Seifuriki Hidehiko - 盛風力 秀彦 (born March 11, 1967) is a former Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Inagaki, Aomori. He made his debut in March 1982 and wrestled for Oshiogawa stable. He reached the juryo division in March 1991. His highest rank was juryo 12 and he retired in March 1998.
Career[]
After graduating from junior high school, Sato was introduced to Oshiogawa stable by an acquaintance and he made his debut in March 1982. He was given the shikona "Satoyama" (佐藤山) and in his first tournament he posted a strong 6-1 record and qualified for a playoff for the jonokuchi yusho. He won the first round against future sekiwake Akinoshima, but lost to Okamoto in the final round. He was promoted to sandanme in March 1984 and makushita in July 1985. He changed his shikona to "Seifu" (盛風) in July 1989. In January 1991, he posted a 4-3 record at the rank of makushita 1 and was promoted to juryo in the following March tournament.
Upon promotion to juryo, he changed his shikona to "Seifuriki" (盛風力). He could only manage 5 wins in his sekitori debut and was demoted back down to makushita. He returned to juryo in March 1992 but finished with another 5-10 record.
In the following May 1992 tournament he suffered a retinal detachment and never managed to return to juryo. He wrestled in makushita for six years after losing sekitori status. In March 1997 he briefly fell to sandanme but won the sandanme yusho with a perfect 7-0 record which earned him a promotion back to makushita.
Retirement from Sumo[]
Due to injuries, Seifuriki announced his retirement after the March 1998 tournament. After retiring, he opened up a chankonabe restaurant named after his shikona "Seifuriki" (盛風力) in Chuo, Tokyo.
Fighting Style[]
Seifuriki 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 favorite kimarite was uwatenage, or overarm throw, but his most common kimarite was yorikiri, or force out.
Record[]
Division Results[]
- Total: 362-324-2/685 (97 basho)
- Juryo: 10-20/30 (2 basho)
- Makushita: 259-243-2/501 (72 basho)
- Sandanme: 49-28/77 (11 basho)
- Jonidan: 38-32/70 (10 basho)
- Jonokuchi: 6-1/7 (1 basho)
Championships[]
- 1 Sandanme Championship (March 1997)
Shikona History[]
- Satoyama Hidehiko (1982.03 - 1989.05)
- Seifu Hidehiko (1989.07 - 1991.01)
- Seifuriki Hidehiko (1991.03 - 1998.03)
Gallery[]
