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Aki was a thoroughly enjoyable basho, with plenty of exciting highlight bouts and a full roster of healthy sanyaku. I've crunched the numbers from all of the matchups from this tournament, and found some cool new techniques and interesting new trends.
Three kimarite occurred in this tournament for the first time, since I started keeping track of kimarite during the Haru basho. Let's start with those: On the first day of the basho, Ichinojo doesn't give up on the edge and sends Endo rolling off the dohyo with a fierce uwatehineri (twisting overarm throw). - Uwatehineri - 1 - (0.36% of kimarite in this basho, 0.09% in all basho) - https://youtu.be/sw2hBHIbiAc?t=8m59s In the second match of the tournament, Yoshikaze sets the tone for his tournament with a showstopping utchari (backward pivot throw) - Utchari - 1 (0.36% | 0.09%) - https://youtu.be/sw2hBHIbiAc?t=1m2s On the last day of the basho, Tochiozan pulls Chiyoshoma backwards and performs a cool shitatehineri (twisting underarm throw). Chiyoshoma was on the losing end of two creative kimarite. - Shitatehineri - 1 (0.36% | 0.09%) - https://youtu.be/ClRHwHZGPBs?t=6m Asanoyama shows off his power and quickness and immobilizes both of Shohozan's arms with a kimedashi (arm barring force out). - Kimedashi - 1 (0.36% | 0.17%) - https://youtu.be/zIPHDOlU07c?t=7m16s In an Ozeki highlight bout, Takayasu catches Goeido leaning too far forward at twists him down to the clay using kainahineri (two-handed arm twist down). - Kainahineri - 1 (0.36% | 0.17%) - https://youtu.be/GFMpBpwymQw?t=11m2s Ishiura wins the battle of the bottom-dwellers by grabbing Kotoyuki's left arm at the tachiai and pulling him forward, hikkake (arm grabbing force out). This isn't the best example of this technique, Kintamayama even calls it a different technique, tsukiotoshi, but this win was officially declared as hikkake. - Hikkake - 1 (0.36% | 0.17%) - https://youtu.be/sw2hBHIbiAc?t=34s Asanoyama gets a grip on the back of Hokutofuji's mawashi and uses a shitatedashinage (pulling underarm throw) to pull Hokutofuji forward, face first into the clay. Asanoyama and Tochiozan were the only two rikishi to perform two unique kimarite! - Shitatedashinage - 1 (0.36% | 0.26%) - https://youtu.be/GFMpBpwymQw?t=5m58s Kadoban Ozeki Tochinoshin uses a show of strength to give Chiyotairyu, a larger-than-average rikishi, a little tsuridashi (lift out) boost out of the ring. - Tsuridashi - 1 (0.36% | 0.26%) - https://youtu.be/sw2hBHIbiAc?t=11m21s In his return to the top division, Takanoiwa proves he deserves his place on the banzuke, and employs a sotogake (backward leg trip) to catch Tochiozan off balance and send him tumbling to the clay. - Sotogake - 1 (0.36% | 0.26%) - https://youtu.be/GFMpBpwymQw?t=3m17s Tochiozan grabs Chiyonokuni's thigh while pushing him out of the ring (watashikomi - thigh grabbing push down) to give Chiyonokuni an early make koshi. - Watashikomi - 1 (0.36% | 0.26%) - https://youtu.be/BrjnftUlKsQ?t=8m4s Kyokutaisei's only win in the tournament comes from this tottari (arm bar throw), in which he significantly injured his knee. Some pretty bad luck for Kyokutaisei, hope he gets some time to heal. --- don't watch this one if you don't want to see injured Kyokutaisei :/ --- - Tottari - 1 (0.36% | 0.26%) - https://youtu.be/Eg2S7oqY_y8?t=2m55s After a fierce back and forth battle, Chiyoshoma spins Aoiyama down to the clay with this cool looking katasukashi (under-shoulder swing down). - Katasukashi - 1 (0.36% | 0.87%) - https://youtu.be/r1GufSmGE-Q?t=2m33s Daieisho performed both of the makiotoshi (twist down) in this basho. Here's a crowd pleaser from day 4 against Okinoumi. - Makiotoshi - 2 (0.72% | 0.26%) - https://youtu.be/JKRXR3OrfY4?t=3m11s Shohozan stays balanced against a vicious belly bumping from Kotoshogiku and pulls him down with an uwatedashinage (pulling overarm throw). - Uwatedashinage - 3 (1.08% | 1.66%) - https://youtu.be/JKRXR3OrfY4?t=5m32s On day 13, Shodai upsets Tochinoshin with a big sukuinage (beltless arm throw) to keep him one win away from his important kachi koshi. - Sukuinage - 3 (1.08% | 2.35%) - https://youtu.be/gb3o1HAAMS0?t=13m35s Takanosho earns his kachi koshi in his top division debut with this oshitaoshi (front push down) against Daieisho on day 14. - Oshitaoshi - 4 (1.44% | 2.7%) - https://youtu.be/kQ8OVhbNKCo?t=1m50s Sadanoumi saves himself from defeat at the edge of the ring and employs a shitatenage (under arm throw) to toss Asanoyama off the dohyo. - Shitatenage - 5 (1.81% | 1.39%) - https://youtu.be/xl3HGgSVxVM?t=7m37s Kakuryu turns Kaisei around in their day 2 matchup and pushes him out, okuridashi (rear push out). On day 15, Hakuho clinches his undefeated Yusho using okuridashi, giving Kakuryu a taste of his own medicine. - Okuridashi - 6 (2.17% | 2.7%) - https://youtu.be/Y37V68_XlS8?t=14m22s | https://youtu.be/ClRHwHZGPBs?t=15m42syoutu.be/ClRHwHZGPBs?t=15m42s Kagayaki used kotenage (arm lock throw), a potentially dangerous move, twice in this basho, but didn't cause any injury to his victims. Here's his spinning victory against Hokutofuji on day 9. - Kotenage - 7 (2.53% | 2.01%) https://youtu.be/r1GufSmGE-Q?t=5m48s Kaisei's solid tournament at his M1 ranking included this highlight victory over Mitakeumi, where he reads Mitakeumi's fake and uses yoritaoshi (front crush out) to crush him off the dohyo and into the first row of fans. - Yoritaoshi - 10 (3.61% | 2.53%) - https://youtu.be/BrjnftUlKsQ?t=11m3s Hakuho's Yusho run included a highlight reel of spectacular throws; an uwatedashinage, a shitatenage, a sukuinage, and three uwatenage (overarm throw). His Yusho-clinching 14th victory against Goeido is a great example of the technique. - Uwatenage - 10 (3.61% | 4.45%) - https://youtu.be/kQ8OVhbNKCo?t=13m56s Goeido utilized a variety of techniques in his Jun-Yusho run, including two hikiotoshi (hand pull down). Here's a quick example from day 4 against Ikioi. - Hikiotoshi - 15 (5.42% | 5.23%) - https://youtu.be/JKRXR3OrfY4?t=12m45s Takakeisho used tsukidashi (front thrust out) three times on his way to his first kachi koshi as a sanyaku. He makes Tamawashi look like a rank-and-filer in this basho's Komusubi battle. - Tsukidashi - 19 (6.86% | 4.1%) - https://youtu.be/gb3o1HAAMS0?t=11m53s If you asked me who would use hatakikomi (slap down) the most in this tournament, I definitely wouldn't have guessed it would be Aoiyama. But it proved an effective way to keep weight off of his slightly injured knee, and he used the technique in all three of his wins in the last three days of the tournament. - Hatakikomi - 24 (8.66% | 8.89%) - https://youtu.be/kQ8OVhbNKCo?t=3m23s In an amazing recovery, Mitakeumi keeps calm on the edge and uses tsukiotoshi (thrust down) to upset Takayasu on day 14. - Tsukiotoshi - 31 (11.19% | 7.24%) - https://youtu.be/kQ8OVhbNKCo?t=10m36s Kisenosato's bouts were always highlight matches in his first tournament back in more than a year. He surprised most of the sumo world and grabbed ten wins, including seven yorikiri (front force out) wins against Kakuryu, Mitakeumi, and this thrilling match against Tochinoshin. - Yorikiri - 70 (25.27% | 24.67%) - https://youtu.be/r1GufSmGE-Q?t=16m35s Oshidashi (front push out), the most common kimarite of the basho, was utilized most often by Hokutofuji, who won using oshidashi six times in his nine victories. - Oshidashi - 82 (29.6% | 25.46%) - https://youtu.be/XgLiLqkW6M0?t=4m50s Endo's uninspiring tournament could be summed up by his matchup with Hakuho, where he loses his balance trying to pivot back to face his opponent, and commits a koshikudake (inadvertent collapse), one of the five non-techniques. - Koshikudake - 1 (0.36% | 0.09%) - https://youtu.be/oyR07Ox10jg?t=15m56s And last but not least, Aminishiki was not fighting in the top division, but he did use tokkurinage (two handed head twist down), a move I have never seen before in the top division, TWICE in the basho! This example against Kotoyuki might be the first time the kimarite has ever been recorded in Makuuchi sumo. https://youtu.be/B-HDnExNKSs?t=9s ----- If you want to learn more about the specific kimarite used in this basho, check out the "KIMARITE" tab, where you can check out my technicolored spreadsheet that I use to keep track of everything. You can start to pick up on wrestler's habits and wrestling styles if they record enough victories. Thanks to Kintamayama and his YouTube channel for all the videos. Thanks for reading!
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I've been keeping track of some kimarite statistics for the last three basho. In this post , I'll share some examples of each kimarite, in order from least common to most common.
In the final day of the basho, against the tournament champion, Yutakayama executes a kakenage (hooking inner thigh throw), a kimarite I haven't seen since I started keeping track! - Kakenage - 1 (0.4%) - https://youtu.be/smajXYUA-dE?t=12m32s Tochiozan catches Hokutofuji off balance in an intense battle and uses makiotoshi (twist down) to twist him down and out of the dohyo. - Makiotoshi - 1 (0.4%) - https://youtu.be/lPHaVLKLwUA?t=1m33s Tochinoshin withdrew in the middle of the action, but not until after he showed everyone he deserved to be an ozeki by lifting Shohozan out of the ring (tsuridashi). - Tsuridashi - 1 (0.4%) - https://youtu.be/Nm4QCu3SE6E?t=13m10s Endo punishes Arawashi for his henka and throws him down to the clay with this impressive kirikaeshi (twisting backwards knee trip). - Kirikaeshi - 1 (0.4%) - https://youtu.be/Nm4QCu3SE6E?t=7m24s Meisei had a rough first tournament in the top division, but on day 10 he used a sotogake (outside leg trip) to defeat Arawashi, another Juryo-bound rikishi. - Sotogake - 1 (0.4%) - https://youtu.be/2H6RExvF74Y?t=3m9s Myogiryu catches Nishikigi reaching and throws him down with a cool shitatedashinage (pulling underarm throw). - Shitatedashinage - 2 (0.79%) - https://youtu.be/TS1oMZ6-2Vs?t=5m8s Ryuden overpowers Meisei in day 2 and defeats him by abisetaoshi (backward force down). - Abisetaoshi - 2 (0.79%) - https://youtu.be/KhslNZI5HWA?t=1m54s Endo and Tochiozan both used Katasukashi (under shoulder swing down) as well as another rare kimarite in the Nagoya basho. Endo's execution in day 2 against Takarafuji is more impressive, in my opinion. - Katasukashi - 2 (0.79%) - https://youtu.be/KhslNZI5HWA?t=6m56s In this dramatic matchup, Endo almost escapes Chiyonokuni's thrusting attack, but Chiyonokuni pushes Endo out of the ring from behind (okuritaoshi) before he can escape. - Okuritaoshi - 3 (1.19%) - https://youtu.be/2H6RExvF74Y?t=8m36s Ishiura often gets creative with his strategy to overcome his smaller size. He performed two great shitatenage (underarm throw) in this basho, including this one against Kyokutaisei. - Shitatenage - 4 (1.58%) - https://youtu.be/t5X3xNvFZUY?t=4m40s Takarafuji countered Takakeisho's fierce tachiai with an uwatedashinage (pulling overarm throw) on day 13. - Uwatedashinage - 6 (2.37%) - https://youtu.be/t5X3xNvFZUY?t=6m41s I try not to showcase rikishi with losing records, but I couldn't help but show off Yoshikaze's yoritaoshi in day 14, his first win of the tournament. Yoshikaze also used this technique to get his second win in day 15. - Yoritaoshi - 7 (2.77%) - https://youtu.be/bDxvKwnbfEI?t=5m28s On day 1, Kagayaki defeated Daishomaru with a strong oshitaoshi (front push down). This technique was less common in this basho than in previous tournaments. - Oshitaoshi - 7 (2.77%) - https://youtu.be/Lvfn0Yzzl74?t=7m30s Before his early exit from the tournament, Hakuho proved his strength against Kotoshogiku with a hearty sukuinage (beltless arm throw). Hakuho performed this kimarite twice in his three days in the basho. - Sukuinage - 8 (3.16%) - https://youtu.be/Nm4QCu3SE6E?t=14m30s Tamawashi created some heated discussion with his use of kotenage (armlock throw) in this basho, injuring more than one rikishi in his three victories using the kimarite. Here's his least painful example, performed against Tochinoshin on day 6. - Kotenage - 9 (3.56%) - https://youtu.be/Nm4QCu3SE6E?t=14m30s Chiyotairyu smacks Endo off of the dohyo on day 4 with this okuridashi (rear push out). - Okuridashi - 9 (3.56%) - https://youtu.be/zsAuxfmTM2g?t=5m51s Abi didn't have a very strong tournament at his upper maegashira ranking, but he did defeat his former mentor Kakuryu by tsukidashi (front thrust out) before Kakuryu left the tournament. I expect to see more of this move in the future from Abi and his long arms. - Tsukidashi - 10 (3.95%) - https://youtu.be/TS1oMZ6-2Vs?t=13m51s Onosho's return to the top division included four victories using hikiotoshi (hand pull down), including this one against Ryuden on day 11. - Hikiotoshi - 13 (5.14%) - https://youtu.be/YkHIssDVtsk?t=9s Goeido struggled against a fierce comeback by Kagayaki in his day 9 bout, but ultimately stayed balanced on the tawara and threw Kagayaki out using uwatenage (overarm throw). Goeido also executed this technique against Abi on day 6. - Uwatenage - 14 (5.53%) - https://youtu.be/qJegsysrCpw?t=14m54s Asanoyama had a great tournament and earned a special prize for his 11 victories. He employed tsukiotoshi (thrust down) three times, including this example against Meisei on day 7. - Tsukiotoshi - 19 (7.51%) - https://youtu.be/0Y-LdpN5JP4?t=1m50s Daieisho executed hatakikomi (slap down) in four of his six victories, including this textbook example against Meisei (sorry, Meisei). - Hatakikomi - 19 (7.51%) - https://youtu.be/XgzRumart44?t=3m57s Mitakeumi used yorikiri (front force out) five times on his Yusho journey, including his day 14 Yusho-clinching win against Shohozan. - Yorikiri - 70 (27.67%) - https://youtu.be/bDxvKwnbfEI?t=10m2s Takakeisho made waves this basho with his unique fighting strategy, and he defeated both ozeki and a sekiwake. He used oshidashi (front push out) in five of his 10 victories, including his quick victory over Takayasu. - Oshidashi - 71 (28.06%) - https://youtu.be/eBAQAsllhFo?t=11m46s On day 2, Takayasu defeated Shohozan by tsukihiza (knee touch down), one of the "non-techniques" or ways to win without using a technique. - Tsukihiza - 1 (0.4%) - https://youtu.be/KhslNZI5HWA?t=13m2s There were too many fusen this tournament due to injury. Two wrestlers, Shodai and Chiyonokuni received two free victories because their opponents dropped out of the tournament. On day 13, Ikioi received a free victory to clinch his kachi-koshi when Chiyonokuni withdrew. - fusen - youtu.be/t5X3xNvFZUY?t=7m59s If you want to learn more about the specific kimarite used in this basho, check out the "KIMARITE" tab, where you can check out my technicolored spreadsheet that I use to keep track of everything. You can start to pick up on wrestler's habits and wrestling styles if they record enough victories. Thanks to Kintamayama and his YouTube channel for all the videos. Thanks for reading! I’ve been keeping track of some sumo statistics for the last two basho, and I wanted to share examples of every kimarite performed in the Natsu basho. I’m going to present them from least common to most common.
Kyukotaisei, the newcomer to makuuchi, got his first win in the top division with this susoharai (rear foot sweep). - Susoharai - 1 (0.38%) - https://youtu.be/4BIY0JnUryw?t=45s Ishiura makes up for his size difference with his agility and a big slap, and takes out Daiamami by kirikaeshi (twisting backwards knee trip). - Kirikaeshi - 1 (0.38%) - https://youtu.be/iPioqHG44gA?t=2m41s Without a grip on the mawashi, Kotoshogiku stays balanced and steers Shohozan to the edge and forces him out with a kimedashi (arm barring force out). - Kimedashi - 1 (0.38%) - https://youtu.be/iPioqHG44gA?t=7m28s Arawashi is the only rikishi to perform two unique kimarite this basho! On Day 7, he drops Grandpa Sumo with a komatasukui (over thigh scooping body drop). - Komatasukui - 1 (0.38%) - https://youtu.be/uIzRi7cfG5g?t=2m32s And on the final day, he spins Aoiyama out of the ring by kotehineri (arm lock twist down). - Kotehineri - 1 (0.38%) - https://youtu.be/W-DqKFrL1gs?t=50s Nishikigi overcomes a less-than-ideal grip on Ishiura and employs a tsuridashi (lift out) to deposit him outside the ring. - Tsuridashi - 1 (0.38%) - https://youtu.be/NPxASM341Xo?t=49s Yoshikaze takes advantage of Daiamami’s failed throw attempt with an okurinage (rear throw down). - Okurinage - 1 (0.38%) - https://youtu.be/cNbnjRJ_uhw?t=4m31s Myogiryu outlasts Takarafuji and pushes him down with okurinage (rear push down). - Okuritaoshi - 1 (0.38%) - https://youtu.be/cNbnjRJ_uhw?t=7m19s Takekaze surges forward while Sadanoumi loses his footing, and Takekaze crushes his opponent with this abisetaoshi (backward force down). - Abisetaoshi - 1 (0.38%) - https://youtu.be/-unrrWzGQSY?t=44s Two rikishi used watashikomi (thigh grabbing push down) on day 14 the Natsu basho. Here’s Aminishiki’s version in a crowd-pleasing victory over Ryuden. - Watashikomi - 2 (0.75%) https://youtu.be/Qg34CGZdNyY?t=5m8s Kagayaki and Ikioi both won by kotenage (armlock throw) in this basho; I think Kagayaki’s victory is a better example. - Kotenage - 2 (0.75%) - https://youtu.be/VPalMZNE4TQ?t=3m50s Chiyoshoma executed two of the three shitatenage (underarm throw) in this basho. Here’s a textbook example in his bout against Ryuden. - Shitatenage - 3 (1.13%) - https://youtu.be/4BIY0JnUryw?t=6m21s Hakuho did a lot of throwing in this basho, and executed two of the four uwatedashinage (pulling overarm throw). On day 4, Hakuho gets Kaisei upright and quickly throws him to the clay. - Uwatedashinage - 4 (1.5%) - https://youtu.be/jhR05Gy28ks?t=16m9s Endo had a rough basho, but he took out Goeido in the early days with this katasukashi (under shoulder swing down). - Katasukashi - 5 (1.88%) - https://youtu.be/GmO2ICmcVww?t=14m23s On his way to earning a kanto-sho, Chiyonokuni used okuridashi (rear push out) twice; he gets Hokutofuji off-balance and pushes him out in day 3. - Okuridashi - 6 (2.26%) - https://youtu.be/GmO2ICmcVww?t=4m48s In one of the most exciting matchups of the tournament, Kakuryu (and his loose mawashi) weathers all of Tochinoshin’s various attacks and takes the lead in the Yusho race with this sukuinage (beltless arm throw). - Sukuinage - 7 (2.63%) - https://youtu.be/GE53zvfpyw4 There were a few more yoritaoshi (frontal crush out) in the Natsu basho than in Haru; here’s Takarafuji crushing out Chiyoshoma on day 3. - Yoritaoshi - 8 (3.01%) - https://youtu.be/GmO2ICmcVww?t=6m42s Chiyotairyu’s thunderous tachiai leads to a quick tsukidashi (front thrust out) against Mitakeumi. - Tsukidashi - 11 (4.14%) - https://youtu.be/cNbnjRJ_uhw?t=9m42s Following a three day losing streak to open the basho, Shohozan defeats Kakuryu using oshitaoshi (front push down) to earn the shukun-sho. - Oshitaoshi - 12 (4.51%) - https://youtu.be/jhR05Gy28ks?t=14m33s Okinoumi used uwatenage (overarm throw) in two of his five victories, including this slow motion victory against Ryuden. - Uwatenage - 13 (4.89%) - https://youtu.be/NPxASM341Xo?t=5m9s Mitakeumi handles Ikioi on day 10 using this tsukiotoshi (thrust down). - Tsukiotoshi - 16 (6.02%) - https://youtu.be/OYyNe5jptzo?t=11m24s Shodai spoiled Tochinoshin’s Yusho campaign on day 13 with this last-second hikiotoshi (hand pull down) - Hikiotoshi - 17 (6.39%) - https://youtu.be/VPalMZNE4TQ?t=11m19s Takakeisho exectued hatakikomi (slap down) three times in the last six days of the basho. Here’s his first example of the technique, on day 10 against Tochiozan. - Hatakikomi - 26 (9.77%) - https://youtu.be/OYyNe5jptzo?t=4m34s Tamawashi secured all but one of his 8 victories through oshidashi (front push out), most notably against the immovable object Ichinojo on day 6. - Oshidashi - 69 (25.94%) - https://youtu.be/iPioqHG44gA?t=11m6s There are plenty of examples of this basho’s most common kimarite, yorikiri (front force out), including Tochinoshin’s first ever victory against Hakuho, one of the highlight matchups of the tournament. - Yorikiri - 77 (28.95%) - https://youtu.be/cNbnjRJ_uhw?t=14m9s Even though it’s not a kimarite, I wanted to include fusen, a free win given to rikishi when their competitor is absent or kyujo. Here’s Ichinojo claiming his free one. - Ichinojo - fusen - https://youtu.be/NPxASM341Xo?t=12m26s Special thanks to the Kintamayama and Jason’s All-Sumo channels for the videos. Thanks for reading! |
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