Buseizan Issei - 武誠山 一成 (born May 27, 1981) is a former Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Kasama, Ibaraki. He made his debut in May 2004 and last wrestled for Fujishima stable. His highest rank was makushita 7 and he retired in January 2016.
Early Life[]
Nakano started sumo wrestling during his third year of elementary school and during his third year in junior high school, he placed second at the All-Japan Junior High School Sumo Tournament. After attending Kanazawa Municipal Technical High School, he enrolled at Toyo University where he won a total of seven individual titles. In 2003, he served as the captain of the sumo club. After graduating, he joined Musashigawa stable (later renamed Fujishima stable).
Career[]
Nakano was expected to make his debut in early 2004, however, his debut was delayed due to a fractured left wrist. He made his debut in May 2004 and due to his amateur accomplishments, he was granted makushita tsukedashi status which allowed him to make his debut at the rank of makushita 15. However, Nakano struggled and posted three consecutive losing records from his debut which sent him down to the bottom of makushita. He missed the March 2005 tournament due to a right knee injury which resulted in him falling down to sandanme for the first time. He reached a career-best makushita 7 in March 2008, but was unable to reach the juryo division. In May 2011, he was given the shikona "Buseizan" (武誠山). Due to extreme back pain, he was unable to train which resulted in him falling down to sandanme in July 2013. He fell down to jonidan for the first time in November 2015 and retired in January 2016 after failing to obtain a winning record in jonidan. By the time he retired, Buseizan's weight had dropped from a peak of 158 kg (348 lb) to 98 kg (216 lb).
Fighting Style[]
Buseizan defeats Sotairyu by uwatenage (overarm throw)
Buseizan was proficient in both yotsu-sumo (grappling) and oshi-sumo (pushing and thrusting) techniques. His favored grip on his opponent's mawashi was hidari-yotsu, a right hand outside, left hand inside position. His most often used winning kimarite was yorikiri (force out), followed by oshidashi (push out) and uwatenage (overarm throw).
Record[]
Division Results[]
- Total: 235-244-11/478 (70 basho)
- Makushita: 173-177-7/350 (51 basho)
- Sandanme: 58-57-4/114 (17 basho)
- Jonidan: 4-10/14 (2 basho)
Shikona History[]
- Nakano Issei (2004.05 - 2011.11)
- Buseizan Issei (2011.05 - 2016.01)
Sources[]
(c. 2015)