Tokushinhō Motohisa

Motohisa Tokushinhō
徳真鵬元久
Tokushinō in 2010
Personal information
Born Motohisa Shiratsuka
(1984-05-13) May 13, 1984
Mie Prefecture, Japan
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 224 kg (494 lb; 35.3 st)
Career
Stable Kise (also Kitanoumi)
University Asahi University
Current rank see below
Debut March, 2007
Highest rank Jūryō 6 (September, 2013)
Championships 1 (Makushita)
* Up to date as of Sept 23, 2018.

Motohisa Tokushinhō (徳真鵬元久, Tokushinhō Motohisa, born May 13, 1984), known by his shikona Tokushinhō (徳真鵬) is a Japanese sumo wrestler from the city of Matsusaka in Mie Prefecture. His sumo stable is Kise (for a short time he belonged to Kitanoumi). His real name is Motohisa Shiratsuka (Shiratsuka Motohisa (白塚元久)). His height is 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) and his peak weight is 224 kg (494 lbs).

Career

Tokushinhō in May 2010

From elementary school he did karate, but he became interested in sumo at Mie High School and began entering sumo competitions.[1] He was an amateur wrestler at Asahi University and reached the top 16 in the Inter Collegiate and second place in the Western Japan College Tournament. He was a contemporary of Tosayutaka. He joined Kise stable in March 2007 at the age of 23. He was only the third former member of Asahi University's small sumo club to turn professional. He weighed 182 kilograms (401 lb) upon his debut. He initially fought under his own surname of Shiratsuka. In March 2009 he switched to the shikona of Tokushinhō and won the makushita division championship or yūshō with a 6–1 record. He was promoted to the jūryō division for the first time in September 2009. He has spent a total of 27 tournaments ranked in jūryō with a win/loss record of 187–218. He has never reached the top makuuchi division; his highest rank being jūryō 6 in September 2013. His last appearance in jūryō to date was in November 2015. His career results are 351 wins against 334 losses over 68 tournaments as of July 2018.

His peak weight of 224 kilograms (494 lbs) means he ranks twelfth in the list of heaviest sumo wrestlers, and is the sixth-heaviest Japanese sumo wrestler ever after Yamamotoyama, Kenho, Susanoumi, Kainowaka and Hidenoumi.

Fighting style

When fighting on the mawashi or belt Tokushinhō favours a migi-yotsu (left hand outside, right hand inside) grip. He also regularly uses tsuki/oshi (pushing and thrusting) techniques. His most common winning kimarite are yori kiri (force out) and oshi dashi (push out), which together account for over 60 per cent of his career wins.[2]

Career record

　 　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　 　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　 　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　 　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　 　 　　　 　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　 　
Tokushinhō Motohisa[3]
Year in sumo January
Hatsu basho, Tokyo		 March
Haru basho, Osaka		 May
Natsu basho, Tokyo		 July
Nagoya basho, Nagoya		 September
Aki basho, Tokyo		 November
Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka
2007x(Maezumo)West Jonokuchi #11
5–2
 		West Jonidan #89
6–1
 		West Jonidan #14
5–2
 		East Sandanme #82
6–1
 
2008East Sandanme #25
6–1
 		West Makushita #46
6–1
 		West Makushita #19
5–2
 		East Makushita #11
3–4
 		West Makushita #17
5–2
 		East Makushita #8
4–3
 
2009West Makushita #5
2–5
 		East Makushita #17
6–1
Champion
 		East Makushita #4
4–3
 		West Makushita #2
4–3
 		West Jūryō #12
6–9
 		West Makushita #2
5–2
 
2010East Makushita #1
5–2
 		West Jūryō #11
8–7
 		West Jūryō #7
7–8
 		West Jūryō #8
7–8
 		East Jūryō #9
4–11
 		West Makushita #3
2–5
 
2011East Makushita #9
3–4
 		 East Makushita #17
Tournament Cancelled
0–0–0		 East Makushita #17
4–3
 		 East Makushita #8
4–3
 		 East Makushita #2
4–3
 		 East Makushita #1
4–3
 
2012West Jūryō #12
8–7
 		East Jūryō #10
7–8
 		East Jūryō #11
7–8
 		East Jūryō #12
7–8
 		West Jūryō #12
7–8
 		West Jūryō #13
8–7
 
2013 East Jūryō #12
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #9
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #10
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #10
10–5
 		 West Jūryō #6
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #7
6–9
 
2014 East Jūryō #9
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #7
6–9
 		 West Jūryō #9
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #7
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #8
6–9
 		 West Jūryō #10
6–9
 
2015 West Jūryō #12
5–10
 		 East Makushita #2
4–3
 		 West Makushita #1
4–3
 		 West Jūryō #14
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #9
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #10
4–11
 
2016 West Makushita #3
2–5
 		 West Makushita #14
3–4
 		 West Makushita #22
5–2
 		 East Makushita #13
4–3
 		 East Makushita #10
3–4
 		 West Makushita #15
3–4
 
2017 West Makushita #23
4–3
 		 West Makushita #17
5–2
 		 East Makushita #10
5–2
 		 East Makushita #6
2–5
 		 East Makushita #17
3–4
 		 West Makushita #23
3–4
 
2018 West Makushita #28
5–2
 		 East Makushita #15
3–4
 		 West Makushita #22
4–3
 		 East Makushita #16
4–3
 		 East Makushita #10
4–3
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Record given as win-loss-absent    Top Division Champion Top Division Runner-up Retired Lower Divisions

Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: ★=Kinboshi(s); P=Playoff(s)
Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Jonosuke" (24 April 2008). "Shiratsuka on the radar finally". Sumo Forum. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Wins of Tokushinho". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Tokushinho Motohisa Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
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