Tenryū Saburō

Tenryū Saburō, (November 1, 1903 – August 20, 1989) born Saburō Wakuta in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, was a professional sumo wrestler with the Dewanoumi stable. As the ringleader of the "Shunjūen Incident", in which many wrestlers went on strike, he left the Japan Sumo Association in 1932. With the other striking wrestlers, he created the "Rishiki group for a Great Japan", wishing to reform the system he described as "feudal" and to increase his earnings. Because of financial difficulties, the group dissolved in 1937.

Tenryū Saburō
天竜 三郎
Personal information
BornSaburō Wakuta
(1903-11-01)November 1, 1903
Shizuoka prefecture, Japan
DiedAugust 20, 1989(1989-08-20) (aged 85)
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Weight116 kg (256 lb)
Career
StableDewanoumi
Record171-85-18-6 draws
DebutMay 1920
Highest rankSekiwake (May 1930)
RetiredJanuary 1932
Championships1 (Jūryō),
1 (Sandanme)

In 1939, he invited teachers of Japanese martial arts to Manchuria. He discovered the Aiki-Budo of Morihei Ueshiba and became his student the same day.

In 1957, the reforms Saburō had supported were implemented, and he was invited to talk as a witness.

Career record
Tenryū Saburō[1]
- Spring
Haru basho, varied		 Summer
Natsu basho, varied
1920 (Maezumo) East Jonokuchi #18
0–0–5
 
1921 East Jonokuchi #11
1–2–2
 		 East Jonokuchi #9
2–2
1d
 
1922 East Jonidan #26
4–1
 		 West Sandanme #27
1–3
1d
 
1923 East Sandanme #40
6–3
1d
 		 East Sandanme #18
4–2
 
1924 East Sandanme #4
4–0
1d
Championship
 		 East Makushita #14
4–2
 
1925 East Makushita #3
3–3
 		 West Makushita #5
2–3
1d
 
1926 West Makushita #9
4–2
 		 West Makushita #5
2–4
 
- Spring
Haru basho, Tokyo		 March
Sangatsu basho, varied		 Summer
Natsu basho, Tokyo		 October
Jūgatsu basho, varied
1927 East Makushita #19
5–1
 		 East Makushita #19
5–1
 		 East Jūryō #10
3–3
 		 West Jūryō #10
6–5
 
1928 East Jūryō #10
10–1
Championship
 		 East Jūryō #2
7–4
 		 West Maegashira #13
9–2
 		 West Maegashira #13
8–3
 
1929 East Maegashira #2
0–0–11
 		 East Maegashira #2
6–5
 		 East Maegashira #6
8–3
 		 East Maegashira #6
6–5
 
1930 East Maegashira #1
7–4
 		 East Maegashira #1
10–1
 		 East Sekiwake
6–4
 		 East Sekiwake
8–3
 
1931 West Sekiwake
8–3
 		 West Sekiwake
8–3
 		 East Sekiwake
6–5
 		 East Sekiwake
8–3
 
1932 West Sekiwake
–
Expelled
 
Record given as win-loss-absent    Top Division Champion Top Division Runner-up Retired Lower Divisions

Key:d=Draw(s) (引分);   h=Hold(s) (預り)
Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi

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

See also

References
  1. "Tenryu Saburo Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2013-07-12.


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