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Sumo (Japanese: 相撲, Hepburn: sumō, Japanese pronunciation:, lit. ' striking one another ') [1] is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a rikishi (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by throwing, shoving or pushing him down).
This is a list of records held by wrestlers of professional sumo. Only performances in official tournaments or honbasho are included here. Since 1958, six honbasho have been held every year, giving wrestlers from the modern era more opportunities to accumulate championships and wins.
The presentation of the Grand Sumo trophies follows a meticulous protocol. After the last match on the last day of a tournament (senshūraku), the winning wrestler returns from the shitaku-beya in mawashi, a commentator then announced to the audience that the awards ceremony would begin with the Japanese national anthem.
Kinboshi (金星, lit. gold star) is a notation used in professional sumo wrestling to record a lower-ranked wrestler's victory over a yokozuna.. It is believed that the term stems from the usage of the terms shiroboshi (lit: white star) to designate a bout victory, and kuroboshi (black star) to designate a bout defeat.
Nomi no Sukune wrestling with Taima no Kehaya (by Yoshitoshi). Sukune is said to have lived during the reign of Emperor Suinin (29 BC – 70). [3] Allegedly, in 23 B.C., the Emperor instructed Nomi no Sukune to deal with Taima no Kehaya (当麻蹴速) after he boasted that he was the strongest man "under the heavens".
This article focuses on championships in the sport of professional sumo. Kotoōshū, winner of the May 2008 yūshō, receives the Emperor's Cup. It is awarded in each of the six annual honbasho or official tournaments, to the wrestler who wins the most bouts. Yūshō are awarded in all six professional sumo divisions.
In spite of his war injury, Yoshibayama returned to sumo in 1947 and was promoted to the top makuuchi division in November of that year. He remained in the maegashira ranks until September 1950. He was promoted to ōzeki in May 1951, after two successive runner-up performances of 13–2 at the rank of sekiwake .
Hanakaze Daisaku (Japanese: 華吹 大作, born 28 May 1970 as Daisaku Yamaguchi (山口 大作)) is a retired Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Tokyo.He made his debut in March, 1986 and wrestled for Tatsunami stable.