Kimurayama Mamoru (born 13 July 1981 as Mamoru Kimura) is a former professional sumo wrestler from Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was maegashira 7. He is now a coach at Kasugano stable. He was the only wrestler in the elite ranks in his time from Wakayama Prefecture.
Kimurayama Mamoru
木村山守
Personal information
Born
Mamoru Kimura (1981-07-13) 13 July 1981 (age 42) Wakayama, Japan
Born in Gobo, he was an amateur champion at Toyo University, but did not have enough collegiate titles to receive makushita tsukedashi status and join professional sumo in the third highest makushita division, instead beginning at the bottom of the rankings in March 2004. He joined Kasugano stable, run by another Wakayama Prefecture native, the former sekiwakeTochinowaka. His shikona or fighting name was adapted from his own surname, which is also a time-honoured name in Kasugano stable, being the name of a gyoji or referee, Kimura Soshiro, who ran the stable in the early 20th century.
Kimurayama in May 2009
Kimurayama reached sekitori status in January 2008 upon promotion to the second highest jūryō division and won his first yūshō or tournament championship in the following tournament with a 12–3 record. He made his debut in the top makuuchi division two tournaments later at maegashira 12, but fell short with a 7–8 record. He won his second jūryō championship in March 2010, after a three way playoff with Kōryū and Tamaasuka. He did not manage a kachi-koshi or winning record in the top division until his eighth try in July 2010. This performance, and another 8-7 in September, resulted in promotion to what was to be his highest career rank of maegashira 7 for the November 2010 tournament.
He actually moved up from maegashira 17 to maegashira 15 despite only scoring 7–8 in the May 2011 Technical Examination tournament, due to the large number of retirements caused by a match-fixing scandal. Despite recording his fifth successive make-koshi in September 2011, he remained in makuuchi for the November tournament. After yet another losing score there he was finally demoted back to juryo in January 2012 and spent only one more tournament in the top division, in September 2012. Of his total of 16 tournaments fought in the top division, only two resulted in winning records (both 8-7), and his record there was 101 wins against 139 losses.
Retirement from sumoedit
Kimurayama chose to retire and take on an elder name rather than being demoted to makushita after the January 2014 tournament. He has secured the Iwatomo toshiyori-kabu, one of 105 shares in the Japan Sumo Association, and now works as a coach at Kasugano stable. He is now known as Iwatomo Oyakata.
Fighting styleedit
Kimurayama favoured pushing and thrusting techniques as opposed to fighting on the mawashi. His most common winning kimarite (or technique) was a simple oshi-dashi, or push out. He frequently employed the sidestepping henka move at the tachi-ai or initial charge, and consequently won many bouts by hiki-otoshi, the pull down, and tsuki-otoshi, the thrust over.
^"Kimurayama Mamoru Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
External linksedit
Kimurayama Mamoru's official biography (English) at the Grand Sumo Homepage
January 01, 1970
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Kimurayama Mamoru born 13 July 1981 as Mamoru Kimura is a former professional sumo wrestler from Wakayama Prefecture Japan His highest rank was maegashira 7 He is now a coach at Kasugano stable He was the only wrestler in the elite ranks in his time from Wakayama Prefecture Kimurayama Mamoru木村山守Personal informationBornMamoru Kimura 1981 07 13 13 July 1981 age 42 Wakayama JapanHeight1 83 m 6 ft 0 in Weight170 kg 370 lb 27 st CareerStableKasuganoUniversityToyo UniversityRecord343 328 7DebutMarch 2004Highest rankMaegashira 7 November 2010 RetiredJanuary 2014Elder nameIwatomoChampionships2 Juryō Up to date as of June 2020 Contents 1 Career 2 Retirement from sumo 3 Fighting style 4 Career record 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksCareer editBorn in Gobo he was an amateur champion at Toyo University but did not have enough collegiate titles to receive makushita tsukedashi status and join professional sumo in the third highest makushita division instead beginning at the bottom of the rankings in March 2004 He joined Kasugano stable run by another Wakayama Prefecture native the former sekiwake Tochinowaka His shikona or fighting name was adapted from his own surname which is also a time honoured name in Kasugano stable being the name of a gyoji or referee Kimura Soshiro who ran the stable in the early 20th century nbsp Kimurayama in May 2009 Kimurayama reached sekitori status in January 2008 upon promotion to the second highest juryō division and won his first yushō or tournament championship in the following tournament with a 12 3 record He made his debut in the top makuuchi division two tournaments later at maegashira 12 but fell short with a 7 8 record He won his second juryō championship in March 2010 after a three way playoff with Kōryu and Tamaasuka He did not manage a kachi koshi or winning record in the top division until his eighth try in July 2010 This performance and another 8 7 in September resulted in promotion to what was to be his highest career rank of maegashira 7 for the November 2010 tournament He actually moved up from maegashira 17 to maegashira 15 despite only scoring 7 8 in the May 2011 Technical Examination tournament due to the large number of retirements caused by a match fixing scandal Despite recording his fifth successive make koshi in September 2011 he remained in makuuchi for the November tournament After yet another losing score there he was finally demoted back to juryo in January 2012 and spent only one more tournament in the top division in September 2012 Of his total of 16 tournaments fought in the top division only two resulted in winning records both 8 7 and his record there was 101 wins against 139 losses Retirement from sumo editKimurayama chose to retire and take on an elder name rather than being demoted to makushita after the January 2014 tournament He has secured the Iwatomo toshiyori kabu one of 105 shares in the Japan Sumo Association and now works as a coach at Kasugano stable He is now known as Iwatomo Oyakata Fighting style editKimurayama favoured pushing and thrusting techniques as opposed to fighting on the mawashi His most common winning kimarite or technique was a simple oshi dashi or push out He frequently employed the sidestepping henka move at the tachi ai or initial charge and consequently won many bouts by hiki otoshi the pull down and tsuki otoshi the thrust over Career record editKimurayama Mamoru 1 Year JanuaryHatsu basho Tokyo MarchHaru basho Osaka MayNatsu basho Tokyo JulyNagoya basho Nagoya SeptemberAki basho Tokyo NovemberKyushu basho Fukuoka 2004 x Maezumo East Jonokuchi 12 6 1 East Jonidan 62 6 1 East Sandanme 93 6 1 East Sandanme 35 6 1 2005 East Makushita 51 6 1 West Makushita 22 2 5 East Makushita 37 3 4 West Makushita 45 6 1 West Makushita 18 3 4 West Makushita 23 4 3 2006 West Makushita 16 4 3 East Makushita 11 4 3 West Makushita 7 5 2 East Makushita 3 4 3 East Makushita 1 2 5 West Makushita 9 0 0 7 2007 West Makushita 49 5 2 East Makushita 29 6 1 East Makushita 12 5 2 West Makushita 5 4 3 East Makushita 4 4 3 West Makushita 1 6 1 2008 West Juryō 11 6 9 East Juryō 14 12 3Champion West Juryō 2 11 4 West Maegashira 12 7 8 West Maegashira 14 7 8 East Maegashira 15 6 9 2009 West Juryō 1 9 6 West Maegashira 15 7 8 East Maegashira 16 5 10 West Juryō 5 8 7 East Juryō 2 9 6 West Maegashira 14 4 11 2010 West Juryō 3 7 8 West Juryō 4 11 4 PPChampion West Maegashira 12 7 8 West Maegashira 13 8 7 East Maegashira 9 8 7 West Maegashira 7 5 10 2011 West Maegashira 14 6 9 East Maegashira 17 Tournament Cancelled0 0 0 East Maegashira 17 7 8 West Maegashira 15 7 8 West Maegashira 16 7 8 East Maegashira 17 4 11 2012 West Juryō 5 5 10 West Juryō 11 8 7 West Juryō 9 10 5 East Juryō 3 9 6 West Maegashira 14 6 9 East Juryō 2 6 9 2013 West Juryō 4 4 11 East Juryō 11 7 8 West Juryō 11 3 12 West Makushita 6 4 3 East Makushita 3 5 2 West Juryō 11 7 8 2014 West Juryō 11 Retired4 11 x x x x x Record given as wins losses absencies Top division champion Top division runner up Retired Lower divisions Non participation 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 Kimurayama Mamoru Rikishi Information Sumo Reference Retrieved 5 September 2009 External links editKimurayama Mamoru s official biography English at the Grand Sumo Homepage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kimurayama Mamoru amp oldid 1219281584, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
