Kirishima Tetsuo

Kirishima Tetsuo (霧島 鐵力), born April 24, 1996, as Byambachuluun Lkhagvasuren (Mongolian: Бямбачулуун Лхагвасүрэн) is a professional sumo wrestler from Mongolia. He made his debut in March 2015 under the name Kiribayama Tetsuo (霧馬山鐵雄), and reached the top makuuchi division in January 2020. He wrestles for Michinoku stable. His highest rank has been ōzeki. He has won the makuuchi championship once along with one runner-up performance and four special prizes in his career to date.

In this Japanese shikona name, the surname is Kirishima.
Kirishima Tetsuo
霧島 鐵力
Personal information
BornByambachuluun Lkhagvasuren
(1996-04-24) April 24, 1996
Dornod,
Mongolia Mongolia
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight145 kg (320 lb; 22 st 12 lb)
Career
StableMichinoku
Current ranksee below
DebutMarch, 2015
Highest rankŌzeki (July, 2023)
Championships1 (Makuuchi)
1 (Makushita)
1 (Sandanme)
Special Prizes1 (Fighting Spirit)
3 (Technique)
* Up to date as of 28 August 2023.

Upon his promotion to ōzeki in May 2023, Kirishima changed his ring name from Kiribayama, adopting the ring name of his stablemaster Michinoku (former ōzeki Kirishima).[1]

Early life

Byambachuluun was born into a nomadic community in Dornod Province, near the border between China and Russia. His given name, Lkhagvasuren, is a reference to his grandfather, Yatamsuren, who was a renowned bökh wrestler.[2] His father was in charge of a vast herd of sheep, and from a young age, Byambachuluun rode horses to help his father at work, which strengthened his legs and waist – an advantage for sumo.[2] At the age of 17, he moved to Ulaanbaatar and began practicing judo and bökh in a club, where he was joined later by future Ōzeki Hōshōryū.[3] In 2014, he was invited by an acquaintance along with four other Mongolians to Japan to try out sumo at Michinoku stable with no previous experience of the sport.[4] At that time, he was over 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) tall, but weighed less than 70 kg (150 lb). Michinoku stablemaster, former ōzeki Kirishima, thought Byambachuluun was the best of the five, but was reluctant at first to take on a foreign recruit.[5] The stable had not had a foreigner since Hakuba was forced to retire over match-fixing allegations in 2011. He eventually relented after Byambachuluun committed to staying in Japan, and let him take the new recruits examination in February 2015.[4] As he entered his stable, his slight stature drew a comment from a wakaimonogashira in his stable, who commented that he would be too thin to hold his own in sumo.[6][7]

Byambachuluun received the shikona, or ring name, Kiribayama (霧馬山) to evoke his master, with the kanji 霧 derived from his former wrestling name, Kirishima (霧島), his nomadic past with the kanji 馬, for 'horse', and finally the kanji 山 to evoke Yokozuna Futabayama, a great wrestler who belonged to the same ichimon, or clan, as his stable.[5]

Sumo beginnings

He officially began his career in May 2015. At the time, he was in the same class as Homarenishiki, the first Canadian sumo wrestler (rikishi) in 30 years.[8] During the first years of his stable life, he had difficulty adapting, mastering very little of the language and mentioning his lack of sleep when his stablemates snored too loudly in the stable dormitory.[9][6]
During his debut in maezumō, he faced Chiyonoumi (then called Hamamachi), a former vice-captain of Nippon Sport Science University sumo club, with whom he also shared the same debut promotion.[10] Hamamachi handed him his only defeat in four matches to determine his future position in the jonokuchi division. In his first match in this division, he lost again to Hamamachi, who won the tournament that year, but finished with a score of 5–2, securing promotion to the next division. In jonidan, he was among the wrestlers competing for the championship (yūshō), but was nevertheless beaten by Sakae, who then lost in the playoff to Hamamachi, during the last day of competition. however, his 6–1 score allowed him to enter sumo's third division, sandanme, for the November 2015 tournament. There, he won the tournament with a perfect score of 7–0.[11] Logically promoted to the makushita division for the January 2016 tournament, he nevertheless suffered the first negative record (make-koshi) of his career and was demoted back to the sandanme division. Despite being promoted back to makushita for the Nagoya tournament, he suffered a left knee ligaments injury duringa practice session and had to withdraw from the tournament (kyūjō), only to be demoted back to the lower division.[6] Following this injury, Kiribayama gradually changed his fighting style, moving from an overuse of throwing techniques and back-dropping techniques to a style based more on forward momentum.[6] At the time of his injury, he was also suffering from severe homesickness, but thanks to his master's efforts he hung on, motivated in particular by the prospect of returning to his homeland for a visit in the event of promotion to jūryō.[6] In November 2017, he was competing for the makushita division championship but failed after being defeated by former jūryō wreslter Tochihiryū on the final day.[12] However, he bounced back the following year by winning the championship at the May tournament, despite injuring his elbow during a training session.[13]

Original tegata (handprint and autograph) of Kiribayama

Jūryō promotion

In March 2019, Kiribayama was finally promoted to the jūryō division after a 4–3 record at Makushita 1. It took him four years in total to reach the sekitori ranks from his professional debut. He was the first new sekitori Michinoku stable had produced since Kirinowaka in January 2008.[14] He shared his promotion with another future san'yaku wrestler, Wakamotoharu.[15] During promotional interviews he spoke of his desire to fight with a black shimekomi, in order to evoke Yokozuna Harumafuji.[16] As part of his promotion, he also received a partnership with a jewellery brand that had already supported his master when he was active. The brand offered him a keshō-mawashi representing a black parrot.[17] Kirishima moved through the jūryō division in just five tournaments.[18] His fellow Mongolian, Yokozuna Kakuryū, became his stablemate in October 2019 when Izutsu stable closed.[18] Kiribayama mentions this transfer as having been particularly beneficial for him because, although he was initially anxious at the idea of training with the yokozuna, he benefited from a great deal of advice from Kakuryū.[19][20] He also expressed his desire to be tsuyuharai at Kakuryū's ring-entering ceremony if he managed to be promoted to makuuchi.[19] In November of the same year, he took part in a four-way playoff for the jūryō championship along Ikioi, Kaisei and Azumaryū.[21] Although he lost to Kaisei, his 11–4 record secured his promotion to sumo's top division, making him the first to be promoted to the rank of maegashira in his stable since Hakuba in May 2008.[22]

Makuuchi

Promotion and early career

In preparation for his tournament, he showed encouraging signs in training, having defeated 4-year makuuchi-veteran Shōdai, and revealed that he would indeed serve as an assistant to Kakuryū's ring-entering ceremony.[23] Before the tournament, he also received a keshō-mawashi from Nestlé Japan as part of a partnership with his stable.[24] In his debut top makuuchi division tournament in January 2020, he began the tournament with mixed results, having won his first match against Kaisei,[25] but failed against Kotonowaka, who was still in jūryō, on the following day. From Day 8 onwards, he won against Kotoekō and went on to win his 7 last matches in a row; finishing the tournament with 11 wins to 4 losses and being awarded the Fighting Spirit special prize for his performance.[26][27] In March he stood at only four wins against six losses after Day 10, but won his last five matches to secure a 9–6 record and promotion to a new highest rank of Maegashira 3 for the next tournament, which was originally scheduled for May but actually took place in July. He withdrew on Day 10 of the September 2020 tournament with a shoulder injury,[28] but returned from Day 13 to secure a winning record of 9–4–2.[29] In September of the following year, Kiribayama set a personal record by scoring 4 consecutive victories for the first time in makuuchi, beating Komusubi Ichinojō in an unusually long match.[30]

Kiribayama was promoted to komusubi for the November 2021 tournament, the first Mongolian to debut in san'yaku since Tamawashi and Terunofuji in March 2015.[31] He managed only six wins against nine losses in this tournament, and returned to the maegashira ranks.[32] He was promoted to komusubi again following the July 2022 tournament, and maintained his rank for the next three tournaments. In January 2023 he was runner-up with an 11–4 record and was awarded his first Technique Prize.[33] He would be promoted to sekiwake for the next tournament in March.

In March 2022, Kiribayama had a good tournament, beating the newly promoted Ōzeki Mitakeumi on the fifth day, inflicting his first defeat since his promotion.[34] In July of the same year, former yokozuna Kitanofuji published a letter to the editor in Chunichi Sports in which he congratulated Wakatakakage and Kiribayama on their match, which took place on Day 6. Although Wakatakakage won the match by yoritaoshi, Kitanofuji praised their stamina and power, even comparing the match to the legendary clashes between Yokozuna Tochinishiki and Wakanohana I.[35]

In March 2023, he entered the final day of the tournament one win behind the leader and his next opponent, Komusubi Daieishō. Kiribayama was also competing on one day's rest after his Day 14 opponent, Wakatakakage, defaulted due to injury. In their scheduled contest, Kiribayama was able to repel Daieishō's charge and score the win by tsukitaoshi ('thrust down'). With their records equalized at 12–3, the two had to face off again to determine the makuuchi champion. In the playoff, Kiribayama used the same thrust down technique to defeat Daieishō. Kiribayama's first top-division championship was confirmed after the ringside judges agreed in a mono-ii that Daieishō touched the ground before Kiribayama stepped out of the dohyō. After receiving the Emperor's Cup, Kiribayama said that he didn't understand anything that was going on when he entered sumo in 2015, but "somehow, eight years later, I've made it this far." He was awarded his second Technique prize for his efforts.[36] The following day Kiribayama, who became the ninth top-division champion from Mongolia, said that winning the yūshō was the best feeling, but that he would start focusing on the next tournament. Having won 23 contests in his last two tournaments, Kiribayama would likely be considered for promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ōzeki by winning at least 10 matches in the May 2023 tournament.[37]

Ōzeki promotion and name change

In the May 2023 tournament Kiribayama secured the required tenth win with a victory over then-current ōzeki Takakeishō.[38] He stayed in the makuuchi championship race until suffering his third loss against yokozuna Terunofuji on Day 14,[39] finishing the tournament with 11 wins and his third straight Technique prize.

On 31 May 2023 Kiribayama's promotion to ōzeki was unanimously approved by the Sumo Association, and he made his formal acceptance speech when informed of the news at Michinoku stable.[40][41] His parents from Mongolia flew in to Japan for the ceremony.[41] With the promotion, Kiribayama became the sixth Mongolian ōzeki.[40]

Following the promotion ceremony it was announced that Kiribayama had changed his shikona (ring name) to Kirishima, inheriting the shikona used by his stablemaster Michinoku (former ōzeki Kirishima Kazuhiro).[1] The stablemaster revealed that on Day 14 of the May 2023 tournament, with promotion appearing to be certain, he asked Kiribayama to adopt his old ring name. The former Kirishima told reporters that he wanted the new Kirishima to climb higher with his new name, and surpass him to reach the rank of yokozuna.[41] Kirishima Tetsuo said that he would work harder than ever to live up to the rank of ōzeki.[41]

In the run-up to the tournament, however, Kirishima had to stop training for the last two days of the preparation period because of an elbow injury.[42] His series of injuries did not cease, however, and on the first day of the July tournament it was revealed that Kirishima had complained of severe back pain, due to an inflammation in the back of the shoulder blade which had been going on for over a year. The issues forced Kirishima to declare himself kyūjō for his scheduled match against Nishikigi.[43] The medical report stated that Kirishima had bruised his right ribs and would need about three weeks of rest and treatment, but his stablemaster said at the time that he could return during the tournament.[44] Kirishima's absence was the first time since Musōyama at the May 2000 tournament that a newly promoted ōzeki had to withdraw on the first day of a tournament, and the fifth time in total since the start of the Shōwa era.[45] A few days later it was announced that Kirishima would participate on Day 4 of the tournament against Kotonowaka. The new ōzeki stated at the time that he desired to compete, saying that his health got a little better and that it would not be good to sit on the sidelines for too long.[46] In their Day 4 contest Kirishima pushed Kotonowaka out of the dohyō from behind to secure his first win at the ōzeki rank.[47] Despite his comeback, Kirishima nevertheless reached a negative score (make-koshi) when he suffered a sixth defeat to the former ōzeki Asanoyama on Day 14 of the tournament.[48]

During the 2023 September tournament, Kirishima entered as a competitor under kadoban status, having to record at least eight victories to save his ōzeki rank. On the thirteenth day, he scored a victory over newly promoted-ōzeki Hōshōryū, logically saving his status for the November tournament.[49] He concluded this basho with a 9-6 score.[50]

In October 2023, Kirishima won for the first time the All Japan Rikishi Championship, a Meiji Shrine-sponsored charity tournament.[51]

Fighting style

According to his Japan Sumo Association profile, Kirishima's preferred grip on his opponent's mawashi is hidari-yotsu, a right arm outside and left hand inside position. His favourite techniques are listed as yori-kiri (force out) and nage (throws), both underarm and overarm. In the run-up to his top division promotion he increased his weight to 140 kg (310 lb), giving him a more powerful attack, but he is still able to outmaneuver his opponents by his speed and footwork. During the early years of his career, he aimed to emulate the style of his master and the Mongolian yokozuna Harumafuji and Asashōryū.[7]

Career record
Kirishima Tetsuo[52]
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
2015 x (Banzukegai) (Maezumo) West Jonokuchi #20
5–2
 		 West Jonidan #67
6–1
 		 West Sandanme #96
7–0
Champion
 
2016 West Makushita #59
3–4
 		 East Sandanme #12
4–3
 		 East Sandanme #3
6–1
 		 East Makushita #30
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		 East Sandanme #11
6–1
 		 East Makushita #35
5–2
 
2017 East Makushita #20
5–2
 		 West Makushita #12
3–4
 		 East Makushita #18
6–1
 		 East Makushita #10
3–4
 		 West Makushita #14
0–1–6
 		 West Makushita #49
6–1
 
2018 West Makushita #21
4–3
 		 Makushita #16
2–5
 		 West Makushita #35
7–0
Champion
 		 West Makushita #3
3–4
 		 East Makushita #6
3–4
 		 West Makushita #12
6–1
 
2019 West Makushita #1
4–3
 		 West Jūryō #14
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #11
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #9
10–5
 		 West Jūryō #4
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #5
11–4–PPP
 
2020 East Maegashira #17
11–4
F		 West Maegashira #8
9–6
 		 West Maegashira #3
Tournament Cancelled
0–0–0		 West Maegashira #3
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #5
9–4–2
 		 East Maegashira #1
3–12
 
2021 West Maegashira #8
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #4
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #4
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #6
9–6
 		 West Maegashira #2
9–6
 		 West Komusubi #1
6–9
 
2022 West Maegashira #1
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #4
10–5
 		 East Maegashira #2
10–5
 		 East Maegashira #1
8–7
 		 West Komusubi #2
9–6
 		 West Komusubi #1
8–7
 
2023 East Komusubi #1
11–4
T		 East Sekiwake #2
12–3–P
T		 East Sekiwake #1
11–4
T		 West Ōzeki #1
6–7–2
 		 East Ōzeki #1
9–6
 		 x
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; P=Playoff(s)
Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi

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

See also

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