Asagyokusei Taiko
Asagyokusei Taiko (Japanese 朝玉勢 大幸, born May 29, 1993 as Kazuma Tamaki) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Mie Prefecture. He debuted in January 2016 and he reached his highest rank of "juryo" 12 in January 2020. He wrestles for Takasago stable. Early life and sumo background. Born in Ise, Mie in 1993, he was active in his schools' sumo clubs throughout his childhood and eventually became the captain of Kindai University's sumo club. Career. Debuting in "maezumo" in January 2016, he posted a 2-2 record. In his first tournament in March 2016, where he  was ranked in "jonokuchi", he won the "yusho" with a perfect 7-0 record and went on to win the "jonidan" yusho, also with a perfect record, the next tournament in May 2016. The next tournament in September 2016 he was promoted to "sandanme" where he posted a 6-1 record which saw him further promoted to "makushita". For almost three years he remained in makushita until September 2019 when he was promoted to juryo 14. His record of 5-10 that tournament sent him back to makushita in the November 2019 tournament, however, he managed to get promoted back  to juryo where he reached his highest rank of juryo 12 in January 2020. He once again failed to post a winning record but managed to keep his rank where he also failed to post a winning score in March 2020, which sent him back to makushita in July 2020. As of July 2021 he currently wrestles in the makushita division, having only posted a single winning record over the last 7 tournaments. Fighting style. Asagyokusei is an oshi-style wrestler, employing "kimarite" such as "yorikiri" and "kotenage". Career record.