Tokusegawa Masanao
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Tokusegawa Masano is a former sumo
wrestler from Ulan Bator, Mongolia
. Joining the professional sport in 2003, he entered the top division for the first time in March 2010, and rose to the middle maegashira ranks. He was forced to retire by the Japan Sumo Association
in 2011 after being found guilty of match-fixing.
ranks. It took him only four tournaments to make his way through the second jūryō division, in which he suffered only one losing tournament. He came through with winning records in his first three top makuuchi
division tournaments before recording his first make-koshi at maegashira 4 in September 2010. He responded with scores of 8-7 in November (which included a win over ozeki Kotooshu) and 9-6 in January 2011.
After the January 2011 tournament Tokusegawa's Kiriyama stable
shut down and he moved with his stablemaster to the affiliated Asahiyama stable
.
In April 2011 Tokusegawa was one of 23 wrestlers found guilty of match-fixing after an investigation by the Japan Sumo Association (JSA), and he was forced to retire from sumo. He responded, "I can't accept (this punishment). But what am I supposed to do if I oppose the JSA's decision?" He would have reached a new highest rank of maegashira 1 in the May 2011 tournament.
is migi-yotsu (left hand outside, right hand inside) and his most common winning kimarite
are yori-kiri and yori-taoshi (force out and down). He also regularly uses uwatenage (overarm throw).
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 Ulan Bator, Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
. Joining the professional sport in 2003, he entered the top division for the first time in March 2010, and rose to the middle maegashira ranks. He was forced to retire by the Japan Sumo Association
Japan Sumo Association
The is the body that operates and controls professional sumo wrestling in Japan under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Rikishi , gyōji , tokoyama , and yobidashi , are all on the Association's payroll, but the organisation is run...
in 2011 after being found guilty of match-fixing.
Career
Tokusegawa's debut tournament in maezumo was considered a rather ignominious one, as he was cautioned by judges for cursing in Mongolian at a fellow Mongolian wrestler and slapping the wrestler's chest just after losing to him. He soon went on to distinguish himself though, steadily rising through the ranks. Except for a period in early 2005 where he suffered three consecutive losing tournaments while struggling in the sandanme division, he has never had two consecutive losing tournaments. Ironically, this is the division in which he would go on to take the championship in the November 2006 tournament with a 7-0 perfect record. His sumo became even more consistent and after a slow but steady rise to the upper ranks of the makushita division, he took the championship in the May 2009 tournament. As a result, he became the first wrestler from his stable to be promoted to the elite sekitoriSekitori
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...
ranks. It took him only four tournaments to make his way through the second jūryō division, in which he suffered only one losing tournament. He came through with winning records in his first 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 tournaments before recording his first make-koshi at maegashira 4 in September 2010. He responded with scores of 8-7 in November (which included a win over ozeki Kotooshu) and 9-6 in January 2011.
After the January 2011 tournament Tokusegawa's Kiriyama stable
Kiriyama stable
was a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon of group of stables. It was set up in January 1995 by the former komusubi Kurosegawa, who branched out from the now defunct Isegahama stable and took with him the remaining members of the Onaruto stable which closed at the end of 1994....
shut down and he moved with his stablemaster to the affiliated Asahiyama stable
Asahiyama stable
is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It has a long history. As of April 2008 it had 11 sumo wrestlers.-History:...
.
In April 2011 Tokusegawa was one of 23 wrestlers found guilty of match-fixing after an investigation by the Japan Sumo Association (JSA), and he was forced to retire from sumo. He responded, "I can't accept (this punishment). But what am I supposed to do if I oppose the JSA's decision?" He would have reached a new highest rank of maegashira 1 in the May 2011 tournament.
Fighting style
Tokusegawa was a yotsu-sumo specialist, preferring grappling techniques. His favoured grip on his opponent's mawashiMawashi
In sumo, a mawashi is the belt that the rikishi wears during training or in competition. Upper ranked professional wrestlers wear a keshō-mawashi as part of the ring entry ceremony or dohyo-iri.-Mawashi:...
is migi-yotsu (left hand outside, right hand inside) and his most common winning kimarite
Kimarite
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...
are yori-kiri and yori-taoshi (force out and down). He also regularly uses uwatenage (overarm throw).