Daishodai Tsuyoshi

Daishodai Tsuyoshi - 大翔大 豪志 (born February 25, 1976) is a former Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Edogawa, Tokyo. He made his debut in March 1998 and wrestled for Oitekaze stable. He reached the juryo division in May 2002. His highest rank was juryo 1 and he retired in May 2011.

## **Early Life**

Nishino began practicing sumo in elementary school and was classmates with the future Hayateumi. He also played an active role in competitions. He continued his sumo career at Saitama Sakae High School and Nihon University. However, during his last year in college he lost out on the makushita tsukedashi and as a result, he was forced to make his debut at the bottom of the banzuke.

## **Career**

### **Early Career**

Nishino joined Oitekaze stable after graduation from college, because his stablemaster, the former Daishoyama, was also an alumnus of Nihon University. He won the jonokuchi and jonidan yusho in his first two tournaments with perfect 7-0 records and followed with a 6-1 record which sent him to makushita by his fourth professional tournament. He produced yet another 6-1 record in his makushita debut, but followed with a 3-4 record. In July 2000, he changed his shikona to "Daishodai" (大翔大). In March 2002, he produced a 4-3 record at the rank of makushita 2 which earned him a promotion to the salaried juryo division for the May 2002 tournament.

### **Juryo Career**

Daishodai produced a solid 8-7 record in his juryo debut, but produced a disastrous 3-12 record in the following tournament which resulted in a fall back down to makushita. He did not return to juryo until two years in May 2004. He produced descent, but not fabulous results, and mainly wrestled in the mid-juryo ranks. In November 2005, he produced an 8-7 record at the rank of juryo 3 and was promoted to the to of juryo for the following January 2006 tournament. In this tournament, Daishodai struggled and could only manage four wins. He followed with an even worse 3-12 record and was demoted back down to makushita in May 2006.

### **Later Career**

Daishodai tried to return to sekitori, and he even changed his shikona to "Daishoyama", which belonged to his stablemaster, in November 2006 in order to raise his luck, but he did not manage to return to juryo. For the majority of his later career, he remained mainly in the mid-makushita ranks with a brief stint in sandanme in September 2008.

## **Retirement from Sumo**

After the May 2011 tournament, Daishoyama announced his intention to retire from the sport. His danpatsu-shiki, or retirement ceremony, was held on August 28th, 2011. After retirement, he currently works as a manager for his Oitekaze stable.

## **Personal Life**

* Daishodai's hobbies are watching sports and movies.
* In November 2005, Daishodai faced against two makuuchi opponents, Katayama and Kaiho, but he lost against both wrestlers.

## **Fighting Style**

Daishodai was a tsuki/oshi specialist, who prefers pushing and thrusting at his opponents rather than fighting on the mawashi or belt. However, he won a majority of his matches with yorikiri (force out) which requires a belt grip.

## **Record**

### **Division Results**

* **Total:** 339-306-13/645 (79 basho)
* **Juryo:** 95-115/210 (14 basho)
* **Makushita:** 218-189-13/407 (60 basho)
* **Sandanme:** 12-2/14 (2 basho)
* **Jonidan:** 7-0/7 (1 basho)
* **Jonokuchi:** 7-0/7 (1 basho)

### **Championships**

* 1 **Jonidan** Championship (July 1998)
* 1 **Jonokuchi** Championship (May 1998)

## **Shikona History**

* Nishino Tsuyoshi (1998.03 - 2000.05)
* Daishodai Tsuyoshi (2000.07 - 2006.09)
* Daishoyama Tsuyoshi (2006.11 - 2011.05)

## **Gallery**

### **JSA Profile Pictures and Tegata**

Daishodai Tsuyoshi - 2002 (Retrieved from the JSA)Daishodai Tsuyoshi - 2002 (Retrieved from the JSA)Daishodai's tegata
### **Career Overview**

Daishodai gets the jonokuchi yusho (c. 1998)Daishodai after promotion to juryo (c. 2002)Daishodai during the juryo dohyo-iri (c. 2004)Daishoyama after falling to the unsalaried ranks (c. 2010)Daishodai after retirement as a manager for Oitekaze Stable
## **Sources**

* Daishodai Tsuyoshi Japanese Wikipedia Article
* Daishodai Tsuyoshi Rikishi Information