Ōikari Tsuyoshi

Ōikari Tsuyoshi (born 16 June 1972 as Tsuyoshi Saito) is a former sumo wrestler from Kyoto, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1995, and reached the top division in November 1998. His highest rank was maegashira 11. He retired in November 2004, and as of 2016 he is an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Kabutoyama.[1]

Ōikari Tsuyoshi
大碇 剛
Personal information
BornTsuyoshi Saito
(1972-06-16) 16 June 1972
Kyoto, Japan
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Weight131 kg (289 lb)
Career
StableIsenoumi
Record356–336–57
DebutMarch 1995
Highest rankMaegashira 11 (March, 2000)
RetiredNovember 2004
Elder nameKabutoyama
Championships2 (Jūryō)
* Up to date as of Sep. 2012.

Career

He was an amateur sumo wrestler at Doshisha University and upon turning professional in 1995 was given makushita tsukedashi status, allowing him to begin in the third makushita division. He joined Isenoumi stable, where another Doshisha University graduate, Tosanoumi, had joined the previous year. He was given the shikona of Ōikari (literally "large anchor"). He was promoted to the jūryō division in May 1997, becoming the first sekitori from Kyoto Prefecture since the retirement of Daimonji in July 1973, and he was to win two jūryō division championships or yūshō in 1998 and 2001. He first reached the top makuuchi division in November 1998 but was demoted after only one tournament. He had two further stints the top division, a two tournament run in January and March 2000, and four tournaments from January until July 2002. His highest rank was maegashira 11 and he had an overall win/loss record in makuuchi of 45–60. He was demoted back to the makushita division in September 2004 and announced his retirement after the following tournament in November.

Retirement from sumo

Ōikari's danpatsu-shiki or official retirement ceremony was held in the ground floor of the Ryōgoku Kokugikan on May 28, 2005 with 230 invited guests including former ōzeki Musōyama. He has remained in sumo as a coach at Isenoumi stable under the elder name of Kabutoyama Oyakata. He has worked as a trainer and instructor in the sumo school for new recruits.

Fighting style

Ōikari was a pusher/thruster (tsuki/oshi) whose favourite techniques were oshi dashi (push out), tsuki otoshi (thrust over) and hiki otoshi (pull down).

Family

He was married in March 2004. His son Chugo Saito (斎藤 忠剛) was born in 2006 and has competed in primary school amateur sumo at the Wanpaku Tournament (Grade 4 in 2016 and Grade 5 in 2017).

Career record
Ōikari Tsuyoshi[2]
Year in sumo January
Hatsu basho, Tokyo		 March
Haru basho, Osaka		 May
Natsu basho, Tokyo		 July
Nagoya basho, Nagoya		 September
Aki basho, Tokyo		 November
Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka
1995 x Makushita tsukedashi #60
6–1
 		 East Makushita #31
3–4
 		 West Makushita #46
6–1
 		 East Makushita #21
3–4
 		 West Makushita #28
4–3
 
1996 West Makushita #20
5–2
 		 East Makushita #10
5–2
 		 East Makushita #5
5–2
 		 East Makushita #1
3–4
 		 West Makushita #5
3–4
 		 West Makushita #9
5–2
 
1997 East Makushita #3
5–2
 		 West Makushita #1
6–1–P
 		 East Jūryō #12
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #13
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #7
2–3–10
 		 West Makushita #2
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7
1998 West Makushita #2
4–3
 		 West Jūryō #13
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #9
10–5–PP
Champion
 		 West Jūryō #2
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #1
9–6
 		 West Maegashira #15
5–10
 
1999 East Jūryō #4
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #5
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #4
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #6
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #4
9–6
 		 East Jūryō #2
11–4–P
 
2000 West Maegashira #13
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #11
5–10
 		 East Jūryō #1
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #2
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #1
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #2
5–10
 
2001 East Jūryō #7
5–8–2
 		 East Jūryō #11
Sat out due to injury
0–0–15		 East Jūryō #11
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #10
9–6–P
 		 West Jūryō #6
9–6
 		 East Jūryō #3
11–4
Champion
 
2002 West Maegashira #11
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #12
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #13
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #15
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #2
4–11
 		 East Jūryō #9
10–5
 
2003 East Jūryō #3
6–9
 		 West Jūryō #5
5–2–8
 		 West Jūryō #9
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #10
Sat out due to injury
0–0–15		 East Jūryō #10
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #11
11–4
 
2004 East Jūryō #4
9–6
 		 East Jūryō #1
6–9
 		 West Jūryō #4
3–12
 		 West Jūryō #10
3–12
 		 East Makushita #6
2–5
 		 West Makushita #17
Retired
3–4
Record given as win-loss-absent    Top Division Champion Top Division Runner-up Retired Lower Divisions

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Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira
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See also

References
  1. "Oyakata (Coaches)". Nihon Sumo Kyokai. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  2. "Ōikari Tsuyoshi Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
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