Asasekiryū Tarō
Asasekiryū Tarō | |
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朝赤龍 太郎 | |
Personal information | |
Born | Badarchiin Dashnyam August 7, 1981 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 148 kg (326 lb; 23.3 st) |
Career | |
Stable | Wakamatsu → Takasago |
Record | 687-679-36 |
Debut | January, 2000 |
Highest rank | Sekiwake (September, 2007) |
Retired | May, 2017 |
Elder name | Takasago |
Championships | 1 (Jūryō) 1 (Jonidan) |
Special Prizes | Outstanding Performance (1) Fighting Spirit (1) Technique (2) |
* Up to date as of May 12, 2017. |
Asasekiryū Tarō (born August 7, 1981, as Badarchiin Dashnyam (
Early life and sumo background
Dashnyam was the second son of a successful
Career
After high school he followed his friend
Asasekiryū won the tournament championship or
He made little impact in the top division until March 2004, when he won his first twelve bouts, including a defeat of
In May 2007, fighting from the mid , as sumo rules prevented him from being matched against his stablemate Asashōryū. He lost, but the eight wins he managed in this tournament at maegashira 1 were enough to earn him promotion to sekiwake for September, which was to be his highest career rank. He had a winning record in that tournament, but after a disappointing 3-12 score in November 2007, he was demoted back to the maegashira ranks for the January 2008 tournament.
Asasekiryū produced two good performances in the first two tournaments of 2008. In January he scored ten wins and in March he defeated two ōzeki, and tournament runner-up
Retirement from sumo
He acquired
In November 2020 he took over as head coach of Takasago stable and the Takasago ichimon. He is the first foreign born coach to head an ichimon.[3]
Asasekiryū was handed a 20% salary cut for three months in June 2021 after then-ōzeki
Family
Asasekiryū has known his wife, a Mongolian national, since 2006 when he visited Mongolia after reaching a
Asasekiryū graduated from the National University of Mongolia in June 2010 after studying by correspondence for six years. His thesis was in the history and culture of sumo in Japan.
Fighting style
Asasekiryū was a yotsu-sumo (grappling) wrestler, preferring a migi-yotsu (left hand outside, right hand inside) grip on his opponent's mawashi or belt. His most common winning technique was a straightforward yorikiri or force out. He was also fond of throws, most often employing uwatenage (outer arm throw) and uwatedashinage (pulling outer arm throw).[6]
Career record
Year | January Hatsu basho, Tokyo |
March Haru basho, Osaka |
May Natsu basho, Tokyo |
July Nagoya basho, Nagoya |
September Aki basho, Tokyo |
November Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka |
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2000 | (Maezumo) | West Jonokuchi #34 6–1 |
East Jonidan #80 7–0–P Champion |
East Sandanme #72 5–2 |
East Sandanme #45 6–1 |
East Makushita #56 4–3 |
2001 | West Makushita #47 5–2 |
West Makushita #32 3–4 |
East Makushita #41 5–2 |
East Makushita #27 6–1 |
East Makushita #10 4–3 |
East Makushita #7 3–4 |
2002 | East Makushita #12 5–2 |
East Makushita #6 5–2 |
West Makushita #1 5–2 |
West Jūryō #11 6–9 |
East Jūryō #13 10–5 |
East Jūryō #8 10–5 |
2003 | West Jūryō #1 11–4–P Champion |
East Maegashira #10 6–9 |
West Maegashira #13 8–7 |
West Maegashira #9 10–5 |
East Maegashira #4 7–8 |
West Maegashira #4 3–12 |
2004 | East Maegashira #12 7–8 |
West Maegashira #12 13–2 OT |
East Maegashira #2 3–12 |
West Maegashira #10 11–4 |
East Maegashira #4 4–11 |
East Maegashira #10 7–8 |
2005 | East Maegashira #11 8–7 |
West Maegashira #9 8–7 |
West Maegashira #8 8–7 |
West Maegashira #7 6–7–2 |
East Maegashira #10 6–2–7 |
West Maegashira #12 9–6 |
2006 | West Maegashira #4 5–10 |
West Maegashira #8 10–5 |
East Maegashira #2 10–5 F |
East Komusubi #1 1–2–12 |
West Maegashira #9 7–8 |
West Maegashira #9 10–5 |
2007 | East Maegashira #6 10–5 |
West Maegashira #2 4–11 |
West Maegashira #8 12–3 T |
West Maegashira #1 8–7 |
West Sekiwake #1 8–7 |
West Sekiwake #1 3–12 |
2008 | West Maegashira #4 10–5 |
East Maegashira #1 8–7 |
West Komusubi #1 6–9 |
East Maegashira #2 8–7 |
West Komusubi #1 4–11 |
East Maegashira #5 5–10 |
2009 | East Maegashira #8 6–9 |
East Maegashira #11 9–6 |
East Maegashira #7 5–10 |
East Maegashira #12 9–6 |
East Maegashira #6 6–9 |
East Maegashira #10 8–7 |
2010 | West Maegashira #8 6–9 |
East Maegashira #11 10–5 |
West Maegashira #4 9–6 |
West Maegashira #1 4–11 |
West Maegashira #6 9–6 |
West Maegashira #2 6–9 |
2011 | West Maegashira #5 6–9 |
West Maegashira #9 Tournament Cancelled 0–0–0 |
West Maegashira #9 7–8 |
West Maegashira #9 6–9 |
West Maegashira #12 7–8 |
West Maegashira #13 6–9 |
2012 | East Maegashira #15 9–6 |
East Maegashira #11 5–10 |
East Maegashira #14 6–9 |
East Jūryō #1 9–6 |
East Maegashira #13 8–7 |
West Maegashira #9 0–3–12 |
2013 | West Jūryō #6 5–7–3 |
West Jūryō #11 10–5 |
East Jūryō #4 5–10 |
East Jūryō #8 9–6 |
West Jūryō #5 8–7 |
East Jūryō #4 6–9 |
2014 | East Jūryō #7 9–6 |
West Jūryō #3 7–8 |
East Jūryō #4 6–9 |
West Jūryō #6 7–8 |
East Jūryō #7 7–8 |
West Jūryō #7 9–6 |
2015 | East Jūryō #2 5–10 |
West Jūryō #5 8–7 |
East Jūryō #3 7–8 |
East Jūryō #4 10–5 |
East Maegashira #15 7–8 |
East Maegashira #16 3–12 |
2016 | East Jūryō #8 9–6 |
East Jūryō #2 4–11 |
West Jūryō #8 7–8 |
West Jūryō #10 8–7 |
West Jūryō #7 7–8 |
West Jūryō #9 4–11 |
2017 | West Makushita #1 2–5 |
West Makushita #9 3–4 |
West Makushita #14 Retired 0–0–0 |
x | x | x |
Record given as wins–losses–absencies Top division champion Top division runner-up Retired Lower divisions Non-participation Playoff (s)Divisions: Jonokuchi Makuuchi ranks: Maegashira |
See also
- Glossary of sumo terms
- List of sumo tournament top division runners-up
- List of sumo tournament second division champions
- List of past sumo wrestlers
- List of sumo elders
- List of non-Japanese sumo wrestlers
- List of sekiwake
References
- ^ "朝赤龍が日本国籍取得=大相撲" (in Japanese). jiji.com. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "元関脇朝赤龍が引退相撲 断髪式では白鵬らがはさみ". Sanspo. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- Asahi Shimbun. 27 November 2020.
- ^ "朝乃山6場所出場停止で三段目以下陥落へ 緊急事態宣言下キャバクラ処分" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "朝赤龍が結婚披露宴、大関琴奨菊ら400人から祝福" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 14 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Asasekiryu bouts by kimarite". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
- ^ "Asasekiryū Tarō Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
External links
- Asasekiryū Tarō's official biography (English) at the Grand Sumo Homepage
- complete biography and basho results (Japanese)