Kashiwado Tsuyoshi
| Kashiwado Tsuyoshi | |
|---|---|
| Bách hộ cương | |
 Kashiwado, 1961 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Tsuyoshi Togashi November 29, 1938 Yamagata Prefecture,Japan |
| Died | December 8, 1996(aged 58) |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 139 kg (306 lb) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Isenoumi |
| Record | 715-295-140 |
| Debut | September, 1954 |
| Highest rank | Yokozuna (September, 1961) |
| Retired | July, 1969 |
| Elder name | Kagamiyama |
| Championships | 5 (Makuuchi) 1 (Jūryō) 1 (Makushita) |
| Special Prizes | Fighting Spirit (2) Technique (4) Outstanding Performance (2) |
| * Up to date as of June 2020. | |
Kashiwado Tsuyoshi(Japanese:Bách hộ cương,November 29, 1938 – December 8, 1996)was a Japanese professionalsumowrestler fromYamagata Prefecture.He was the sport's 47thyokozuna,fighting at the sport's highest rank from 1961 to 1969. After his retirement he became anelderof theJapan Sumo Associationand ran his own trainingstablefrom 1970 until his death.
Career
[edit]Born Tsuyoshi Togashi(Phú 樫 cương)in what is now part of the city ofTsuruokain the northern prefecture ofYamagata,he made his professional debut in September 1954, joiningIsenoumi stable.He initially fought under his real name and rose rapidly up the rankings, reaching the topmakuuchidivision in September 1958. In only his fourth top division tournament, coinciding with his adoption of theshikonasurname Kashiwado, he was runner-up toyokozunaTochinishikiwith a 13–2 record and earnedspecial prizesfor Fighting Spirit and Technique. He made thesanyakuranks in November 1959, earning promotion toōzekiin September 1960 and becoming the first wrestler from his home prefecture to achieve this rank in 72 years, sinceŌdate's promotion in 1888.[1]Kashiwado took his first top divisionyūshōor championship in January 1961. After taking part in a playoff for the championship in September of that year, he was promoted to yokozuna, joining the aging pair ofAsashio IIIandWakanohanawho were soon to retire.
Kashiwado changed the spelling of his ring name toBách hộ kiện chíin May 1962, but changed it back in November 1964. He went on to win five top division championships in total, a long way behind the thirty-two captured by his rivalTaihō,who was promoted toyokozunasimultaneously with him. He was however a tournament runner-up on no fewer than fifteen occasions.[2]Kashiwado suffered from many injury problems during his career, which led to him being dubbed the "glassyokozuna".He failed to complete four tournaments in a row from January to July 1963. However he made a spectacular comeback in September 1963, winning his first championship as ayokozunawith a perfect 15–0 record. He was listed as ayokozunaon thebanzukefor 47 tournaments, which puts him in equal seventh place on the all-time list.[3]He was popular among sumo crowds, appealing to those who found Taihō too dominant.[4]The eight years in which the two shared theyokozunarank was known as theHakuhōera, a combination of their names (Hakuis another reading ofKashi) as well as a pun on the late 7th century period known as theHakuhō period.Their head-to-head record was fairly even, standing at 18–16 in Taihō's favour by May 1967, before Taihō won their last five matches in a row as Kashiwado began to fade.[2]
Fighting style
[edit]Kashiwado's favouredkimariteor techniques weremigi-yotsu(a left hand outside, right hand inside grip on the opponentsmawashi),yorikiri(force out) andtsukidashi(thrust out). In all, about sixty percent of his wins were by either force out or force out and down (yoritaoshi).
Retirement from sumo
[edit]After retiring from active competition in July 1969 Kashiwado remained in the sumo world as an elder, and he opened up his own stable,Kagamiyama,in November 1970. In July 1975 he oversaw the simultaneous promotion ofZaonishikiandKonumatojūryō.He coachedTagaryūto thesekiwakerank, and a top division championship in September 1984. He also served as a director of theSumo Associationand was head of thejudgescommittee until 1994.[5]He died ofliver failurein 1996, at the age of 58. Taihō was at Kashiwado's bedside and was distraught over his death.[6]The former Tagaryū took over the running of Kagamiyama stable, which still exists as of 2020, but with only two wrestlers.[2]
Career record
[edit]- The Kyushu tournament was first held in 1957, and the Nagoya tournament in 1958.
| Year | January Hatsu basho,Tokyo |
March Haru basho,Osaka |
May Natsu basho,Tokyo |
July Nagoya basho,Nagoya |
September Aki basho,Tokyo |
November Kyūshū basho,Fukuoka |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | x | x | x | Not held | 3–3 Maezumo |
Not held |
| 1955 | East Jonokuchi #12 6–2 |
East Jonidan #37 6–2 |
West Sandanme #84 5–3 |
Not held | East Sandanme #62 2–5 |
Not held |
| 1956 | East Sandanme #66 7–1 |
West Sandanme #20 6–2 |
West Makushita #69 8–0–P Champion |
Not held | West Makushita #17 4–4 |
Not held |
| 1957 | West Makushita #16 5–3 |
West Makushita #8 4–4 |
East Makushita #8 7–1 |
Not held | West Makushita #1 5–3 |
West Jūryō #22 8–7 |
| 1958 | East Jūryō #21 7–8 |
West Jūryō #22 12–3 Champion |
West Jūryō #10 11–4–PPP |
East Jūryō #4 12–3 |
East Maegashira #20 9–6 |
West Maegashira #17 8–7 |
| 1959 | East Maegashira #16 8–7 |
West Maegashira #13 13–2 FT |
East Maegashira #4 5–10 |
East Maegashira #8 9–6 |
East Maegashira #3 12–3 F |
East Komusubi #1 8–7 |
| 1960 | East Komusubi #1 9–6 T |
West Sekiwake #2 9–6 O |
West Sekiwake #1 10–5 T |
East Sekiwake #1 11–4 TO |
West Ōzeki #1 12–3 |
East Ōzeki #1 11–4 |
| 1961 | West Ōzeki #1 13–2 |
East Ōzeki #1 12–3 |
East Ōzeki #1 10–5 |
West Ōzeki #1 11–4 |
West Ōzeki #1 12–3–PP |
East Yokozuna #2 12–3 |
| 1962 | West Yokozuna #1 10–5 |
East Yokozuna #2 11–4 |
West Yokozuna #1 11–4 |
West Yokozuna #1 11–4 |
West Yokozuna #1 11–4 |
West Yokozuna #1 12–3 |
| 1963 | West Yokozuna #1 Sat out due to injury 0–0–15 |
West Yokozuna #1 5–1–9 |
West Yokozuna #1 Sat out due to injury 0–0–15 |
West Yokozuna #1 Sat out due to injury 0–0–15 |
West Yokozuna #1 15–0 |
East Yokozuna #1 10–5 |
| 1964 | West Yokozuna #1 12–3 |
West Yokozuna #1 14–1 |
West Yokozuna #1 11–1–3 |
West Yokozuna #1 Sat out due to injury 0–0–15 |
East Yokozuna #2 4–2–9 |
East Yokozuna #2 2–4–9 |
| 1965 | West Yokozuna #1 Sat out due to injury 0–0–15 |
West Yokozuna #2 Sat out due to injury 0–0–15 |
West Yokozuna #2 9–6 |
East Yokozuna #2 12–3 |
East Yokozuna #2 12–3–PP |
West Yokozuna #1 1–1–13 |
| 1966 | West Yokozuna #2 14–1 |
East Yokozuna #1 10–5 |
West Yokozuna #1 12–3 |
West Yokozuna-Ōzeki #1 12–3 |
West Yokozuna #1 13–2–P |
West Yokozuna #1 10–5 |
| 1967 | West Yokozuna #1 12–3 |
East Yokozuna #2 11–4 |
West Yokozuna #1 13–2 |
West Yokozuna #1 14–1 |
East Yokozuna #1 9–6 |
East Yokozuna #2 11–4 |
| 1968 | East Yokozuna #2 9–6 |
West Yokozuna #1 9–6 |
East Yokozuna #1 4–4–7 |
East Yokozuna #1 10–5 |
East Yokozuna #1 9–6 |
West Yokozuna #1 11–4 |
| 1969 | West Yokozuna #1 10–5 |
West Yokozuna #1 9–6 |
East Yokozuna #1 9–6 |
West Yokozuna #1 Retired 1–3 |
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| Record given aswins–losses–absencesTop division championTop division runner-upRetiredLower divisionsNon-participation Sanshōkey:F=Fighting spirit;O=Outstanding performance;T=Technique Also shown:★=Kinboshi;P=Playoff(s) |
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See also
[edit]- Glossary of sumo terms
- List of past sumo wrestlers
- List of sumo tournament top division champions
- List of sumo tournament top division runners-up
- List of sumo tournament second division champions
- List of yokozuna
References
[edit]- ^"Wrestlers from Yamagata Prefecture by rank".SumoDB.Retrieved13 September2023.
- ^abcGunning, John (26 January 2020)."Kashiwado carved out place despite presence of legend".Japan Times.Retrieved15 February2022.
- ^Japan Sumo Association Banzuke Topics, May 2008. Retrieved on 2008-05-02Archived2012-04-11 at theWayback Machine
- ^Sharnoff, Lora (1993).Grand Sumo.Weatherhill. p. 51.ISBN0-8348-0283-X.
- ^Kirkup, James (12 December 1996)."Obituary: Kashiwado".The Independent.Retrieved1 March2011.
- ^Nobuaki Omi (2008-07-09)."Squabbling yokozuna need history lesson".Daily YomiuriOnline.Retrieved2008-07-09.[dead link]
- ^"Kashiwado Tsuyoshi Rikishi Information".Sumo Reference.Retrieved2012-07-29.
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