Bushūyama Takashi

{{Short description|Sumo wrestler}} {{Infobox sumo wrestler | native_name = 武州山隆士 | name = Bushūyama Takashi | image = Bushuyama 08 Sep.jpg | birth_name = Takashi Yamauchi | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|5|21}} | birth_place = Aomori, Aomori Prefecture | height = {{height|meters=1.90}} | weight = {{convert|170|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} | heya = Fujishima | rank = | record = 416–427–25 | debut = January, 1999 | highestrank = Maegashira 3 (November, 2009) | retireddate = January 2013 | eldername = Matsuchiyama | yushos = 2 (Jūryō) | prizes = | goldstars = | update = 16 March 2022 }} {{nihongo|'''Bushūyama Takashi'''|武州山隆士||born May 21, 1976}} is a Japanese former sumo wrestler from Aomori, Aomori Prefecture. He made his professional debut in January 1999. At the age of 32, he was promoted to the top ''makuuchi'' division in the November 2008 tournament. His highest rank was ''maegashira'' 3. He is now a sumo coach.

==Career== Bushuyama was a contemporary of Wakanosato and Takamisakari, both also from Aomori. He was a member of the sumo club at Daito Bunka University, and reached the round of 16 in the 1998 All Japan Sumo Championship.<ref>[http://www.banzuke.com/03-5/msg00761.html Bushuyama- New Juryo. Sumo Mailing List September 2003] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707212217/http://www.banzuke.com/03-5/msg00761.html |date=July 7, 2011 }}</ref> As his club did not have many members, they regularly trained at Musashigawa stable, and this was the heya he joined upon entering the professional ranks. He made his debut in the same tournament as Asashōryū. He was given special dispensation to begin his career in the third highest ''makushita'' division because of his achievements in amateur sumo, but in 2001 fell to the ''jonidan'' division because of an elbow injury. He reached the second highest ''jūryō'' division in September 2003, the first member of his university to attain ''sekitori'' status.

thumb|left|Bushuyama in May 2009 In 2005 he fell back to {{Transliteration|ja|makushita}}, and did not return to {{Transliteration|ja|jūryō}} until January 2007. He won the {{Transliteration|ja|jūryō}} division championship for the first time in July 2008, with a 12–3 record. He followed up with a 10–5 score in September. In November 2008, he was finally promoted to the top division. It had taken him 59 tournaments to win promotion to the top division from his debut, which at the time was the longest of any former collegiate champion (this dubious honor is now held by Tsurugidake). At 32 years and five months he was also the fourth oldest wrestler to make his top division debut since the end of World War II.

Bushuyama scored eight wins in his top division debut and was promoted to ''maegashira'' 6 for the January 2009 tournament. However, a very disappointing 2–13 record there meant he was demoted back to the ''jūryō'' division for the March 2009 tournament. He scored 8–7 there, enough for an immediate top division return. He recovered from 1–5 down in May to score 9–6 at {{Transliteration|ja|maegashira}} 15. In the September tournament he produced his best top division score of 10–5, narrowly failing to win a special prize after being beaten on the final day. He was promoted to his highest rank of {{Transliteration|ja|maegashira}} 3 for November 2009. He defeated {{Transliteration|ja|ozeki}} Kotomitsuki in this tournament, but recorded a ''make-koshi'' score of 6–9. In January 2010 he produced a poor 2–13 record, the same score from the same rank as the previous Hatsu basho in 2009. However, on this occasion he remained in the top division for the following tournament, albeit at the very lowest rank of {{Transliteration|ja|Maegashira 16}} West. He lost his top division status after scoring only 4–11 in March, but won his second {{Transliteration|ja|jūryō}} championship with an 11–4 record in May and secured an immediate return to ''makuuchi''. He was demoted to ''juryo'' again after the November 2010 tournament, and lost {{Transliteration|ja|sekitori}} status altogether after the May 2012 tournament, never to regain it.

==Retirement from sumo==

Bushuyama announced his retirement after the January 2013 {{Transliteration|ja|basho}}. He became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association under the name Onogawa Oyakata. His ''danpatsu-shiki'' or official retirement ceremony was held in the Ryogoku Kokugikan October 2013, with around 300 guests and his stablemaster, former {{Transliteration|ja|yokozuna}} Mienoumi, making the final cut of his topknot. He works as a coach at his old stable, now renamed Fujishima stable. In January 2016 he switched to the Kiyomigata elder name (owned by active wrestler Tochiozan.) In May 2020 he switched to the Kasugayama ''kabu'' (owned by Ikioi).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202005290000618.html|title=清見潟親方が年寄名跡を変更「春日山」を襲名|date=29 May 2020|work=Nikkan Sports|language=Japanese|accessdate=29 May 2020}}</ref> In May 2021 he acquired the Matsuchiyama name following the retirement of the former Banryūyama.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202105070000765.html|title=春日山親方が年寄「待乳山」を襲名|date=7 May 2021|work=Nikkan Sports|language=Japanese|access-date=16 March 2022}}</ref>

==Fighting style== Bushuyama favoured yotsu-sumo or a grappling style, preferring a {{Transliteration|ja|hidari-yotsu}} or right hand outside, left hand inside grip on his opponents ''mawashi''. His most common winning technique was {{Transliteration|ja|yori-kiri}} (force-out) followed by {{Transliteration|ja|oshi dashi}} (push out) and {{Transliteration|ja|yori-taoshi}} (force out and down).

==Career record== {{Sumo record box start|Bushūyama Takashi<ref>{{cite web | author= | title=Bushūyama Takashi Rikishi Information | publisher=Sumo Reference | url=http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi.aspx?r=864 | date= | accessdate=2012-09-09}}</ref>}} {{Sumo record year start link|1999}} {{Basho|mt|60||5|2}} {{Basho|ma|42|e|3|4}} {{Basho|ma|54|e|5|2}} {{Basho|ma|35|w|4|3}} {{Basho|ma|26|e|3|4}} {{Basho|ma|32|e|2|5}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2000}} {{Basho|ma|43|e|3|4}} {{Basho|ma|53|e|6|1}} {{Basho|ma|25|w|2|1|4}} {{Basho|KYUJO|rank=ma|r-no=41|tozai=w}} {{Basho|ma|41|w|3|4}} {{Basho|ma|47|w|2|5}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2001}} {{Basho|KYUJO|rank=sa|r-no=7|tozai=e}} {{Basho|KYUJO|rank=sa|r-no=67|tozai=e}} {{Basho|jo|28|e|6|1}} {{Basho|sa|64|w|5|2}} {{Basho|sa|36|e|6|1}} {{Basho|ma|51|w|3|4}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2002}} {{Basho|sa|6|e|3|4}} {{Basho|sa|21|e|6|1}} {{Basho|ma|41|w|5|2}} {{Basho|ma|23|w|3|4}} {{Basho|ma|33|w|3|4}} {{Basho|ma|42|e|3|4}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2003}} {{Basho|ma|55|w|6|1|P}} {{Basho|ma|25|w|4|3}} {{Basho|ma|19|w|5|2}} {{Basho|ma|9|w|6|1}} {{Basho|ma|2|e|4|3}} {{Basho|j|12|e|7|8}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2004}} {{Basho|j|11|w|7|8}} {{Basho|j|12|w|9|6}} {{Basho|j|9|e|6|9}} {{Basho|j|11|e|8|7}} {{Basho|j|7|e|7|8}} {{Basho|j|8|e|5|10}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2005}} {{Basho|j|14|e|4|11}} {{Basho|ma|6|e|2|5}} {{Basho|ma|14|e|4|3}} {{Basho|ma|10|e|3|4}} {{Basho|ma|14|w|3|4}} {{Basho|ma|20|e|4|3}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2006}} {{Basho|ma|14|e|1|6}} {{Basho|ma|34|e|5|2}} {{Basho|ma|22|e|6|1}} {{Basho|ma|8|w|4|3}} {{Basho|ma|7|e|4|3}} {{Basho|ma|4|w|5|2}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2007}} {{Basho|j|13|e|9|6}} {{Basho|j|10|e|6|9}} {{Basho|j|12|w|6|9}} {{Basho|ma|2|w|2|5}} {{Basho|ma|12|w|5|2}} {{Basho|ma|5|w|4|3}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2008}} {{Basho|ma|2|w|4|3}} {{Basho|ma|1|e|4|3}} {{Basho|j|14|e|9|6}} {{Basho|j|8|e|12|3<br>Champion}} {{Basho|j|1|e|10|5}} {{Basho|m|10|e|8|7}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2009}} {{Basho|m|6|e|2|13}} {{Basho|j|1|e|8|7}} {{Basho|m|15|w|9|6}} {{Basho|m|6|e|5|10}} {{Basho|m|10|w|10|5}} {{Basho|m|3|w|6|9}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2010}} {{Basho|m|6|e|2|13}} {{Basho|m|16|w|4|11}} {{basho|j|5|w|11|4<br>Champion}} {{Basho|m|15|e|8|7}} {{Basho|m|9|w|6|9}} {{Basho|m|12|w|3|12}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2011}} {{basho|j|4|e|8|7}} {{Basho|CANCELLED|absent=0}} {{basho|j|2|e|5|10}} {{basho|j|2|w|7|8}} {{Basho|j|4|e|8|7}} {{Basho|j|2|e|5|10}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2012}} {{Basho|j|7|e|7|8}} {{Basho|j|9|e|8|7}} {{Basho|j|8|e|3|12}} {{Basho|ma|3|w|3|4}} {{Basho|ma|6|w|3|4}} {{Basho|ma|11|e|2|5}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2013}} {{Basho|INTAI|rank=ma|r-no=23|tozai=e|win=4|loss=3}} {{Basho}} {{Basho}} {{Basho}} {{Basho}} {{Basho}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record box end}}

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