Maenoyama Tarō (前の山 太郎, born as Kazuichi Kaneshima (金島和一, Kaneshima Kazuichi), 9 March 1945 – 11 March 2021)[1] was a sumo wrestler from Osaka Prefecture, Japan. He began his career in 1961, reaching the top makuuchi division in 1966. His highest rank was ōzeki which he held from 1970 until 1972. He retired in 1974 and became head coach of the Takadagawa stable. He left the Sumo Association in 2010 upon turning 65.
Maenoyama Tarō
前の山 太郎
Personal information
Born
Kazuichi Kaneshima (1945-03-09)9 March 1945 Osaka, Japan
He was born in Niwakubo Town in Kitakawachi-un, Osaka Prefecture (the town has now been incorporated into Moriguchi City), and was of Korean descent. He entered Takasago stable and made his professional debut in March 1961.[2] He reached sekitori status in November 1965 upon promotion to the jūryō division and reached the top makuuchi division in September 1966. He made his san'yaku debut in March 1968 at sekiwake. In May 1969 he defeated yokozunaKashiwado on opening day and went on to win 11 bouts, receiving his first sanshō or special prize, for Fighting Spirit. He was promoted to sumo's second highest rank of ōzeki in July 1970 after two consecutive runner-up performances to yokozunaKitanofuji, the second coming in a play-off. His ōzeki debut in September 1970 was inauspicious as he had injured his right foot in training and had to miss the entire tournament through injury. He returned in November to score 9–6 and keep his rank, but the foot injury continued to trouble him, and he was unable to win more than nine bouts in any of his ten tournaments at ōzeki rank. He was demoted from ōzeki in March 1972 after two consecutive losing scores. His Day 12 win over Kotozakura in this tournament was criticized by the Japan Sumo Association as being an example of mukiryoku or "unmotivated" sumo, a euphemism for yaocho or match-fixing, as his fellow ōzeki opponent had shown little resistance. It was unprecedented for the Sumo Association to publicly warn wrestlers in this way. Maenoyama withdrew after this bout and his resulting 6–7–2 record confirmed his demotion. He would have been promoted back to ōzeki if he had won at least ten bouts in the following tournament, but he scored only 7–8. He continued to compete in the lower ranks until March 1974, when he announced his retirement from active competition at the age of 29.
Retirement from sumo
He became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association under the name Takadagawa and established the Takadagawa stable in April 1974.[2] He produced such top division wrestlers as komusubiMaenoshin and Kenko, and maegashira Kiraiho. It was once part of the Takasagoichimon (group of stables). However, the stable became a pariah after Takadagawa ran for the leadership of the Sumo Association in 1998 against the wishes of the Takasago ichimon. As a result, he was forced to leave the Takasago camp. There was some belief that he would join the Dewanoumi group but instead the stable went independent. In December 2008 it was announced that former sekiwakeAkinoshima would be his successor. Takadagawa stood down in August 2009 to ease the transition. The two swapped elder names, and he became Sendagawa Oyakata. He left the Japan Sumo Association in March 2010 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 65. He died of multiple organ failure on 11 March 2021 at the age of 76.[2] After the family funeral was held, the Japan Sumo Association announced his death on 29 March.[3]
Fighting style
Maenoyama's favourite techniques were tsukidashi (thrust out), hidari-yotsu (a right hand outside, left hand inside grip on his opponent's mawashi) and yorikiri (force out).
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^"Maenoyama Taro Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
July 15, 2023
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Maenoyama Tarō 前の山 太郎 born as Kazuichi Kaneshima 金島和一 Kaneshima Kazuichi 9 March 1945 11 March 2021 1 was a sumo wrestler from Osaka Prefecture Japan He began his career in 1961 reaching the top makuuchi division in 1966 His highest rank was ōzeki which he held from 1970 until 1972 He retired in 1974 and became head coach of the Takadagawa stable He left the Sumo Association in 2010 upon turning 65 Maenoyama Tarō前の山 太郎Personal informationBornKazuichi Kaneshima 1945 03 09 9 March 1945Osaka JapanDied11 March 2021 2021 03 11 aged 76 Height1 87 m 6 ft 1 1 2 in Weight130 kg 290 lb CareerStableTakasagoRecord487 397 48DebutMarch 1961Highest rankŌzeki September 1970 RetiredMarch 1974Elder nameSendagawaChampionships1 Juryō Special PrizesFighting Spirit 2 Outstanding Performance 3 Gold Stars1 Kashiwado Up to date as of 29 March 2021 Contents 1 Career 2 Retirement from sumo 3 Fighting style 4 Career record 5 See also 6 ReferencesCareer EditHe was born in Niwakubo Town in Kitakawachi un Osaka Prefecture the town has now been incorporated into Moriguchi City and was of Korean descent He entered Takasago stable and made his professional debut in March 1961 2 He reached sekitori status in November 1965 upon promotion to the juryō division and reached the top makuuchi division in September 1966 He made his san yaku debut in March 1968 at sekiwake In May 1969 he defeated yokozuna Kashiwado on opening day and went on to win 11 bouts receiving his first sanshō or special prize for Fighting Spirit He was promoted to sumo s second highest rank of ōzeki in July 1970 after two consecutive runner up performances to yokozuna Kitanofuji the second coming in a play off His ōzeki debut in September 1970 was inauspicious as he had injured his right foot in training and had to miss the entire tournament through injury He returned in November to score 9 6 and keep his rank but the foot injury continued to trouble him and he was unable to win more than nine bouts in any of his ten tournaments at ōzeki rank He was demoted from ōzeki in March 1972 after two consecutive losing scores His Day 12 win over Kotozakura in this tournament was criticized by the Japan Sumo Association as being an example of mukiryoku or unmotivated sumo a euphemism for yaocho or match fixing as his fellow ōzeki opponent had shown little resistance It was unprecedented for the Sumo Association to publicly warn wrestlers in this way Maenoyama withdrew after this bout and his resulting 6 7 2 record confirmed his demotion He would have been promoted back to ōzeki if he had won at least ten bouts in the following tournament but he scored only 7 8 He continued to compete in the lower ranks until March 1974 when he announced his retirement from active competition at the age of 29 Retirement from sumo EditHe became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association under the name Takadagawa and established the Takadagawa stable in April 1974 2 He produced such top division wrestlers as komusubi Maenoshin and Kenko and maegashira Kiraiho It was once part of the Takasago ichimon group of stables However the stable became a pariah after Takadagawa ran for the leadership of the Sumo Association in 1998 against the wishes of the Takasago ichimon As a result he was forced to leave the Takasago camp There was some belief that he would join the Dewanoumi group but instead the stable went independent In December 2008 it was announced that former sekiwake Akinoshima would be his successor Takadagawa stood down in August 2009 to ease the transition The two swapped elder names and he became Sendagawa Oyakata He left the Japan Sumo Association in March 2010 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 65 He died of multiple organ failure on 11 March 2021 at the age of 76 2 After the family funeral was held the Japan Sumo Association announced his death on 29 March 3 Fighting style EditMaenoyama s favourite techniques were tsukidashi thrust out hidari yotsu a right hand outside left hand inside grip on his opponent s mawashi and yorikiri force out Career record EditMaenoyama Tarō 4 Year in sumo JanuaryHatsu basho Tokyo MarchHaru basho Osaka MayNatsu basho Tokyo JulyNagoya basho Nagoya SeptemberAki basho Tokyo NovemberKyushu basho Fukuoka1961 x Maezumo West Jonokuchi 26 Sat out due to injury0 0 7 Maezumo East Jonokuchi 21 Sat out due to injury0 0 7 Maezumo 1962 West Jonokuchi 25 5 2 West Jonidan 62 5 2 West Jonidan 25 6 1 West Sandanme 63 2 5 East Sandanme 83 5 2 West Sandanme 52 2 5 1963 East Sandanme 71 5 2 East Sandanme 28 4 3 East Sandanme 18 3 4 East Sandanme 27 3 4 West Sandanme 40 5 2 East Sandanme 11 5 2 1964 West Makushita 83 5 2 East Makushita 62 4 3 East Makushita 57 5 2 East Makushita 43 3 4 East Makushita 49 3 4 East Makushita 53 6 1 1965 East Makushita 30 4 3 West Makushita 22 4 3 East Makushita 17 4 3 East Makushita 14 5 2 East Makushita 5 5 2 West Juryō 18 10 5 1966 East Juryō 10 6 9 West Juryō 14 8 7 East Juryō 12 9 6 East Juryō 6 13 2 PChampion West Maegashira 14 8 7 East Maegashira 9 11 4 1967 West Maegashira 1 4 11 East Maegashira 8 9 6 West Maegashira 3 4 11 East Maegashira 5 9 6 East Maegashira 2 4 11 East Maegashira 8 10 5 1968 East Maegashira 2 9 6 West Sekiwake 1 7 8 West Maegashira 1 9 6 East Komusubi 2 8 7 West Komusubi 1 9 6 West Sekiwake 1 8 7 1969 East Sekiwake 1 5 10 West Maegashira 2 8 7 West Maegashira 1 11 4 F West Sekiwake 1 10 5 O West Sekiwake 1 8 7 West Sekiwake 2 8 7 1970 West Sekiwake 2 8 7 West Sekiwake 2 9 6 O East Sekiwake 1 12 3 O East Sekiwake 1 13 2 P F West Ōzeki 2 Sat out due to injury0 0 15 West Ōzeki 2 9 6 1971 West Ōzeki 2 9 6 East Ōzeki 2 8 7 West Ōzeki 2 8 7 East Ōzeki 2 8 7 West Ōzeki 2 8 7 West Ōzeki 2 8 7 1972 East Ōzeki 2 3 2 10 East Ōzeki 2 6 7 2 East Sekiwake 2 7 8 West Komusubi 1 8 7 West Komusubi 1 5 10 West Maegashira 3 5 4 6 1973 East Maegashira 9 10 5 West Maegashira 2 7 8 West Maegashira 3 4 11 West Maegashira 11 9 6 East Maegashira 6 8 7 East Maegashira 4 8 7 1974 East Maegashira 1 4 11 West Maegashira 8 Retired0 6 9 x x x xRecord 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 top division runners up List of sumo tournament second division champions List of past sumo wrestlers List of ōzekiReferences Edit 元大関 前の山 清水和一さん死去 76歳 a b c 元大関前の山 先代高田川親方が多臓器不全で死去 Nikkan Sports in Japanese Retrieved 29 March 2021 大相撲の元大関前の山が死去 Hokkoku in Japanese Retrieved 29 March 2021 Maenoyama Taro Rikishi Information Sumo Reference Retrieved 30 July 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maenoyama Tarō amp oldid 1098800678, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
