Arikawa Yoshikazu - 有川 義一 (born October 9, 1988) is a former Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Kagoshima City, Kagoshima. He made his debut in March 2009 and wrestled for Hanaregoma stable. His highest rank was sandanme 76 and he retired in January 2022.
Early Life[]
Yoshikazu Arikawa was born on October 9, 1988, in Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture. He attended Shonan High School where he was a member of the school's sumo club.[1] After high school, he enrolled at Senshu University's School of Law and was a member of the sumo club as well.[2] He later dropped out midway to join Matsugane stable (later renamed Nishonoseki stable in 2014 and Hanaregoma stable in 2021).[3]
Career[]
He made his professional debut in March 2009 and wrestled under his surname "Arikawa" (有川). He finished with a strong 6-1 record in his first tournament and followed with a 5-2 record in July 2009. However, he soon began to struggle and he did not reach sandanme until November 2010. Arikawa was only ranked in sandanme for a total of three tournaments reaching as high as sandanme 76 in January 2017. From March 2012 to January 2015, he wrestled under the shikona "Gojinryu" (豪刃龍) before reverting back to Arikawa in March 2015. Arikawa retired from sumo in January 2022.[4]
Fighting Style[]
Arikawa defeats Fudano by tsutaezori (underarm forward body drop)
Arikawa was a yotsu-sumo wrestler who prefers grappling to pushing and thrusting techniques. His most common kimarite was yorikiri (force out) followed by tsukitoshi (thrust down) and uwatenage (overarm throw). In January 2016, he defeated Fudano with the extremely rare tsutaezori, or underarm forward body drop.[5]
Record[]
Division Results[]
- Total: 253-256-16/509 (76 basho)
- Sandanme: 5-16/21 (3 basho)
- Jonidan: 233-234-16/467 (69 basho)
- Jonokuchi: 15-6/21 (3 basho)
Shikona History[]
- Arikawa Yoshikazu (2009.03 - 2012.01)
- Gojinryu Yoshikazu (2012.03 - 2015.01)
- Arikawa Yoshikazu (2015.03 - 2022.01)
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