Tominishiki Ichimatsu - 十三錦 市松 (born December 8, 1911 - July 10, 1983) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Kiho, Mie. He made his debut in September 1929 and wrestled for Dewanoumi stable. He reached the makuuchi division in May 1940. His highest rank was maegashira 7 and he retired in May 1943.
Career[]
Early Career[]
Ichimatsu Terao joined Dewanoumi stable and made his professional debut in September 1929. He initially wrestled under his surname Terao before using the shikona "Tominishiki" (十三錦) in May 1934. He won the jonokuchi yusho with a 5-1 record in March 1930. Upon promotion to makushita in March 1932, he was caught up in the so-called "Shunjuen Incident", when a number of top division wrestlers went on strike. He subsequently left the Japan Sumo Association and participated in the Kansai Sumo Association which was set up by former sekiwake Tenryu. During his time at the Kansai Sumo Association, Tominishiki worked as the bow twirler. Following the closure of the Kansai Sumo Association in January 1938 he returned to the Japan Sumo Association and restarted his career at the sandanme division. He was promoted to juryo in January 1939 and reached the top division in May 1940.
Makuuchi Career[]
Tominishiki was ranked in makuuchi for a total of six tournaments, reaching as high as maegashira 7 in May 1941. He retired from sumo in May 1943 after falling back down to juryo.
Fighting Style[]
Tominishiki 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: 83-79-12/161 (14 basho)
- Makuuchi: 36-42-12/77 (6 basho)
- Juryo: 26-32/58 (4 basho)
- Makushita: 6-1/7 (1 basho)
- Sandanme: 10-3/13 (1 basho)
- Jonokuchi: 5-1/6 (1 basho)
Championships[]
- 1 Jonokuchi Championship (March 1930)
Shikona History[]
- Terao Ichimatsu (1929.09 - 1934.01)
- Tominishiki Ichimatsu (1934.05 - 1943.05)
Gallery[]
