Matsugane Stable
Encyclopedia
is a stable
of sumo
wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. It was founded in 1990 by Wakashimazu of the Futagoyama stable. It has produced three top makuuchi
division wrestlers in that time; Wakakosho (2000), Wakatsutomu (2001) and Harunoyama (2004). After the retirement of Harunoyama in November 2006 the stable had no sekitori
until Matsutani reached the juryo division in March 2010. As of January 2010 it had twelve wrestlers.
Heya
In sumo wrestling, a heya , usually translated into English as stable, is an organization of sumo wrestlers where they train and live. All wrestlers in professional sumo must belong to one. There are currently 49 heya , all but four of which belong to one of five ichimon...
of sumo
Sumo
is a competitive full-contact sport where a wrestler attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally...
wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. It was founded in 1990 by Wakashimazu of the Futagoyama stable. It has produced three top makuuchi
Makuuchi
or is the top division of professional sumo. Its size is fixed at 42 wrestlers , ordered into five ranks according to their ability as defined by their performance in previous tournaments....
division wrestlers in that time; Wakakosho (2000), Wakatsutomu (2001) and Harunoyama (2004). After the retirement of Harunoyama in November 2006 the stable had no sekitori
Sekitori
A sekitori is a sumo wrestler who is ranked in one of the top two professional divisions: makuuchi and juryo.Currently there are 70 rikishi in these divisions...
until Matsutani reached the juryo division in March 2010. As of January 2010 it had twelve wrestlers.
Matsugane Mutsuo - oyakata
- Hidaka Mutsuo (given name) (former ōzeki Wakashimazu(ring name))
Yobidashi
- Matsuo (Yoshihiro Mine) - Juryo Yobidashi
- Satoru (Satoru Asakura) - Makushita Yobidash