Daishoma Takahito - 大翔馬 和侍 (born January 12, 1979) is a former Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Nakamura, Kochi. He made his debut in January 2001 and wrestled for Oitekaze stable. His highest rank was makushita 4 and he retired in January 2009.
Early Life[]
Saeki attended Saitama Sakae High School where he was captain of the school's sumo club. He then attended Nihon University where he served as the vice-captain of the sumo club during his final year at the school. Just before graduation, he felt that the social studies teacher's employment exam was more difficult than he expected, so he gave up on the teaching profession and joined Oitekaze stable instead.
Career[]
He made his professional debut in January 2001 and was given the shikona "Daishoma" (大翔馬). He finished with a 6-1 record in his first tournament, with his only lost coming against Ama. He followed by claiming the jonidan yusho with a perfect 7-0 record in May 2001. In the July 2001 tournament, he missed out on the sandanme yusho after losing his final match to Kainowaka. Nevertheless, he followed with a 6-1 record and was promoted to makushita in November 2001.
In September 2005, he reached a career-best rank of makushita 4, but failed to capitalize on a juryo promotion after losing an exchange match to juryo-ranked Ryuho. He returned to the rank of makushita 4 in January 2006, but he finished with a 2-5 record. Prior to the March 2008 tournament, Daishoma suffered a neck fracture during training and had to miss the following three tournaments. This resulted in a fall back down to jonidan and he retired shortly after in January 2009.
Personal Life[]
- Daishoma's family runs an izakaya. a type of informal Japanese bar.
- Daishoma has a high school social studies teacher license.
- He wrestled a total of three matches in juryo, defeating Wakakirin in January 2006, but losing to Takanotsuru and Ryuho in September 2005.
Fighting Style[]
Daishoma defeats Kimenryu by yorikiri (force out)
Daishoma was a yotsu-sumo wrestler who prefers grappling to pushing and thrusting techniques. He favored a hidari-yotsu (right hand outside, left hand inside) position when gripping his opponent's mawashi (belt). His most common kimarite were yorikiri (force out) and oshidashi (push out).
Record[]
Division Results[]
- Total: 175-140-21/315 (49 basho)
- Makushita: 132-127-7/259 (38 basho)
- Sandanme: 24-11-14/35 (7 basho)
- Jonidan: 13-1/14 (2 basho)
- Jonokuchi: 6-1/7 (1 basho)
Championships[]
- 1 Jonidan Championship (May 2001)
Shikona History[]
- Daishoma Takahito (2001.01 - 2009.01)
Gallery[]
