Bushūyama Takashi (武州山 隆士, born May 21, 1976) is a Japanese former sumo wrestler from Aomori, Aomori Prefecture. He made his professional debut in January 1999. At the age of 32, he was promoted to the top makuuchi division in the November 2008 tournament. His highest rank was maegashira 3. He is now a sumo coach.
Bushuyama was a contemporary of Wakanosato and Takamisakari, both also from Aomori. He was a member of the sumo club at Daito Bunka University, and reached the round of 16 in the 1998 All Japan Sumo Championship.[1] As his club did not have many members, they regularly trained at Musashigawa stable, and this was the heya he joined upon entering the professional ranks. He made his debut in the same tournament as Asashōryū. He was given special dispensation to begin his career in the third highest makushita division because of his achievements in amateur sumo, but in 2001 fell to the jonidan division because of an elbow injury. He reached the second highest jūryō division in September 2003, the first member of his university to attain sekitori status.
Bushuyama in May 2009
In 2005 he fell back to makushita, and did not return to jūryō until January 2007. He won the jūryō division championship for the first time in July 2008, with a 12–3 record. He followed up with a 10–5 score in September. In November 2008, he was finally promoted to the top division. It had taken him 59 tournaments to win promotion to the top division from his debut, which at the time was the longest of any former collegiate champion (this dubious honor is now held by Tsurugidake). At 32 years and five months he was also the fourth oldest wrestler to make his top division debut since the end of World War II.
Bushuyama scored eight wins in his top division debut and was promoted to maegashira 6 for the January 2009 tournament. However, a very disappointing 2–13 record there meant he was demoted back to the jūryō division for the March 2009 tournament. He scored 8–7 there, enough for an immediate top division return. He recovered from 1–5 down in May to score 9–6 at maegashira 15. In the September tournament he produced his best top division score of 10–5, narrowly failing to win a special prize after being beaten on the final day. He was promoted to his highest rank of maegashira 3 for November 2009. He defeated ozekiKotomitsuki in this tournament, but recorded a make-koshi score of 6–9. In January 2010 he produced a poor 2–13 record, the same score from the same rank as the previous Hatsu basho in 2009. However, on this occasion he remained in the top division for the following tournament, albeit at the very lowest rank of Maegashira 16 West. He lost his top division status after scoring only 4–11 in March, but won his second jūryō championship with an 11–4 record in May and secured an immediate return to makuuchi. He was demoted to juryo again after the November 2010 tournament, and lost sekitori status altogether after the May 2012 tournament, never to regain it.
Retirement from sumo
Bushuyama announced his retirement after the January 2013 basho. He became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association under the name Onogawa Oyakata. His danpatsu-shiki or official retirement ceremony was held in the Ryogoku Kokugikan October 2013, with around 300 guests and his stablemaster, former yokozunaMienoumi, making the final cut of his topknot. He works as a coach at his old stable, now renamed Fujishima stable. In January 2016 he switched to the Kiyomigata elder name (owned by active wrestler Tochiozan.) In May 2020 he switched to the Kasugayama kabu (owned by Ikioi).[2] In May 2021 he acquired the Matsuchiyama name following the retirement of the former Banryūyama.[3]
Fighting style
Bushuyama favoured yotsu-sumo or a grappling style, preferring a hidari-yotsu or right hand outside, left hand inside grip on his opponents mawashi. His most common winning technique was yori-kiri (force-out) followed by oshi dashi (push out) and yori-taoshi (force out and down).
^Bushuyama- New Juryo. Sumo Mailing List September 2003 July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^"清見潟親方が年寄名跡を変更「春日山」を襲名". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
^"春日山親方が年寄「待乳山」を襲名". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 7 May 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^"Bushūyama Takashi Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
External links
Bushūyama Takashi's official biography (English) at the Grand Sumo Homepage
January 11, 2023
bushūyama, takashi, 武州山, 隆士, born, 1976, japanese, former, sumo, wrestler, from, aomori, aomori, prefecture, made, professional, debut, january, 1999, promoted, makuuchi, division, november, 2008, tournament, highest, rank, maegashira, sumo, coach, 武州山, 隆士pers. Bushuyama Takashi 武州山 隆士 born May 21 1976 is a Japanese former sumo wrestler from Aomori Aomori Prefecture He made his professional debut in January 1999 At the age of 32 he was promoted to the top makuuchi division in the November 2008 tournament His highest rank was maegashira 3 He is now a sumo coach Bushuyama Takashi武州山 隆士Personal informationBornTakashi Yamauchi 1976 05 21 May 21 1976 age 46 Aomori Aomori PrefectureHeight1 90 m 6 ft 3 in Weight170 kg 370 lb 27 st CareerStableFujishimaRecord416 427 25DebutJanuary 1999Highest rankMaegashira 3 November 2009 RetiredJanuary 2013Elder nameMatsuchiyamaChampionships2 Juryō Up to date as of 16 March 2022 Contents 1 Career 2 Retirement from sumo 3 Fighting style 4 Career record 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksCareer EditBushuyama was a contemporary of Wakanosato and Takamisakari both also from Aomori He was a member of the sumo club at Daito Bunka University and reached the round of 16 in the 1998 All Japan Sumo Championship 1 As his club did not have many members they regularly trained at Musashigawa stable and this was the heya he joined upon entering the professional ranks He made his debut in the same tournament as Asashōryu He was given special dispensation to begin his career in the third highest makushita division because of his achievements in amateur sumo but in 2001 fell to the jonidan division because of an elbow injury He reached the second highest juryō division in September 2003 the first member of his university to attain sekitori status Bushuyama in May 2009 In 2005 he fell back to makushita and did not return to juryō until January 2007 He won the juryō division championship for the first time in July 2008 with a 12 3 record He followed up with a 10 5 score in September In November 2008 he was finally promoted to the top division It had taken him 59 tournaments to win promotion to the top division from his debut which at the time was the longest of any former collegiate champion this dubious honor is now held by Tsurugidake At 32 years and five months he was also the fourth oldest wrestler to make his top division debut since the end of World War II Bushuyama scored eight wins in his top division debut and was promoted to maegashira 6 for the January 2009 tournament However a very disappointing 2 13 record there meant he was demoted back to the juryō division for the March 2009 tournament He scored 8 7 there enough for an immediate top division return He recovered from 1 5 down in May to score 9 6 at maegashira 15 In the September tournament he produced his best top division score of 10 5 narrowly failing to win a special prize after being beaten on the final day He was promoted to his highest rank of maegashira 3 for November 2009 He defeated ozeki Kotomitsuki in this tournament but recorded a make koshi score of 6 9 In January 2010 he produced a poor 2 13 record the same score from the same rank as the previous Hatsu basho in 2009 However on this occasion he remained in the top division for the following tournament albeit at the very lowest rank of Maegashira 16 West He lost his top division status after scoring only 4 11 in March but won his second juryō championship with an 11 4 record in May and secured an immediate return to makuuchi He was demoted to juryo again after the November 2010 tournament and lost sekitori status altogether after the May 2012 tournament never to regain it Retirement from sumo EditBushuyama announced his retirement after the January 2013 basho He became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association under the name Onogawa Oyakata His danpatsu shiki or official retirement ceremony was held in the Ryogoku Kokugikan October 2013 with around 300 guests and his stablemaster former yokozuna Mienoumi making the final cut of his topknot He works as a coach at his old stable now renamed Fujishima stable In January 2016 he switched to the Kiyomigata elder name owned by active wrestler Tochiozan In May 2020 he switched to the Kasugayama kabu owned by Ikioi 2 In May 2021 he acquired the Matsuchiyama name following the retirement of the former Banryuyama 3 Fighting style EditBushuyama favoured yotsu sumo or a grappling style preferring a hidari yotsu or right hand outside left hand inside grip on his opponents mawashi His most common winning technique was yori kiri force out followed by oshi dashi push out and yori taoshi force out and down Career record EditBushuyama Takashi 4 Year in sumo JanuaryHatsu basho Tokyo MarchHaru basho Osaka MayNatsu basho Tokyo JulyNagoya basho Nagoya SeptemberAki basho Tokyo NovemberKyushu basho Fukuoka1999 Makushita tsukedashi 60 5 2 East Makushita 42 3 4 East Makushita 54 5 2 West Makushita 35 4 3 East Makushita 26 3 4 East Makushita 32 2 5 2000 East Makushita 43 3 4 East Makushita 53 6 1 West Makushita 25 2 1 4 West Makushita 41 0 0 7 West Makushita 41 3 4 West Makushita 47 2 5 2001 East Sandanme 7 0 0 7 East Sandanme 67 0 0 7 East Jonidan 28 6 1 West Sandanme 64 5 2 East Sandanme 36 6 1 West Makushita 51 3 4 2002 East Sandanme 6 3 4 East Sandanme 21 6 1 West Makushita 41 5 2 West Makushita 23 3 4 West Makushita 33 3 4 East Makushita 42 3 4 2003 West Makushita 55 6 1 P West Makushita 25 4 3 West Makushita 19 5 2 West Makushita 9 6 1 East Makushita 2 4 3 East Juryō 12 7 8 2004 West Juryō 11 7 8 West Juryō 12 9 6 East Juryō 9 6 9 East Juryō 11 8 7 East Juryō 7 7 8 East Juryō 8 5 10 2005 East Juryō 14 4 11 East Makushita 6 2 5 East Makushita 14 4 3 East Makushita 10 3 4 West Makushita 14 3 4 East Makushita 20 4 3 2006 East Makushita 14 1 6 East Makushita 34 5 2 East Makushita 22 6 1 West Makushita 8 4 3 East Makushita 7 4 3 West Makushita 4 5 2 2007 East Juryō 13 9 6 East Juryō 10 6 9 West Juryō 12 6 9 West Makushita 2 2 5 West Makushita 12 5 2 West Makushita 5 4 3 2008 West Makushita 2 4 3 East Makushita 1 4 3 East Juryō 14 9 6 East Juryō 8 12 3Champion East Juryō 1 10 5 East Maegashira 10 8 7 2009 East Maegashira 6 2 13 East Juryō 1 8 7 West Maegashira 15 9 6 East Maegashira 6 5 10 West Maegashira 10 10 5 West Maegashira 3 6 9 2010 East Maegashira 6 2 13 West Maegashira 16 4 11 West Juryō 5 11 4Champion East Maegashira 15 8 7 West Maegashira 9 6 9 West Maegashira 12 3 12 2011 East Juryō 4 8 7 East Juryō 2 Tournament Cancelled0 0 0 East Juryō 2 5 10 West Juryō 2 7 8 East Juryō 4 8 7 East Juryō 2 5 10 2012 East Juryō 7 7 8 East Juryō 9 8 7 East Juryō 8 3 12 West Makushita 3 3 4 West Makushita 6 3 4 East Makushita 11 2 5 2013 East Makushita 23 Retired4 3Record given as win loss absent Top Division Champion Top Division Runner up Retired Lower Divisions Sanshō key F Fighting spirit O Outstanding performance T Technique Also shown Kinboshi P Playoff s Divisions Makuuchi Juryō Makushita Sandanme Jonidan Jonokuchi Makuuchi ranks Yokozuna Ōzeki Sekiwake Komusubi MaegashiraSee also EditGlossary of sumo terms List of sumo tournament second division champions List of past sumo wrestlers List of sumo eldersReferences Edit Bushuyama New Juryo Sumo Mailing List September 2003 Archived July 7 2011 at the Wayback Machine 清見潟親方が年寄名跡を変更 春日山 を襲名 Nikkan Sports in Japanese 29 May 2020 Retrieved 29 May 2020 春日山親方が年寄 待乳山 を襲名 Nikkan Sports in Japanese 7 May 2021 Retrieved 16 March 2022 Bushuyama Takashi Rikishi Information Sumo Reference Retrieved 2012 09 09 External links EditBushuyama Takashi s official biography English at the Grand Sumo Homepage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bushuyama Takashi amp oldid 1084656243, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
