1. Career

2. Fighting style

3. Career record

4. See also

5. References

6. External links

His real name is Motohisa Shiratsuka ({{nihongo|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

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 {{convert|182|kg}} 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

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See also

• Glossary of sumo terms
• List of active sumo wrestlers

References

External links

• {{Goo Sumo|2980}}

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