight on the belt.

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Yes. I remember fondly that basho where he almost yushoed, only to be hodwinked by new makuchi/future yokozuna Hakuho.

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I must admit that I nearly always rooted against Hokutoriki

The man spent 53 tournaments in Makushita or lower before adding another 54 as Sekitori. You have to root for such a guy regardless of how it looks!

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