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my best on the opening charge, I can live with the results that follow. I'd done it my way all along, and the final day was the same. Rather than say I'm already 33, I prefer to think of myself as being only 33." Referring to his visible display of emotion upon clinching victory, rarely seen on the
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tournament in
November 2011 he garnered a lot of attention by winning his first seven bouts, however he lost four in a row after that, ending with a 10–5. This was followed by a disastrous 2–13 record for the January 2012 tournament, largely due to a knee injury, which dropped him back to
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then transferred to
Meitoku Gijuku High School, which was well known for its sumo program. In his second year there, he took an inter-high school championship, and in his third year he was in the top eight group of high school wrestlers. He entered a management program at
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debut wrestler in 2013 to achieve a winning record. In the following two tournaments however, he would get two consecutive losing records, just barely managing to avoid demotion. He dropped to the second division in 2014 but was immediately promoted back to
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and needing to win to take the title: if he lost he would have to face Shōdai again in a play-off. Tokushōryū secured a right hand outside grip on
Takakeishō's belt and forced his opponent out of the ring to win by
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January 2020 and recorded 14 wins to take an upset top-division championship victory at the age of 33. He retired from competition in September 2023 and is now coaching at Kise stable as an
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After recording eight wins in
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posting mostly winning records. This continued up until the May 2013 tournament, where he achieved a strong 12–3 record and almost took the
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outside his school when he was a fourth grader in elementary school. He continued into junior high school at another
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to win a top division championship in 98 years and the first to do so from the bottom rank in the division since
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on the second day but then recorded eleven straight wins to enter the penultimate day in a tie for the lead with
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September saw him demoted to
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2424:"Sumo: Asanoyama's ozeki bid overshadowed by sport's 1st empty arena"
2400:"Underdog sumo wrestler bursts into tears after claiming first title"
2323:"Sumo: Tokushoryu defies odds to claim maiden title at New Year meet"
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championship in September of that same year. He was promoted to the
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2268:"SUMO/ Tokushoryu has last laugh in overcoming mentor's death"
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encouraged him to go for a left hand inside grip on the belt,
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Tokushōryū's official retirement ceremony will be held at the
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made the official announcement about Tokushōryū's retirement (
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status, but did manage to win some regional championships.
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after posting a 12–3 record. Fighting from the low rank of
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ranks for the rest of 2020, a 3–12 record at the rank of
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2106:=Technique Also shown:
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2, his highest career ranking. He managed to earn a
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2476:"2021 March Grand Sumo Tournament Banzuke Topics"
2199:List of sumo tournament second division champions
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2537:(in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 11 September 2023
2535:"20年初場所優勝の37歳徳勝龍が引退 年寄「千田川」襲名 木瀬部屋の部屋付き親方で後進指導"
2297:"Tokushoryu revels in improbable basho triumph"
2241:(in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 12 September 2023
2194:List of sumo tournament top division runners-up
596:division championship after a playoff win over
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278:. An amateur sumo competitor while studying at
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2189:List of sumo tournament top division champions
777:After two consecutive tournaments spent below
686:was based on Ito's name, as the two share the
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2557:"元前頭徳勝龍の千田川親方が来年２月１日に引退相撲開催を発表「盛り上がっていただけたら」"
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753:. During this tournament he had lost to
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2579:"Tokushoryu Makoto Rikishi Information"
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396:were his upper classmen. In university
346:Makoto Aoki first tried out sumo at a
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848:(push out). While he was a member of
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227:* Up to date as of 11 September 2023.
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2369:McCurry, Justin (28 January 2020).
615:in his first bout before losing to
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267:is a Japanese former professional
27:Japanese sumo wrestler (born 1986)
25:
834:or belt. His most common winning
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97:1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
2635:Sumo people from Nara Prefecture
828:) techniques to fighting on the
520:championship, only losing it to
34:name, the surname is Tokushōryū.
2398:Church, Ben (28 January 2020).
757:in the first ever match in the
719:on Day 6, his first win over a
2515:(in Japanese). 25 January 2023
342:Early life and sumo background
1:
2450:"Kakuryu suffers second loss"
761:division between two former
2209:List of past sumo wrestlers
1889:West Maegashira #16
1878:West Maegashira #15
1761:West Maegashira #17
1710:East Maegashira #14
1584:East Maegashira #15
1562:East Maegashira #12
1551:West Maegashira #15
1511:East Maegashira #15
1500:West Maegashira #12
1489:West Maegashira #10
1478:East Maegashira #12
1394:East Maegashira #16
1354:East Maegashira #10
1332:West Maegashira #11
1321:East Maegashira #15
1303:West Maegashira #14
1292:East Maegashira #10
1281:East Maegashira #16
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58:Tokushōryū in February 2020
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2098:=Outstanding performance;
2035:West Makushita #37
2024:East Makushita #15
1845:East Maegashira #8
1827:East Maegashira #9
1816:East Maegashira #8
1805:West Maegashira #7
1794:West Maegashira #7
1779:West Maegashira #2
1573:East Maegashira #9
1467:East Maegashira #6
1449:East Maegashira #8
1438:West Maegashira #6
1427:West Maegashira #5
1416:West Maegashira #4
1405:West Maegashira #7
1376:West Maegashira #9
1343:West Maegashira #7
1105:West Makushita #16
1065:East Makushita #17
1014:East Makushita #19
966:West Jonokuchi #22
697:Tokushōryū grappling with
400:was an upperclassman, and
246:, born August 22, 1986 as
205:1 Outstanding Performance
161:Maegashira 2 (March 2020)
29:
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2013:West Makushita #6
1991:West Makushita #2
1186:West Makushita #2
1146:East Makushita #1
1135:West Makushita #7
1124:West Makushita #7
1087:East Makushita #2
1076:West Makushita #7
1054:East Makushita #8
1043:East Makushita #4
1032:West Makushita #8
1001:East Sandanme #29
990:West Sandanme #87
745:championship, surpassing
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979:West Jonidan #55
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322:. His highest rank was
2480:Japan Sumo Association
2356:The Japan Times Online
2204:Glossary of sumo terms
2062:Top division runner-up
2002:East Jūryō #14
1973:East Jūryō #12
1962:West Jūryō #10
1918:East Jūryō #10
1657:East Jūryō #11
1635:East Jūryō #10
1208:West Jūryō #10
1197:East Jūryō #13
1157:West Jūryō #11
785:Japan Sumo Association
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2058:Top division champion
1951:West Jūryō #5
1940:East Jūryō #8
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1900:West Jūryō #6
1867:East Jūryō #2
1856:East Jūryō #1
1743:West Jūryō #1
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1259:East Jūryō #5
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1219:West Jūryō #4
1175:East Jūryō #6
741:ever after winning a
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328:2, and he earned one
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1797:Tournament Cancelled
1116:Tournament Cancelled
812:on 1 February 2025.
444:makushita tsukedashi
64:Personal information
2358:. January 26, 2020.
2214:List of sumo elders
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2090:=Fighting spirit;
1661:11–4–P
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2604:Tokushōryū Makoto
2329:. 26 January 2020
2303:. 27 January 2020
2274:. 27 January 2020
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2074:Non-participation
2043:0–0–1
1800:0–0–0
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881:Tokushōryū Makoto
864:in January 2020.
810:Ryōgoku Kokugikan
359:Kindai University
235:Tokushōryū Makoto
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207:1 Fighting Spirit
136:Kindai University
40:Tokushōryū Makoto
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150:Debut
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