In this Japanese shikona name, the surname is Musashiyama.
Musashiyama Takeshi (Japanese: 武藏山 武, December 5, 1909 – March 15, 1969) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. He was the sport's 33rd yokozuna. He had a rapid rise through the ranks, setting several youth records, and was very popular with the public. However he did not fulfill his great potential at sumo's highest rank, missing many matches because of injury and winning no tournaments.
Musashiyama Takeshi
武藏山 武
Musashiyama, circa 1936
Personal information
Born
Yokoyama Takeshi (1909-12-05)December 5, 1909 Kanagawa, Japan
Musashiyama with the Emperor's Cup after winning the May 1931 tournament
Born Yokoyama Takeshi (横山 武) in Kohoku ward, he came from a poor peasant family and entered local sumo tournaments to provide for them.[1] He was scouted by the former Ryōgoku Yūjirō, who persuaded him to join Dewanoumi stable. Musashiyama made his professional debut in January 1926. He was far superior to his early opponents, becoming an elite sekitori at the age of just 19.[1] He reached the top makuuchi division in May 1929, and was runner-up in his second makuuchi tournament. He reached the san'yaku ranks at komusubi in May 1930. His rapid rise was considered miraculous in an era when it was not unusual for new recruits to take several years to even progress from the lowest division.[1] He missed out on the yūshō or tournament championship in March 1931 only because he was of a lower rank than Tamanishiki, who finished with the same score.[1] (There was no playoff system until 1947). However, he won what was to be his only top division championship the next tournament in May 1931.
A lean and handsome wrestler, Musashiyama was popular with tournament crowds.[2] His picture sold more copies than any other wrestler.[1] Fighting alongside other popular rikishi such as Tamanishiki, Minanogawa, and his stable mate, sekiwakeTenryū, Musashiyama was expected to become a figurehead of the sumo world for years to come.[1] Two major events, however, had a severe impact on his career. He injured his right elbow in the October 1931 tournament, which reduced his power and never healed properly.[1] Then in January 1932 he was promoted from komusubi to ōzeki, but in the same month Tenryū and many other top wrestlers went on strike against the Japan Sumo Association, demanding reform of the organization, in what was to become known as the Shunjuen Incident. Musashiyama was criticized for his lukewarm support of the strike, but he never felt close to Tenryū's group.[3] In addition, several people insisted that the reason for Tenryū's walkout was his jealousy of Musashiyama's fast promotion to ōzeki while he remained at sekiwake.[3] Musashiyama had been considering giving up sumo altogether and turning to boxing instead, but eventually decided to stay in the Sumo Association.[3]
He was promoted to yokozuna in 1935, after finishing as runner-up in the May tournament that year. He had had good scores in the previous two tournaments as well, and had never had a make-koshi or losing score in his career.[1] Nevertheless, his promotion at that point came as a surprise, and it was suggested that it had been engineered by the Takasagoichimon or stable group, so that Musashiyama's Dewanoumi group would be obliged to support the promotion of Minanogawa in return.[4] Unfortunately, Musashiyama proved to be one of the least successful yokozuna ever. He was often absent from tournaments because of his elbow injury and did not win any further championships. He was so popular that he was always in demand to perform on regional tours, and rarely had a chance to recuperate properly from his injury.[1] In his eight tournaments at yokozuna rank, he missed five, withdrew from two, and only managed one kachi-koshi or winning score. In his only kachi-koshi tournament, he faced yokozuna Minanogawa in a battle of two 6–6 yokozuna, and he defeated Minanogawa, which resulted in his opponent having a make-koshi, a very rare result for a yokozuna.[5] He retired at the age of 29 without achieving any lasting success as a yokozuna, in May 1939. He had long been overshadowed by Futabayama, then at the peak of his career.
Retirement from sumoEdit
He remained in the sumo world for a time as a coach, and was known as Dekiyama and then Shiranui Oyakata. However, he left the Sumo Association in 1945.[1] He tried his hand at farming, running a restaurant and operating a pachinko parlour in Tokyo, before returning to his home town to work in the real estate business.[1] He died in 1969. His son also became a sumo wrestler at Dewanoumi stable but did not rise higher than the makushita division.[1]
Career recordEdit
In 1927 Tokyo and Osaka sumo merged and four tournaments a year in Tokyo and other locations began to be held.
Yokozuna is not a successive rank, and more than one wrestler can hold the title at once
October 27, 2023
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In this Japanese shikona name the surname is Musashiyama Musashiyama Takeshi Japanese 武藏山 武 December 5 1909 March 15 1969 was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Yokohama Kanagawa Prefecture He was the sport s 33rd yokozuna He had a rapid rise through the ranks setting several youth records and was very popular with the public However he did not fulfill his great potential at sumo s highest rank missing many matches because of injury and winning no tournaments Musashiyama Takeshi武藏山 武Musashiyama circa 1936Personal informationBornYokoyama Takeshi 1909 12 05 December 5 1909Kanagawa JapanDiedMarch 15 1969 1969 03 15 aged 59 Height1 86 m 6 ft 1 in Weight117 kg 258 lb CareerStableDewanoumiRecord240 79 71 2drawsDebutJanuary 1926Highest rankYokozuna May 1935 RetiredMay 1939Elder nameShiranuiChampionships1 Makuuchi 1 Juryō 1 Makushita 1 Jonidan Gold Stars2 Miyagiyama Up to date as of June 2020 Contents 1 Career 2 Retirement from sumo 3 Career record 4 References 5 See alsoCareer Edit nbsp Musashiyama with the Emperor s Cup after winning the May 1931 tournamentBorn Yokoyama Takeshi 横山 武 in Kohoku ward he came from a poor peasant family and entered local sumo tournaments to provide for them 1 He was scouted by the former Ryōgoku Yujirō who persuaded him to join Dewanoumi stable Musashiyama made his professional debut in January 1926 He was far superior to his early opponents becoming an elite sekitori at the age of just 19 1 He reached the top makuuchi division in May 1929 and was runner up in his second makuuchi tournament He reached the san yaku ranks at komusubi in May 1930 His rapid rise was considered miraculous in an era when it was not unusual for new recruits to take several years to even progress from the lowest division 1 He missed out on the yushō or tournament championship in March 1931 only because he was of a lower rank than Tamanishiki who finished with the same score 1 There was no playoff system until 1947 However he won what was to be his only top division championship the next tournament in May 1931 A lean and handsome wrestler Musashiyama was popular with tournament crowds 2 His picture sold more copies than any other wrestler 1 Fighting alongside other popular rikishi such as Tamanishiki Minanogawa and his stable mate sekiwake Tenryu Musashiyama was expected to become a figurehead of the sumo world for years to come 1 Two major events however had a severe impact on his career He injured his right elbow in the October 1931 tournament which reduced his power and never healed properly 1 Then in January 1932 he was promoted from komusubi to ōzeki but in the same month Tenryu and many other top wrestlers went on strike against the Japan Sumo Association demanding reform of the organization in what was to become known as the Shunjuen Incident Musashiyama was criticized for his lukewarm support of the strike but he never felt close to Tenryu s group 3 In addition several people insisted that the reason for Tenryu s walkout was his jealousy of Musashiyama s fast promotion to ōzeki while he remained at sekiwake 3 Musashiyama had been considering giving up sumo altogether and turning to boxing instead but eventually decided to stay in the Sumo Association 3 He was promoted to yokozuna in 1935 after finishing as runner up in the May tournament that year He had had good scores in the previous two tournaments as well and had never had a make koshi or losing score in his career 1 Nevertheless his promotion at that point came as a surprise and it was suggested that it had been engineered by the Takasago ichimon or stable group so that Musashiyama s Dewanoumi group would be obliged to support the promotion of Minanogawa in return 4 Unfortunately Musashiyama proved to be one of the least successful yokozuna ever He was often absent from tournaments because of his elbow injury and did not win any further championships He was so popular that he was always in demand to perform on regional tours and rarely had a chance to recuperate properly from his injury 1 In his eight tournaments at yokozuna rank he missed five withdrew from two and only managed one kachi koshi or winning score In his only kachi koshi tournament he faced yokozuna Minanogawa in a battle of two 6 6 yokozuna and he defeated Minanogawa which resulted in his opponent having a make koshi a very rare result for a yokozuna 5 He retired at the age of 29 without achieving any lasting success as a yokozuna in May 1939 He had long been overshadowed by Futabayama then at the peak of his career Retirement from sumo EditHe remained in the sumo world for a time as a coach and was known as Dekiyama and then Shiranui Oyakata However he left the Sumo Association in 1945 1 He tried his hand at farming running a restaurant and operating a pachinko parlour in Tokyo before returning to his home town to work in the real estate business 1 He died in 1969 His son also became a sumo wrestler at Dewanoumi stable but did not rise higher than the makushita division 1 Career record EditIn 1927 Tokyo and Osaka sumo merged and four tournaments a year in Tokyo and other locations began to be held Musashiyama Takeshi 6 SpringHaru basho varied SummerNatsu basho varied1926 Maezumo West Jonokuchi 19 5 1 Record 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 Maegashira SpringHaru basho Tokyo MarchSangatsu basho varied SummerNatsu basho Tokyo OctoberJugatsu basho varied1927 East Jonidan 28 4 2 East Jonidan 28 6 0Champion West Sandanme 48 6 0 East Sandanme 11 5 1 1928 West Makushita 25 5 1 West Makushita 15 6 0 East Makushita 2 6 0Champion East Makushita 2 3 3 1929 West Juryō 4 11 0Champion West Juryō 4 9 2 East Maegashira 8 9 2 East Maegashira 8 7 4 1930 East Maegashira 2 9 2 East Maegashira 2 8 3 East Komusubi 6 5 East Komusubi 9 2 1931 West Komusubi 7 4 West Komusubi 10 1 East Komusubi 10 1 East Komusubi 8 2 1 1932 West Ōzeki 5 3 West Ōzeki 7 3 West Ōzeki 8 3 West Ōzeki 8 3 Record 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 Maegashira SpringHaru basho Tokyo SummerNatsu basho Tokyo AutumnAki basho Tokyo1933 West Ōzeki 8 3 East Ōzeki 6 41d Not held1934 East Ōzeki 8 3 East Ōzeki 9 2 Not held1935 West Ōzeki 8 21d East Ōzeki 9 2 Not held 1936 West Yokozuna 3 5 3 West Yokozuna 0 0 11 Not held 1937 East Yokozuna 0 0 11 East Yokozuna 0 0 13 Not held 1938 West Yokozuna 5 4 4 West Yokozuna 7 6 Not held 1939 West Yokozuna 0 0 11 East Yokozuna Retired0 0 15Record given as win loss absent Top Division Champion Top Division Runner up Retired Lower Divisions Key Kinboshi s d Draw s 引分 h Hold s 預り Divisions Makuuchi Juryō Makushita Sandanme Jonidan Jonokuchi Makuuchi ranks Yokozuna Ōzeki Sekiwake Komusubi MaegashiraReferences Edit a b c d e f g h i j k l Kuroda Joe February 2009 Rikishi of Old Musashiyama Takeshi PDF Sumo Fan Magazine Retrieved March 12 2009 Sharnoff Lora 1993 Grand Sumo Weatherhill ISBN 0 8348 0283 X a b c Rikishi of old Tenryu Saburo and Shunjuen Incident Sumo Fan Magazine Retrieved October 10 2007 Kuroda Joe August 2006 Rikishi of Old Minanogawa Tozo Sumo Fan Magazine Retrieved June 5 2008 Natsu 1938 Musashiyama Takeshi Sumo Reference Retrieved June 6 2008 Musashiyama Takeshi Rikishi Information Sumo Reference Retrieved June 11 2013 See also Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Musashiyama Takeshi Glossary of sumo terms List of past sumo wrestlers List of sumo tournament top division champions List of sumo tournament second division champions List of yokozuna Preceded byTamanishiki San emon 33rd Yokozuna1935 1939 Succeeded byMinanogawa TōzōYokozuna is not a successive rank and more than one wrestler can hold the title at once Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Musashiyama Takeshi amp oldid 1019516882, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
