Jōkōryū Takayuki

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In this Japanese shikona name, the surname is Jōkōryū.
Jōkōryū Takayuki
常幸龍　貴之
Harumafuji
)
* Up to date as of 23 September, 2022.

Jōkōryū Takayuki (

makushita
division.

Early life and sumo background

He participated in amateur sumo while in high school in

makushita tsukedashi
) but he chose to give priority to graduating, and passed up this chance.

Career

Early career

Upon graduating he joined

komusubi Itai in 1979.[1] In his next match, on the 13th day, he finally lost to an overarm throw, by Sensho [ja
]. Nevertheless, on the final day of the tournament he came through a four-way playoff to win the championship. This was his fourth consecutive playoff, a record. His calmness in the ring, and unaffected humbleness about his success at this stage was noted by commentators.

Though he logged two losses for the first time in his first upper

Higonoumi
but forced to merge with Kitanoumi stable in 2010.

Makuuchi career

Jōkōryū's first tournament as a sekitori was a success, with him securing his

Harumafuji on Day 7. Jōkōryū dedicated the win to his son, as it was his birthday.[2]

Injuries and demotions

Jōkōryū withdrew on Day 12 of the January 2015 tournament and with only five wins against ten losses in each of his next two tournaments, he was relegated back to jūryō. His 8–7 record in September was his first majority of wins at any tournament in 2015. Although he returned to the top division in January 2016 he was not fully healed and he was forced to withdraw after only two wins because of ligament damage to the same knee that he had injured a year earlier. After two consecutive losing scores in the jūryō division he was demoted to makushita for the July 2016 tournament. After undergoing surgery he was forced to miss both the July and September tournaments, and fell to

Chiyootori
in November 2019.) He was forced to withdraw with a foot injury on Day 14 of the January 2019 tournament, and with only five wins he was demoted back to the makushita division. He returned to jūryō for four tournaments between November 2020 and May 2021, but was demoted to makushita for the July 2021 tournament.

Retirement from sumo

After six consecutive losing records in the makushita division, Jōkōryū announced his retirement after his sixth loss in the September 2022 tournament. [5] Jōkōryū's

danpatsu-shiki (retirement ceremony) was held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan on 23 February 2023. About 160 people took turn to cut the chonmage. A this occasion, he declared he aimed to become a high school teacher through a correspondence course at Nihon University, with the goal to develop amateur sumo in the future.[6]

Fighting style

Jōkōryū's favoured kimarite or techniques were migi yotsu (a left hand outside, right hand inside grip on his opponent's mawashi), yorikiri (force out) and uwatenage (overarm throw).

Career record

　
Jōkōryū Takayuki[7]
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
2011 x x (Maezumo) West Jonokuchi #5
7–0–P
Champion
 		 West Jonidan #12
7–0–P
 		 East Sandanme #21
7–0–P
Champion
 
2012 East Makushita #15
6–1–PPP
Champion
 		 East Makushita #4
5–2
 		 West Jūryō #12
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #9
10–5
 		 West Jūryō #3
11–4–P
Champion
 		 East Maegashira #14
6–9
 
2013 East Jūryō #1
11–4
 		 West Maegashira #11
9–6
 		 West Maegashira #7
4–11
 		 West Maegashira #13
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #14
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #12
3–12
 
2014 East Jūryō #3
10–5
 		 West Maegashira #13
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #12
9–6
 		 West Maegashira #7
10–5
 		 East Komusubi #1
4–11
 		 West Maegashira #6
8–7
 
2015 West Maegashira #4
5–7–3
★		 West Maegashira #9
5–10
 		 East Maegashira #15
5–10
 		 East Jūryō #3
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #4
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #3
9–6
 
2016 East Maegashira #14
2–4–9
 		 West Jūryō #6
5–10
 		 West Jūryō #11
4–11
 		 East Makushita #2
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		 East Makushita #43
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		 West Sandanme #23
7–0–P
Champion
 
2017 West Makushita #15
3–4
 		 East Makushita #21
6–1
 		 East Makushita #8
5–2
 		 West Makushita #4
3–4
 		 East Makushita #9
3–4
 		 East Makushita #14
5–2
 
2018 West Makushita #5
3–4
 		 West Makushita #9
6–1
 		 West Makushita #2
3–4
 		 East Makushita #5
4–3
 		 East Jūryō #14
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #12
7–8
 
2019 West Jūryō #13
5–9–1
 		 East Makushita #3
3–4
 		 East Makushita #6
2–5
 		 West Makushita #17
2–5
 		 East Makushita #29
2–5
 		 East Makushita #46
5–2
 
2020 East Makushita #32
6–1
 		 East Makushita #11
5–2
 		 West Makushita #4
Tournament Cancelled
0–0–0		 West Makushita #4
5–2
 		 West Makushita #1
4–3
 		 West Jūryō #12
9–6
 
2021 East Jūryō #9
5–10
 		 East Jūryō #13
9–6
 		 East Jūryō #7
3–12
 		 East Makushita #1
3–4
 		 East Makushita #4
4–3
 		 East Makushita #1
3–4
 
2022 West Makushita #3
3–4
 		 East Makushita #7
2–5
 		 East Makushita #16
3–4
 		 East Makushita #23
3–4
 		 West Makushita #33
Retired
1–6		 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

References

  1. Daily Yomiuri
    Online. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  2. ^ "SUMO/ Harumafuji tumbles to first loss, Hakuho takes lead at New Year's Sumo on Day 7". Asahi Shimbun. 17 January 2015. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  3. ^ "常幸龍 三役→三段目→十両 明治以降初めて" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  4. ^ "2018 September Grand Sumo Tournament Banzuke Topics". Japan Sumo Association. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  5. ^ "B元小結・常幸龍が現役引退を発表 目を潤ませ「もう悔いはないです」" (in Japanese). Sponichi Annex. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  6. ^ "元小結常幸龍が断髪式 今後はアマチュア相撲発展へ高校教員目指す「本当に感謝しかないです" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Jokoryu Takayuki Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-01-20.

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