Kaisei Ichirō

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In this Japanese shikona name, the surname is Kaisei.
Kaisei Ichirō
魁聖 一郎
Ōshima
Record590-592-37
DebutSeptember 2006
Highest rankSekiwake (July 2016)
RetiredSeptember 2022
Elder nameTomozuna
Championships1 (Jūryō)
Special PrizesFighting Spirit (3)
* Up to date as of 29 August 2022.

Kaisei Ichirō (

sekiwake. He was runner-up twice, once in the July 2013 tournament and another in the March 2018 tournament. He received three Fighting Spirit
prizes.

Early life and sumo background

In his childhood, unlike his friends Sugano had no interest at all in

Tomozuna stable by Wakaazuma and joined the stable in 2006.[5] The stable was already home to another Brazilian wrestler, Kaishin. He was given the shikona or ring name of Kaisei Ichirō. Ichirō was the name of Kaisei's late grandfather, who was Japanese.[6]

Career

Kaisei moved through the lower divisions quickly, reaching the fourth highest

maegashira
16 in the May Technical Examination tournament.

Kaisei while at the unsalaried ranks in September 2008

Kaisei won his first six bouts in his makuuchi debut, the first makuuchi debutant to do so since

ring entering ceremony.[6]

Sumiyoshi taisha
in March 2012.

He was promoted to maegashira 5 for the July tournament, where he recovered from 1–4 to go to 6–4, but then lost his last five matches to finish on 6–9. With the intai-zumo (retirement from sumo) of

Hōmashō
on the final day. Since then he has largely alternated winning and losing tournaments. Though he has proven his longevity in the top division, it remains to be seen whether he can achieve more consistent performances. He was not able to defeat a yokozuna even after 37 attempts.

Kaisei made his

sekiwake
for the following July tournament. In the last three tournaments of 2016 he posted losing records and dropped to maegashira 9 before recording an 8–7 in January 2017.

Kaisei tegata
Tegata (hand print autograph) of Kaisei

He injured his knee training with

Kakuryu, with fellow runner-up Takayasu
. This marks the second time that Kaisei was runner-up. Kaisei also got the Fighting Spirit Prize, his third time claiming that prize.

In November 2018 Kaisei returned to the sanyaku ranks at komusubi for the first time in 13 tournaments.

Tomozuna stable tested positive for COVID-19.[11]

Retirement from sumo

In July 2022, while ranked at the bottom of the

third division after more than 12 years in the salaried top two divisions.[12] Kaisei ultimately retired in late August 2022.[13] Kaisei obtained Japanese citizenship in November 2014, which allowed him to acquire an elder-stock when retiring; he now uses the name Tomozuna oyakata. He originally worked as a coach at his stable, now re-named Ōshima stable, until May 2023 when he transferred to Asakayama stable.[14][15]

Kaisei's danpatsu-shiki (retirement ceremony) was held on 1 October 2023 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan before invited guests. About 340 people took turns in the ceremonial snipping of Kaisei's ōichōmage. The final cut was made by former ōzeki Kaiō, the master of the stable Kaisei transferred to after his retirement. Kaisei's mother Rosana, younger brother Renato and sister Natalia made the approximately 30-hour trip from Brazil to Japan to attend the ceremony.[16]

Family

Kaisei announced in July 2020 that he had got married the previous month to a woman in her 20s after a five year relationship.[17]

Fighting style

Kaisei's favoured techniques are listed at the

Sumo Association as migi-yotsu (a left hand outside, right hand inside grip on the opponent's mawashi), yori (forcing) and oshi (pushing). His most common winning kimarite
are straightforward: yori-kiri (force out) and oshi dashi (push out).

Career record

Kaisei Ichirō[18]
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
2006 x x x x (Maezumo) West Jonokuchi #35
6–1
 
2007 West Jonidan #66
6–1
 		 West Sandanme #96
4–3
 		 West Sandanme #75
6–1
 		 West Sandanme #18
2–5
 		 West Sandanme #42
3–4
 		 West Sandanme #56
3–4
 
2008 East Sandanme #69
6–1
 		 West Sandanme #14
5–2
 		 West Makushita #52
5–2
 		 West Makushita #35
4–3
 		 West Makushita #29
2–5
 		 East Makushita #50
3–4
 
2009 West Makushita #60
3–4
 		 East Sandanme #15
5–2
 		 West Makushita #52
5–2
 		 East Makushita #31
2–5
 		 West Makushita #46
7–0–P
 		 West Makushita #6
3–4
 
2010 East Makushita #10
5–2
 		 West Makushita #5
5–2
 		 West Makushita #2
5–2
 		 East Jūryō #12
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #4
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #6
11–4–PP
Champion
 
2011 East Jūryō #1
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #16
Tournament Cancelled
0–0–0		 West Maegashira #16
10–5
F		 East Maegashira #5
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #8
4–11
 		 East Maegashira #14
6–9
 
2012 East Maegashira #16
5–10
 		 West Jūryō #4
10–5
 		 East Maegashira #12
9–6
 		 West Maegashira #8
11–4
F		 West Maegashira #1
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #2
7–8
 
2013 West Maegashira #3
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #5
3–12
 		 East Maegashira #14
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #12
11–4
 		 West Maegashira #4
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #5
7–8
 
2014 West Maegashira #6
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #3
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #6
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #3
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #6
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #4
7–8
 
2015 East Maegashira #5
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #6
5–10
 		 East Maegashira #11
10–5
 		 West Maegashira #3
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #5
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #7
9–6
 
2016 West Maegashira #3
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #7
11–4
 		 East Komusubi #1
8–7
 		 East Sekiwake #1
7–8
 		 East Komusubi #1
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #2
3–12
 
2017 East Maegashira #9
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #8
3–7–5
 		 West Maegashira #15
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #1
10–5
 		 West Maegashira #13
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #10
8–7
 
2018 West Maegashira #8
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #6
12–3
F		 West Maegashira #1
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #4
9–6
 		 West Maegashira #1
8–7
 		 West Komusubi #1
3–9–3
 
2019 East Maegashira #8
10–5
 		 East Maegashira #1
3–12
 		 East Maegashira #8
3–5–7
 		 West Maegashira #15
1–10–4
 		 East Jūryō #8
9–6
 		 East Jūryō #5
11–4–PP
 
2020 West Maegashira #16
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #14
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #10
Tournament Cancelled
0–0–0		 East Maegashira #10
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #12
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #12
6–9
 
2021 East Maegashira #16
Sat out due to COVID rules
0–0–15		 East Maegashira #16
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #15
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #11
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #14
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #17
7–8
 
2022 West Maegashira #17
5–7–3
 		 East Jūryō #3
4–11
 		 West Jūryō #9
6–9
 		 East Jūryō #11
5–10
 		 East Makushita #1
Retired
0–0		 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

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External links

  • Kaisei Ichirō's official biography (English) at the Grand Sumo Homepage
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