Myōgiryū Yasunari
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Myōgiryū Yasunari is a professional sumo
wrestler from Takasago city in Hyōgo prefecture, Japan. Making his debut in May 2009 as a makushita tsukedashi out of university, he reached the top division for the first time in November 2011. His highest rank to date has been maegashira 11.
prefecture, and in 2004 participated in a sumo event along with his schoolmate, the future Goeido, and in group competition came in second place to Gōeidō's first. In 2008, as a fourth year university student, he won a national sumo tournament in Ōita
prefecture, and qualified to enter professional sumo as a makushita tsukedashi. He received invitations from several sumo stables, and eventually chose Sakaigawa stable
which Gōeidō had previously joined.
to Myōgiryū, meaning "dragon of many skills" a name suggested by a former teacher at his university. He convincingly beat Jūmonji in his first jūryō match but on only the second day, severely injured his left knee in a bout against Gagamaru and dropped out of the tournament. He was forced to sit out the next three tournaments due to his injury and his rank had dropped to bottom ranks of sandanme, a division he had never fought in before, by the time he returned in the September 2010 tournament. He lost no time though, achieving a perfect 7-0 record in his post injury debut and narrowly losing the sandanme championship in a playoff loss to his an upperclassman from his former university, Chiyozakura. In the following tournament, on his re-promotion to makushita he would top this feat, posting 6 straight wins after losing his first bout, and going on to take the championship after a 4 man playoff. After two more convincing kachikoshi tournaments in makushita he was back in jūryō, the division in which he had only fought two bouts. Undeterred by his first brush with bad luck at this level, he posted an 11-4 record and beat Masunoyama in a playoff for the championship. In his second full tournament at jūryō he racked up an even more convincing 13-2 record and a consecutive championship. This would secure his entry into the top division in the 2011 November tournament. Coincidentally, he entered in the same tournament as senior wrestler Tsurugidake who 8 years before had entered sumo under the same ring name of Miyamoto, the surname they share. Myōgiryū managed a winning record of 10-5 and should advance in makuuchi
for the January 2012 tournament.
is oshi-dashi, a straightforward push out, which has accounted for about half his career victories so far.
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...
wrestler from Takasago city in Hyōgo prefecture, Japan. Making his debut in May 2009 as a makushita tsukedashi out of university, he reached the top division for the first time in November 2011. His highest rank to date has been maegashira 11.
Early years and entry into sumo
Miyamoto was a member of an area sumo club in elementary school and in junior high school he participated in a national athletic meet as a sumo participant. He transferred to a high school in SaitamaSaitama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...
prefecture, and in 2004 participated in a sumo event along with his schoolmate, the future Goeido, and in group competition came in second place to Gōeidō's first. In 2008, as a fourth year university student, he won a national sumo tournament in Ōita
Oita
-Companies:*Oita Asahi Broadcasting, a Japanese broadcast network in Oita Prefecture, Japan*Oita Broadcasting System, a television company based in Ōita Prefecture, Japan-Education:*Oita Junior College, a private junior college in Ōita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan...
prefecture, and qualified to enter professional sumo as a makushita tsukedashi. He received invitations from several sumo stables, and eventually chose Sakaigawa stable
Sakaigawa stable
Sakaigawa stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi group of stables. It was established in its modern form on 25 May 1998 by former komusubi Ryogoku, who branched off from Dewanoumi stable...
which Gōeidō had previously joined.
Career
His first tournament was in May, 2009. His debut at makushita 15 was the highest since Daishoumi in March, 2007. He was reported to have been gunning for equaling Takateru's makushita tsukedashi debut 7-0 championship, but soon ran into trouble, losing his very first match. He was apparently taken aback at the size of wrestlers in professional sumo and their tendency to not touch both fists to the ring before the initial charge. He eventually found his bearings and pull out a 5-2 winning tournament. He would follow this with three more consecutive 5-2 tournaments, which would carry him straight into jūryō for the January 2010 tournament. On promotion to jūryō he changed his ring nameRing name
A ring name is a stage name used by a professional wrestler, martial artist, or boxer. While some ring names may have a fictitious first name and surname, others may simply be a nickname, such as The Undertaker.-Wrestling:...
to Myōgiryū, meaning "dragon of many skills" a name suggested by a former teacher at his university. He convincingly beat Jūmonji in his first jūryō match but on only the second day, severely injured his left knee in a bout against Gagamaru and dropped out of the tournament. He was forced to sit out the next three tournaments due to his injury and his rank had dropped to bottom ranks of sandanme, a division he had never fought in before, by the time he returned in the September 2010 tournament. He lost no time though, achieving a perfect 7-0 record in his post injury debut and narrowly losing the sandanme championship in a playoff loss to his an upperclassman from his former university, Chiyozakura. In the following tournament, on his re-promotion to makushita he would top this feat, posting 6 straight wins after losing his first bout, and going on to take the championship after a 4 man playoff. After two more convincing kachikoshi tournaments in makushita he was back in jūryō, the division in which he had only fought two bouts. Undeterred by his first brush with bad luck at this level, he posted an 11-4 record and beat Masunoyama in a playoff for the championship. In his second full tournament at jūryō he racked up an even more convincing 13-2 record and a consecutive championship. This would secure his entry into the top division in the 2011 November tournament. Coincidentally, he entered in the same tournament as senior wrestler Tsurugidake who 8 years before had entered sumo under the same ring name of Miyamoto, the surname they share. Myōgiryū managed a winning record of 10-5 and should advance in 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....
for the January 2012 tournament.
Fighting style
Myōgiryū is a pusher thruster who prefers oshi-sumo techniques. His most common winning kimariteKimarite
Kimarite are winning techniques in a sumo bout. For each bout in a Grand Sumo tournament , a sumo referee, or gyoji, will decide and announce the type of kimarite used by the winner...
is oshi-dashi, a straightforward push out, which has accounted for about half his career victories so far.