Juzan Katsuaki

Juzan Katsuaki - 壽山 勝昭 (born April 8, 1975) is a former Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Kasama, Ibaraki. He made his debut in March 1991 and last wrestled for Oshiogawa stable. He reached the juryo division in September 2000. His highest rank was juryo 2 and he retired in November 2004.

## **Early Life**

Katsuaki Ishizaki was born on April 8, 1975, in Katano, Ibaraki. He began sumo wrestling from an early age and in junior high school, he belonged in the judo club where he played an active role in national competitions. In the summer of his third year in junior high school, he was invited to join Oshiogawa stable. He accepted the offer and joined the stable in March 1991 after his junior high school graduation.

## **Career**

### **Early Career**

Ishizaki steadily climbed the ranks and he was promoted to sandanme in September 1992 and makushita in March 1994. Due to injuries, Ishizaki remained in makushita for around six years and he struggled in the upper-makushita ranks. In May 1999, he changed his shikona to from his family name to "Juzan" (壽山). Three tournaments later he was promoted to the top of makushita. In July 2000, he produced a 4-3 record at the rank of makushita 2 which earned him a promotion tot the juryo division for the following September 2000 tournament.

### **Juryo Career**

Juzan was able to immediately establish himself in juryo as he produced a solid 9-6 record in his debut, followed by an 8-7 record. In July 2001, Juzan was promoted to a career-best rank of juryo 2. In this tournament he defeated to top division wrestlers, Minatofuji and Asanowaka. However, he went on to lose his last two matches to finish with a 7-8 record and barely missed out on a makuuchi promotion. In November 2002 he fell down to makushita due to an injury to his left leg, but he immediately returned to sekitori status after only one tournament in makushita. However, he only stayed in juryo for two tournaments in his return due to a contusion on his left foot muscle and he was demoted in May 2003. He returned for his third time in September 2003, but he could only lasted four tournaments. In May 2004, he won the makushita yusho with a perfect 7-0 record and was promoted back to juryo for the fourth time.

## **Retirement from Sumo**

Juzan was demoted from juryo in September 2004 after pulling out on the twelfth day due to a herniated lumbar disc. He continued to sit out in the November 2004 tournament and he subsequently announced his retirement after the tournament. After retirement, he became a chef.

## **Fighting Style**

Juzan was proficient in both yotsu-sumo (grappling) and oshi-sumo (pushing and thrusting) techniques. His favored grip on his opponent's mawashi was migi-yotsu, a left hand outside, right hand inside position. His most often used winning kimarite was oshidashi (push out), followed by yorikiri (force out).

## **Record**

### **Division Results**

* **Total:** 366-364-12/728 (83 basho)
* **Juryo:** 130-180-5/308 (21 basho)
* **Makushita:** 150-123-7/273 (40 basho)
* **Sandanme:** 38-25/63 (9 basho)
* **Jonidan:** 43-34/77 (11 basho)
* **Jonokuchi:** 5-2/7 (1 basho)

### **Championships**

* 1 **Makushita** Championship (May 2004)

## **Shikona History**

* Ishizaki Katsuaki (1991.03 - 1999.03)
* Juzan Katsuaki (1999.05 - 2004.11)

## **Gallery**

### **JSA Profile Pictures**

Juzan Katsuaki - 2002 (Retrieved from the JSA)Juzan Katsuaki - 2000 (Retrieved from the JSA)
### **Career Overview**

Juzan after promotion to juryo (c. 2000)Juzan (c. 2003)Juzan gets thrown by Daizen (c. 2003)Juzan (c. 2004)Juzan (right) does a sumo promotion in India (c. 2004)A Juzan monument in his hometown (c. 2014)
## **Sources**

* Juzan Katsuaki Japanese Wikipedia Article
* Juzan Katsuaki Rikishi Information