Satoyama Kōsaku
| 里山 浩作 Satoyama Kōsaku | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | Kōsaku Satoyama May 31, 1981 Kagoshima, Japan |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 120 kg (260 lb) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Onoe, formerly Mihogaseki |
| Current rank | see below |
| Debut | March 2004 |
| Highest rank | Maegashira 12 (May 2007) |
| Championships | 1 (Jūryō) 1 (Makushita) |
| * Up to date as of Nov 2011. | |
Satoyama Kōsaku (born May 31, 1981) is a professional sumo wrestler from Ōshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank has been maegashira 12. Somewhat unusually for a sekitori wrestler, he continues to compete under his birth name.
Career
A former amateur sumo champion at Nichidai University, Satoyama made his professional debut in March 2004, joining Mihogaseki stable alongside his team-mate at Nichidai Sumo Club, Shiraishi. Initially he was somewhat overshadowed by Shiraishi and Baruto, who made their jūryō division debuts together in September 2005. However, Satoyama was still highly regarded, despite his short height and relatively light weight.[1] He made his way quickly up the ranks, recording only one make-koshi along the way to sekitori status, which he achieved in January 2006 upon promotion to the jūryō division. In September 2006 Satoyama, Shiraishi, Baruto and a number of other wrestlers scouted by the former komusubi Hamanoshima joined his newly created Onoe stable.
In March 2007 Satoyama won the jūryō division championship or yusho with a 12-3 record and he entered the top makuuchi division for the first time in May 2007 at maegashira 12, where he scored seven wins against eight losses. After a poor 2-13 record in July he was demoted back to jūryō. Restricted by a neck injury, he had two more losing scores in September and November 2007, pushing him towards the bottom of the second division. In January 2008 he won only two bouts in the first 11 days, and although he won his last four matches to finish on a 6-9 score, it was not enough to prevent demotion to the third makushita division.
Satoyama produced a 2-5 score in March 2008, and 3-4 in May, meaning he had chalked up seven consecutive losing scores. In July 2008 he returned to form and won the makushita championship with a 6-1 score after an eight-way playoff, defeating his 232 kg stablemate Yamamotoyama Ryūta in the final. It was his first kachi-koshi or winning score since his jūryō division championship in March 2007. However he could only manage two wins in each of his next two tournaments. Remaining firmly stuck in the makushita ranks, he became a tsukebito, or personal attendant, to Baruto. However in the July 2011 basho he scored 5-2 at makushita 6 which returned him to juryo for the first time in 21 tournaments. His score of 7-8 in September was enough to keep him in the second division, but not the 6–9 that followed in November. However he achieved his majority of wins against losses in the January 2012 basho, coming from 0-3 down to score 4-3, and this was enough to return him immediately to juryo.
Fighting style
According to his Japan Sumo Association profile Satoyama favours yotsu-sumo, fighting on the mawashi or belt. His preferred grip is listed as hidari-yotsu, with his right hand outside and left hand inside his opponent's arms. He is known for his underarm throw, or shitatenage. However, his most common winning kimarite is actually oshi-dashi, or push out.
Career record
| Year | January Hatsu basho, Tokyo |
March Haru basho, Osaka |
May Natsu basho, Tokyo |
July Nagoya basho, Nagoya |
September Aki basho, Tokyo |
November Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka |
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| 2004 | x | (Maezumo) | West Jonokuchi #10 5–0–2 |
West Jonidan #92 6–1 |
East Jonidan #15 7–0–P |
East Sandanme #21 6–1 |
| 2005 | West Makushita #41 3–4 |
West Makushita #54 5–2 |
East Makushita #40 5–2 |
East Makushita #23 5–2 |
West Makushita #12 6–1 |
East Makushita #4 5–2 |
| 2006 | West Jūryō #13 9–6 |
West Jūryō #8 9–6 |
East Jūryō #4 7–8 |
West Jūryō #4 9–6 |
East Jūryō #2 6–9 |
West Jūryō #5 8–6–1 |
| 2007 | East Jūryō #3 7–8 |
East Jūryō #4 12–3 Championship |
West Maegashira #12 7–8 |
West Maegashira #12 2–13 |
West Jūryō #5 6–9 |
East Jūryō #9 6–9 |
| 2008 | East Jūryō #12 6–9 |
West Makushita #1 2–5 |
West Makushita #8 3–4 |
East Makushita #14 6–1–PPP Champion |
East Makushita #3 2–5 |
West Makushita #9 2–3–2 |
| 2009 | East Makushita #25 4–3 |
West Makushita #18 5–2 |
East Makushita #11 4–3 |
East Makushita #9 2–5 |
East Makushita #22 6–1 |
East Makushita #9 2–5 |
| 2010 | West Makushita #19 3–4 |
East Makushita #26 5–2 |
West Makushita #15 2–5 |
West Makushita #30 5–2 |
East Makushita #15 3–4 |
East Makushita #19 3–4 |
| 2011 | East Makushita #24 4–3 |
Tournament Cancelled 0–0–0 |
West Makushita #20 5–2 |
West Makushita #6 5–2 |
East Jūryō #12 7–8 |
West Jūryō #13 6–9 |
| 2012 | East Makushita #1 4–3 |
East Jūryō #13 8–7 |
East Jūryō #10 4–11 |
x | x | x |
| Record given as wins–losses–absencies Top division champion Top division runner-up Retired Lower divisions Non-participation Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) |
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See also
- Glossary of sumo terms
- List of sumo tournament second division winners
- List of active sumo wrestlers
References
- ^ Matilla, Mikko (September 2005). "Lower Division Rikishi". Sumo Fan Magazine. Retrieved 2007-11-29.
- ^ "Rikishi in Juryo and Makunouchi". szumo.hu. Retrieved 2007-07-22.