Hayateumi Hidehito
Hayateumi Hidehito (born July 5, 1975 as Naohito Saitō) is a former sumo wrestler from Aomori, Japan. His highest rank was "sekiwake." He is now a Liberal Democratic Party politician. Career. Born in Itayanagi, Kitatsugaru District, Hayateumi was an amateur sumo champion at Nihon University where he held the "College "Yokozuna"" title. Given "makushita tsukedashi", or promising amateur status, he made his professional debut in the third "makushita" division in March 1998. He joined Tomozuna stable, but soon after followed Oitekaze Oyakata (the former Daishōyama) to the newly established Oitekaze stable. He reached the second "jūryō" division in  January 1999 and made his debut in the top "makuuchi" division in March 2000. In September 2000 he scored nine wins, winning the "Gino-sho" award and promotion to "sekiwake". He had to pull out of the November 2000 tournament with an injury and never made the "sanyaku" ranks again. He is one of the few wrestlers whose only tournament in "sanyaku" was at "sekiwake" rather than "komusubi" (along with Kotetsuyama and Hokutoriki). Persistent injuries meant Hayateumi never realised his true potential, forcing him back down to the lower divisions. He announced his retirement in January 2006 at the rank  of" makushita" 49. In all he had missed all or part of 12 of his 48 career tournaments through injury. Retirement from sumo. Hayateumi had his "danpatsu-shiki", or official retirement ceremony, in October 2006. He chose not to stay with the Sumo Association as an elder and has left the sumo world. He is now a Liberal Democratic Party politician, and was elected to the Aomori Prefectural Assembly representing Kitatsugaru District in a by-election in September 2014, winning re-election in 2015 and 2019. Personal life. He is married to Endo Ako, who already had three children of  her own. They have since had another child together. Endo was previously engaged to Mitoizumi. Fighting style. Hayateumi was a "yotsu-sumo" wrestler, who preferred fighting on the "mawashi" to pushing his opponents, and his most common winning "kimarite" was "yori-kiri", a simple force out. His favourite grip was "migi-yotsu", with his right hand inside and left hand outside his opponent's arms. He was known for occasionally leaping in the air at the "tachi-ai" or initial charge, a very unconventional move. Career record.