Enatsukasa Kazuhiro - 恵那司 千浩 (born July 9, 1979) is a former Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Akechi, Gifu. He made his debut in May 1995 and wrestled for Irumagawa stable. His highest rank was makushita 20 and he retired in May 2011.
Early Life[]
Mizuno was born in the town of Akechi in Gifu prefecture on July 9, 1979. He lost his father at the age of two and he and his older brother were raised by his mother. In elementary school, he helped support his family by delivering newspapers.
Career[]
After graduating junior high school, he joined Irumagawa stable. He made his professional debut in May 1995 and initially wrestled under his surname Mizuno. Upon promotion to sandanme in September 1998 he was given the shikona "Enatsukasa" (恵那司). He reached makushita in March 2000 and was promoted to a career-best makushita 20 in September 2004. Towards his later career, he wrestled mainly in sandanme with a few spells in jonidan. In January 2011, he finished with a strong 6-1 record and was promoted back to makushita for the March 2011 tournament for the first time since May 2007. However, this tournament was cancelled due to the 2011 match-fixing scandal for which he was involved in.
Retirement from Sumo[]
In February 2011, Enatsukasa admitted to fixing or throwing bouts. Other wrestlers to confess were maegashira Chiyohakuho and Takenawa Oyakata (former maegashira Kasuganishiki). Enatsukasa acted as the go-between and would arrange some of the bouts. His retirement papers were accepted on April 2, 2011, and his danpatsu-shiki, or retirement ceremony, was held on April 23, 2011, alongside stablemate Masatsukasa who also participated in the match-fixing scandal.
In November 2011, he passed the Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates examination and in April 2012, he enrolled at a vocational school in Inazawa, Aichi, with the aim of becoming a judo therapist. After graduating, he earned for qualifications for judo therapy, acupuncture, and shiatsu, and worked at a clinic until December 2018. After that, he opened up his own clinic called "Ena Acupuncture Orthopedic Clinic" (えな鍼灸接骨院) in Nagoya.
Fighting Style[]
Enatsukasa defeats Akinohana by oshidashi (push out)
Enatsukasa 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).
Record[]
Division Results[]
- Total: 335-320-3/655 (95 basho)
- Makushita: 64-90/154 (22 basho)
- Sandanme: 189-168/357 (51 basho)
- Jonidan: 73-57-3/130 (19 basho)
- Jonokuchi: 9-5/14 (2 basho)
Shikona History[]
- Mizuno Kazuhiro (1995.05 - 1998.07)
- Enatsukasa Kazuhiro (1998.09 - 2011.05)
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